moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening and welcome to a special "washington week" roundtable on health care reform... if it's hot where you are, it's quite possible that the elevated temperature is caused by more than summer sunshine. for president obama, the headwinds he has encountered on this signature domestic issue remind him of this time last year. he told supporters as much yesterday... >> you will recall that the republicans have just nominated their vice presidential candidate and everybody was -- the media was obsessed with it and cable was 24 hours a day and obama has lost his mojo. there is something about august going into september where everyone in wra gets all wee-we' d up. up." 50 percent of those polled now disapprove of the president's handling of health care...a decline reflected in his overall approval ratings as well. that increasing public skepticism extends to congress as well. >> you can stand up and tell us your answer on obama care. we demand an answer now! gwen: well, in the i

gwen: six months in. is the president truly hitting a rough patch, or are the white house and congress in a standoff? we take a look tonight on "washington week." as the president's popularity begins to slide, the tests narrow down to the the future of health care. >> nobody is talking about some government takeover in health care. i'm tired of hearing that. >> the only problem with having a bipartisan is cooperation in the senate. >> congress is in such a rush to pass any reform rather than the right reform. >> the trouble is you folks are looking for news and there ain't no news. gwen: but there has been news, and it's all about complicated choices, whether it's about reviving the economy -- >> we now have problems. we're going to have to tighten our belts. we can't do it in the middle of a stimulus. we can't do it in the middle -- just as the economy is coming out of a recession. >> he's taken a bad economy and made it worse. gwen: or tackling racial reconciliation by photo-op. whatever happened to the

gwen: six mons in. the president trul hitting a rough patch, r are the white house and coress in a andoff? we te a look tonght on "washington week." as the president's popularity begins to side, the tests naow down to the the future of health care. >> nobo is talkingabout som governmentakeover in health care. i'm tiredf hearing that. >> the only prolem with havng a ipartisan is cooperation in the senate. >> congress s in such a ruh to pss any reformrather than the right reform. the trouble is you olks are looking for news and thre n't no news. gwen: but ere has beennews, and it all about complicate choices, whether it's out revivinghe econmy -- >> we now haveproblems. we're gog to have to tighte our elts. we can't do it in the midle of a stimulus. we can't do in the midd -- st as the economy is comng out of recession. >> he'taken a bad economy d made it worse. gwn: or tacklin racia reconciliation by photop. whater happened to the summer doldrums? coring itthis week is charlesabington of the assocted pre

moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good eveng and welcome to a ecial "washinon week" undtable on health care reform... if it's hot where you are, it's quite possible that the elevated tempature is caused by more than summer sshine. for president obama, the headwinds he has encounred on this signatu domestic issue remind him this time last year. he ld suppoers as much sterday... >> you will recall that the republicans have just nominated their vice pridential candidate andeverybody was -- the edia was obsessed with it and ble was 24 hors a dy and obamaas lot his mojo there is somthing about august going into september where everyone in wra ges all wee-we' d up. up." 50 percent othose polled nodisapprove of the presidt's handling of health care...a decline refleed in his erall approval ratis as well. at increasing public skepticism extends to congress as well. >> ou can stand up and tel us your answer onbama care. demand an answerow! gwen: wel, in the interest of generating lightver heat, we cided to ke your questi

once again, live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. edward m. kennedy's passing this week unleashed a torent of mourning and analysis. scorse of redemption, accomplishment, legacy and inheritance have dominated the trbts all rooted in the -- the tributes all rooted in the 77 years one man spent on earth, 46 of them in the united states senate. kennedy's causes were fiercely liberal such as his opposition to a law forbidding gay marriage. >> in the constitution of the united states, along with the bill of rights, we have not ever written prejudice and we have never written bigotry into the constitution and we should not do it now in the united states senate. gwen: and many of his stands enraged republicans as when he opposed conservative judicial appointments of republican appointees. >> the american people deserve better. they deserve competency and they deserve the facts. in baseball, it's three strikes, you're out. what is it for the sect tear of defense? -- for the secretary of defense? gwen: no matter which side of the divide one occupied th

once again, li frm washington, moderat gwen ifill. gwen: good evening edward m. kenny's passing this week unleaed a torent o mourningand analysis. scorse of edemption, accomplishmentlegacy and inhetance have dominated the trbts all roted in the -- the tributes all root in the 77 years one m spent on earh, 46 of tem in the uted states senate. kennedy's caus were fircely liberal such ahis opposition a law forbidding gay marriage >> in e constitution ofhe united states, alo with the bill of rights, we have not ever writtenprejudice and we haveever written bigotry into the onstitution andwe should notdo it now in th united states nate. gwen: and many ofhis tands enraged republicans as when e opposed conservati judicl appointments f republican appointees. >> the ameican people deser better they deserve competen and they deserve the facts. in aseball, it's three strikes, you're out. what is it for the sect tear of defen? -- for the ecretary of defense? gwen: no mtter whic side of the divide o occupied there was little questiothe senior senar from massachusetts was a co

gwen: howfar will the inestigation go? and as fed chairman bn rnanke wins re-apointment, stocks gn but defici proctions have slowed. is thre a silver linin anywhere? coverg the week, david broder of "he washington po," karen tumulty of time"magazine, pete williams of nbc news, and dad wessel of "the wal street journal >> celebrating 40 years of journalistic excellenc ve from ournation's capal, this is "wasington week wit gwen ifill" produced i sociation with naonal journal. rporate funding for "washingtoweek" is provided by -- it createshalf the electricity that fls our dreams. we have more of than anyplace on earth. d we're working on cleaner ys to use oal every d. there's re information at nmarg. >>orporate funding for "washinon week" is provided by bing, majr unding for "shington week" is also prided by the annenberg foundation,he compragse for public broadcasting -- he corporation for publ broadcasting and by ntributions to your pbs station from viewerslike you. thank you. once again, ve fom washington, moderor gwen if

once gain, liv from washington, sittg in for gwen ifill this week, jhn dikerson of late maazine and cs news. john: good evenin president barack obama turned 48 this week. he didt get big present he'd been asking for doctor pasge of health ca reform in the use and senate -- but he got a few pretty gooalternatives. sotomayor, his pick for the supreme court, s confirmed wi the support of nine republicans, and we arned today thathe unemployment te has dropped a little bit. from 9.5% 9.4%. there have beea few pieces of ecomic news like thi late that, while not fatastic, have at least been notawful. john arwood, dos the whte house think the've turned a corner here? >> no. but they'rehaving a party right now. thewhite house knows that first of all missi accomplish is the worst thing u can do in an ecoomy like this. the uemployment rate even though it ticked do this month is likelyto go up for a few monthsand not rally come down ina serious wayuntil ne spring. consumer confidence isstill low. it's true hat the banking system is stabilized and that's good news. but they can't celebrate. barack

hi, gwen. >> hi. how ar eslagdo indoing y? dato dnot badat this morning, except you're heading toward the s.he t's look at radar. is xfo5 max hd radar d 5 erer toward the beaches we a sshaste ociaowd with the cold front. that's gradually kocing i'st way to the eastnd ille b hanging around longer than we would like it too. some of you to the north of d.c. will see a sprinkle or two, clearing out in the course of the afternoon. to our weather maps, now at national airport, 72 tdegrees, humidity at 66ots fof improveme the humidity department. drier and winds are light. it's 76 degrees -- i'm sorry, 70 degrees rights now at dulles and 71 at baltimore. and for today, temperatures not bad. temperatures heading to the mid- 80s. your full forecast in a minute. back to you. >>> birthday bash honoring michael jackson. thousands of fans gathered or the soggy skies for what would have been the king of pop's birthday. >> i may be the best tinkering on you tube. >> hs been solving life's simple problems. gadget guru reveals some tips on a d

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. >> thanks a lot, gwen. here's more on those tornadoes. 100-mile-per-hour winds knocked over hundreds of trees and damaged several houses and cars. one of the y areas hardest hit was a small town in frederick county. fox 5 has a cser lolo at the damage and how the community is coming together. >> reporter: you can see how the powerful storm cut a swath through both sides of mustsetter road, flattening an historic barn, knocking down power lines. the storm really packed a punch. >> the wind was just a tremendous roar. >> reporter: dennis who has lived at his home for 23 years, says the dang was surreal. >> that's nothing. wait until you see the other side of the house. it's just devastating. >> reporter: his wife was at home at thtime and heard a lot of snapping and popping. >> see that tree up above? that was at least 60, 70 feet tall, and it cracked and umbrellaed through the air going to my shed down there. >> reporter: roofers are installing tarps to protect the shingles that are left. >> i haven't ran in

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40 years of journalistic excellence, live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week" with gwen ifill, produced in association with "national journal". corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> we know why we're here. to stand behind all who serve. >> to deliver the technologies vital to freedom. >> to help carry hope to those in need. >> around the globe, the people of boeing are working together for what matters most. >> that's why we're here. >> it creates half the electricity that fuels our dreams. we have more of it than any place on earth. and we're working on cleaner ways to use coal every day. more information at mma.org the >> major funding is also provided by the annenberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, sitting in for gwen ifill this week, john dickerson of slate magazine and cbs news. john: good evening. president barack obama turned 48 this week. he didn't get big present he'd been asking for doctor passage of health ca

sam donaldson, welcome back and gwen ifill of pbs and, george, it is remarkable. look at that debate, the first debate, 47 years later he wrote 2,500 bills. 300 written into law. he most be the consequential kennedy brother. >> yes, in the sense that politics requires patience and rewards cumulative effort and the other two lives were cut short. history dealt ted kennedy a bad hand. that is he became mr. democrat and mr. liberal at a time when liberalism just began to recede. his career is a little bit like that of robert taft who was for a generation mr. republican. and republicans loved him, applauded him and never nominated him for president. in 1980 they refused to nominate ted kennedy. >>> in 1984 they nominated the last new deal democrat to be nominated, that was walter mondale and he lost 49 states. in '88 they began moving away with dukakis. in '92 they finally elected a different democrat. >> you know, ed mccormick was right in 1962. his candidacy was a joke except for the fact ahis brother was president of the united states and it was very important and

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let's get down to fox 5's sue palka in for gwen.racking thing in the weather center a afternoon. >> reporter: i think i'm getting a pass here. things have settled down. it was or en doun douse this morning where we -- horrendous this morning where we picked up up to 2 inches of rain. a flashodlo floch wat w cancelled. it is really drying up. live radar, you see that hatched line, that's tha ttr tge y.da today. cdol a w wk cold front to the west but inindi fngthe ks prince william, into fairfax miun m, ouyay get five tth wores of rain and that is it. we are not seeing lightning with that cluster. there istn wghliing moving ttoinheghhe cambridge area. this will have heavy esving east at 10 miles per ur . t of that activity has pushed into the beaches. watchou tcatt and bethany.thany. dewe thatan cluster coming across the bay will likely affect you in the next hour tolu hou and a half. hd t r m hued true view, the big tusdrteto cnoasw rth os what caused the flash flooding this morning. e sky ist' e b sky is e and very ande yesryve humi

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>> i thi, again, it's both, gwen. is not simply matter that was a more classically lib senator than his brothersere. his others lived in an enrely differentolitical cultu than ted knnedy did. that is, ey didn' have to face many of the issues that h had to take a stand on, issues like aborti rights, issues like the men's movement, which esident kennedy in fact did have a commissionn women's stat, but the women's movemen came late in this story. thre are many- gay liberation-- many of e issues that theemocratic party has struggled with, d kennedy had to ake out positions, liberalism facin these isss. his brhers neverdealt with any of that. nor didhey deal with a political cture that showed absolutely irreverence r politicafigures and tha put theirrivaterk les under extraordinary scrutiny. so'm not sure thate was more classical liberal. he chaed over time. he evolve his ideas evolved, but he remaid a source and a very viblg on he looked ke his brothers. heounded like his brothers. invoked his brothers. but y? or acore se

>> i think, again, it's both, gwen. it's not simply a matter that he was a more classically liblg senator than his brothers were. his brothers lived in an entirely different political culture than ted kennedy did. that is, they didn't have to face many of the issues that he had to take a stand on, issues like abortion rights, issues like the women's movement, which president kennedy in fact did have a commission on women's status, but the women's movement came late in this story. there are many-- gay liberation-- many of the issues that the democratic party has struggled with, ted kennedy had to stake out positions, liberalism facing these issues. his brothers never dealt with any of that. nor did they deal with a political culture that showed absolutely irreverence for political figures and that put their privaterk lives under extraordinary scrutiny. so i'm not sure that he was more classically liberal. he changed over time. he evolved. his ideas evolved, but he remained a source and a very viblg one. he looked like hi

we are joined or at least i am joined by gwen ifill. >>guest: this is a delight. >> . back. let's talk about the election of barack obama. i alter the campaign and especially a year ago had people come up to me, mostly black people and save the country is not ready. the country is not ready. i said you're wrong. you are wrong. and that was based a little on the polls, but mostly on my own personal experience in all white settings. you know, obviously there is racism. believe me when i noticed in the end of the campaign. we have gone to ohio. find somebody. it wasn't hard. i am not a racist, but. and then you would want to say shot up. >>guest: something that is about to happen. >>host: and i still think. you may disagree. the election shows that race, i thought race may have even helped. it certainly didn't hurt him. and so what was the verdict? and obviously the country is ready to elect as a whole, but what did we learn? >>guest: if you are gone the famous former mayor of atlanta, to the king jr., one of those people who not only o not only f loyalty, but also becaus

i would rather be frightened by the video then be frightened at the more gwen being called to identify a loved one. keep sending us your responses. we will read more of them in the next hour and post all of them on our website. >> one team has been the training ground for a saturday night live. it produced some comedy great. >> second city is -- a second city alum is about to join the cast. >> live from new york, it is saturday night live. >> that is the prestigious sketch comedy show has boosted the careers of many second city alums. people like set myers and -- seth myers and tina fey. now you can add michael patrick o'brien to the list. he is finishing his five-year second city tour of duty. now up on the main stage, it will be a bittersweet goodbyes. >> i like to do something with second city and saturday night live. it always ends up being a great experience. >> the executive producer of bonds saturday"nightlife -- producer of "saturday night live" did a talent search at second city. michael patrick originally came to be an actor but made the transition to comedy. he is excited ab

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. >> gwen? >>> we've got weather to keep a close eye on for tomorrow. i'll have the details. if you have any outdoor plans, you'll want to hear the forecast. stick around. hmmm... well... naaa... yeah! calculating for getaway. ♪ find your way to a perfect destinati at busch gardens... and water country usa... where family-fun surrounds you... and world-class rides astound. start at buschgardens.com. it's the all new sesame street forest of fun... at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's n for all! ♪ >>> devastating storms yesterday that did damage. here's a look at areas that got hit. frederick county, two ef-1 tornadoes. one where winds were 90 to 100 mile-per-hour. 125miles wide, the path of the tornado. 2 1/2 miles long from tab hear road i think it's called to masuter road -- carroll coin also got hit -- carroll county also got hit. and that had winds 75 to 80 miles per hour and the length of that one mile long. so a lot of cleanup going on as a result of that. we'r

. >> reporter: 80 teachers like jamie gwen, and nathan call millers court home. the old warehouse was originally a can factory. the 40-unit facility features high ceilings, original wooden beams, and large living room windows. not only is it a nice place to live, it offers teachers a hans to exchange ideas with other educators. >> it would be a great environment to live with nothing but teachers and to be in an area where everyone in every other door does is same thing you do, has the same kind of problems, has different areas of expertise. >> reporter: millers court is profitable because state and local tax credits offset the cost of development and operation. rent for one, two, and three- bedroom apartments range from $700 to $1,500 a month for teachers. normally, a one bedroom in the same neighborhood would go for $1,100 a month. >> the idea of the community that is established here can work for any field there is a great energy there is a lot of young people there are a lot of people who are passionate about what they're doing. and that's obviously important

fox 35 news gwen tolbart has more. >> we have to prepare the students fo the temperatures as they fohadbe ack. looking at the radar there is a sprinkle of rainfall in the d.c. area to the south fo us. but well south of tha look at the coastal region where the frontal system is. the pretty sonmstostorms r kicking up, edging its helower taking a look, light rainfall, a few clouds, so not bad at al raacpes tressro he emtturares across the n irein the 70s. 76 at national, 74 at dulles, 72 degrees at baltimore this hour. and for tonight, partly cloudy skies is what we'll see with patchy fog in the overnight hours at about 60 degrees. but you know what? it is light jackets, sweaters for students out at the bus stop. expect it to be cool out there with temperatures dropping as we get ready to head into fall. we'll have a five-day forecast and a look at the forecast coming back. once again get a sweater and light jacket for the morning. >>> okay, so we know you are busy but if you want to know the weather, just go to our website at myfoxdc.com and look on the right side of the home page for the f

this is a gwen steffani bag. it sells for $250. we're selling it for $75. this is a lamb handbag. $345. it still has the retail price hanging on it. $45. >> this i bought at a sample sale. >> amazing bag. $800 bag for $300. >> i'm sitting here wondering why anyone would pay that much for a hand bag, but >> these are designer names and people pay it. it blows my mind, but there's always a way to get it for less. trust me. >> you have jewelery? >> we have jewelery. this ring is $286. we're selling it on the site today for $100. you can access it at savvy.com for $100. along with her necklace and bangals, they are $88 and they retail for $168. >> you were saying you can haggle with some of these stores, too? you never used to be able to do that. >> i'm not to aware of that either, but i have heard of people doing that. rebecca taylor we love. the top shirt retails for $220 and we're selling it for $94. there's a tweed jacket there, amazing, $390, and we're selling it for $165. we always sell things from 50% to 80% off. you will always be able to access things

gwen, i know you were monitoring radars last night. these were really powerful tornadoes. there's a chance for more storms tomorrow? >> are you absolutely right. the storms were behind a frontal system. that's going to plow three the area tomorrow. we'll be on guard tomorrow, as well, keeping our eye to the sky. we have a slight risk of seeing more swear weather across the area. things are aumadut nertonig, ht veho s t'legih nt'it wa look at the tornado that itth roh. ug frederick about . un fr haerco-1ef-1tornadoes ndll croar had ef-0 tornadoes. minds up to 80 roh es winds up to 80 miles per hou e twthe o in through frederick county, winds were roaring through from 90 it he11 1iles per hour -- 90 to 1 miles per hour. the fifth started s out as an e- and intensified. th e second ttodo11 0 mi le to11mi0 les tctually dophtevat eveloped just east of the path of the first one. al're going to have a few more details on t eatwithmy wes okloth ather. ahd max axhd radar, we are definitely keeping our eyes we've got the frontal system to the west. ugh h. at nillctweh ua ghnie t we

gwen says she always protects her valuable. >> i put it away, take it with me or it is in my bag. never leave anything available so it can be seen. >> reporter: but her friend, joanne, admits she sometimes forgets. >> sometimes i forget. if i have my cell phone, i will pull it in the pocket of the car and get to work and have to come all the way back to my car. >> reporter: the break-ins happen all hours. the police are not sure if it is the same person in all the cases or if there is more than one thief. >> the most common items taken are gpses, mp3s, cell phones and laptop computers. >>> when we come back on "news4 at 5:00," price check, please. major local grocery store chain is getting customers big discounts. space junky. a local man takes his third trip into t >>> tonight, "wednesday's child" is a teenager that spent more than a third of his life in foster care. he's hoping for a loving family. one that happens to like baseball. barbara harrison takes us to meet alex. >> reporter: hi, alex. >> hello. >> reporter: great to see you. meet alex who just turned 15. and to celebra

to start to classify financial institutions according to the kinds of loans they make and reserves gwen loin that basis, i'm open to that the notion these guys have no reserve requirement but the treasury backs up their deposits just like the bank, puts the banks at incredible disadvantage and grossley unfair. >> we're almost out of time. 15 seconds, why don't the money market funds set up insurance funds? they could do it voluntarily. why not? >> no need to. they manage their portfolio very short and maintain net asset value. >> i have to leave it there. you're both great. peter and tony. catch me tomorrow morning on "the call" with amanda drury. welcome to the now network. right now five coworkers are working from the road using a mifi-- a mobile hotspot that provides up to five shared wi-fi connections. two are downloading the final final revised final presentation. - one just got an email. - woman: what?! hmph. it's being revised again. the copilot is on mapquest. and tom is streaming meeting psych-up music - from meltedmetal.com. - ( heavy metal music playing ) that's happening now

gwen ifl has that part of the story. >> ifil with polls dropping d protests rising, the obam admintrationears willing to compromise on a key pect of its alth reform proposal, the soalled public option. the government-backeplan, silar to medicare, would allo consumers to choose somethg otr than private insurance. t competition, backers say, would keep costs lowe but key members ofongress gue it would put private insurerst a disadvantage. yesterday, health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius softened helanguage about the need for a public option. >> i think what's imptant is choice d competition. and i'm convincedt the end of the y the plan will have both of those. but that is not the essenal element. >> ifill: and at a corado town hall meeting on saturd, presint obama said the lack of a publioption, which he has pported might not be a deal- breaker. >> this is aegitimate debate to have. all i'm sayi is, though, that the public option, wther we have it or we n't have it, is not the entirety of heth care reform. this is just one sler of it. >> ifill: the polical reality was most d

klinger had not recognized talent and gwen bloomberg's had not tried to do something about it? >> i think it would have done ok. i was already in a very good school. i was on track to succeed, one way or another. like a lot of people, people who come from very modest beginnings and do reasonably well in life, there were a lot of people who help me along the way. another important mentor of mine was jim hope, now the editor of "foreign affairs." he was the editor of the "chicago sun-times." he actually may be a columnist. there are few editors of big city newspapers who would have taken a 19-year-old kid and given them a column. >> the mentor others? >> at one point i read -- i ran a program that was based that uc berkeley. i do not like the term mentor because it implies you are a wise person giving wisdom to a lot of other young people. i certainly help when i can. >> someone listening to this sees you are doing audio, video, and print books and all that. what advice do you give someone as to how they discover if they have this talent? >> by testing yourself, by sending things

gwen ifill has our story. >> ifill: swiss bankinhas long been associated withecrecy.but a new settlemt between the i.r.s. and sws banking giant u.b.smay be opening that doo the i.r.s. saitoday that u.b.s. has agreed to turn or the names of re than 4,400 americans tied accounts held the bank. lyney browning has been covering e story for the ew york times" and she joins me now. welcome, lynnley. >> thank you. >> ifill: ve always ard about this mysterious, secret swis bank accounts. why no longer secret giwouldn't say they'reo longer secret. i wod say the veil of swiss banking secrecy has been pierced but not lied. the i.r.s. a the justice depament have ramped up thei investigatis of offshore tax evasion in recent yes, and it led them to u.b. >> ifi: will we ever-- or do we know the mes of the people who are holding these accounts, these account holders's nam? >> the only concre identies have areor the four individuals who in recent months have pleaded guilty to tax evasion and who, of cours were u.b.s. clients. will we ultimately knowhe names of these 4,000lus inviduals

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gwen ifill has e story. >> ifill: japan's ters, struggling under the weight of high uneloyment, recorddeficits and a sinking woforce, went to the polls in record numbers this weekento upend a polical system in place for ha a century. theiberal democratic party, which has been in power for 53 >> it showthere will be a power shift in japan. >> the liberal mocratic pty which has bee in power for 53 of >ifill: the liberal democrati party,hich has been in power for of the last 54 years, was toss out in favor of a new and untest group of politicians, thdemocratic party of japan. japan, the wod's second- largeseconomy, has been stggling, and voters went to the polls termined to jolt the status quo. > ( translated ): i s that there waso much anger towards the dominance for too lo by the l.p. but we will have twait and see. it wl take some time for us to see whether they are capableo makehe situation any better. >> ( translated we need a change under anform to break the current siation in jan. st like in the united states we need a change. >> ifill: thface of that call for change, presumptive p