united states is rewarding north korean bad behavior and the white house and senate majority leader harry reed blasting americans who exercised their constitutional rights to protest against the president's health care plan. we'll have that special report. >>> sand president obama has become the country's talker in chief in his first six months in office. some say president obama is overexposed. that's the subject of our "face-off debate" tonight. >>> north korea today declared it will free two imprisoned american journalists. north korean's leader kim jong-il gave journalists a special pardon after former president bill clinton visited pyongyang. the north korean news agency saying president clinton issued what it called a sincere apology for the journalist's actions on

harry reed says that the liberal lion's mighty roar may fall silent, but his dreams my never die. he promises to push for the health care reform and california governor, arnold schwarzenegger says he taught us that public service is a way of life. gordon brown says that even facing illness and death, he never stopped fighting for the cares of his life's worth. the best tribute is a renewed vigor. and now, he's been working on health care reform and the senate's top democrat i harry reed promised they'll carry the torch and push forward to make it a reallity. >>> and he made the health care reform a lifetime passion. and he first called for it in '66 when he proposed an amendment to the economic opportunity act and 30 years later, he sponsored several more act and the state's children health insurance program to insure kids from low- income families and he sponsored the family opportunity act in 2006 that expanded medicate coverage for children with special needs. >>> one of the big questions looming ride now? who's going to take over the seat in the senate. here are the candidates

harry reed said it could happen before friday when the senate goes in to recess. the top repub the senate's top republican, mitch mcconnell, says he'll work with reid on the logistics of a vote. the house has already okayed it. the obama administration wants $2 billion to keep the rebate program going, extending "cash for clunkers" until labor day. more than 150,000 gas guzzlers have been traded in for fuel efficient vehicles. the price tag: $664-million. >> paul: wall street started the day with a modest sell off but didn't end that way. the dow was down 18 points in the first hour of trading with the nasdaq off 19 points. but an upbeat long term outlook from caterpillar and a better than expected 3.6% rise in june pending home sales turned stocks higher during the mid-session with the dow up over 33 points. the selling resumed in the afternoon but stocks made a late rebound to close on the plus side. >> susie: oil prices fell slightly today but are still up eight dollars in the past three sessions. light sweet crude settled at $71.42 cents a barrel close to the

according to harry reed.says he has the votes to pass legislation that transfers an additional $2 billion to the program. cash for clunkers gives consumers $4,500 towards more fuel efficient cars if they trade in gas guzzlers. some senators would oppose the $2 billion extension for financial and environmental reasons. >>> heing on the hill to talk about transit funding across the country. some senators referred to the deadly metro crash a few weeks ago as a wake-up call. officials from across the country asked congress for money to maintain their aging infrastructure. the nation's seven largest transit agencies including metro have a $50 billion maintenance backlog. >>> president obama's 48th birthday today, he celebrated with a cake embossed with the presidential seal and surprised long time white house correspondent helen thomas. thomas shares a birthday with the president. she turned 89 today. president obama presented her with cupcakes and fellow correspondents, wishing her a happy birthday. >> well deser

ed marki and henry wax man, and nancy pelosi and harry reed and all of these guys, for the most part, they have never had a job in the private sector. for the most part never run a business. for the most part never worked for a successful business. never met a bottom line. never dealt with health care mandates or tax increases. or balanced budgets in the real-world. where you don't get to print money to make up for deficit. so a lot of them -- they are not bad people. they just have an idea that in many cases, in most respects, far removed from the reality of running a small business, in the real-world. >> i have the answers and you don't so therefore let me do what i want to. >> and the american public are coming back with, no, no, no, you don't know better. because here is my situation. here is my bottom line. here is what you are doing to me. >> appreciate t thanks for coming auto. governor ehrlich. and see more of the interview and read the blog by going to eb foxbaltimore.com and clicking on political pulse. >> now one concerned about health care reform is the overwhelming amount

with the president's trillion dollars proposal fighting for its life, harry reed was reluctant to cause a vote causing problems for health reform. they call the clunker money, the best so far. selling more cars, and new cars useless gas. >> in the initial analysis of a group of the applications, showed that the transactions were generating a 61 percent increase in fuel economy. >> in michigan, where the unemployment rate is 15 percent, and a fifth of the jobs are connected to the auto industry, governor gram hold said her state is getting a disproportionate boost. >> since we have been affected negatively by the economy, it is actually -- it is sweet justice. >> late today, the prospects for the clunkers program got better when california democratic senator feinstein and collins announced the mileage improvement are better than anyone expected. and collins said leaders of both parties wants top extend the program and they will talk about ways to make it happen. at the white house. fox news. >> and the clock is ticking on capitol hill as the senate tries to finish up before the month lon

. >>> senate majority leader harry reed says the senate will vote to extend the life of that popular cash for clunkers program. reed made his prediction after meeting with president barack obama at the white house. the cash for clunkers program is rung out of money. the house passed the bill last week to provide $2 billion more dollars to renew the program, which gives consumers up to $4,500 to trade in their gas guzzlers for more fuel efficient vehicles. senator dianne feinstein had been holding out for higher fuel efficiency standards, but new details on the program changed her mind. >> the good news is that apparently people are buying more cost efficient vehicles. the best solution is to continue and extend the program as it is. >> this is a horrible policy idea. and the fact that people buy cars when you give them free money does not mean that that's what the federal government should be doing. >> senator jim dement says he does not intend to block the bill. the senate's week-long vacation starts on friday. >>> two high school administrators face criminal charges. they're in tro

majority leader harry reed announced that the senate would vote to approve an additional $2 billion toxtend the cash for clunkers program. at least through labor day. >> the cash for clunkers will pass the cash for clunkers. >> when will you do that? >> before we leave here. >> reporter: the popular car exchange program has encountered some major roadblocks. but most critical, running out of funds this week. and resistance in the senate from some democrats who want tougher fuel efficiency standards, and republicans who see it as another industry bailout. >> why not an increase in demand for boats? or how about rvs? or how about refrigerators? >> reporter: but the administration points to results as proof of the program's success. 157,000 vehicles have been traded in for more fuel- efficient models. the deals are worth $664 million. so where do these so-called clunkers go to die? salvage yards throughout the country, where business is brisk. >> we have about a good 70 to 100 cars waiting to be picked up. >> reporter: that's the business of destroying these cars, and their gas guzzling e

. >> senate majority leader harry reed said the senate will vote to extend the cash-for-clunkers program before they go home friday. mcdonnelle said the party will not ban the vote. and tonight your privacy is an issue. when car dealers logged onto the cash-for-clunkers website lately they were greeted with a statement that said the dealership website is considered government property. >> the government monitoring the programs, what kind of cars are turned in, and that's the heart and sole of the language. and as we have said, it has been rewritten to make it more clear. >> the original privacy statement was posted only on the website dealers could access. >> now that brings us to the question of the day, do you trust the federal government your personal information? so far 7 percent yes. 93 percent say no. kenneth from baltimore writes, the federal government? you might as well publish it in the newspaper. we will have more of your responses tonight on the "late edition" beginning at 11:00. >> very hot and humid august day. any relief out there, soon. chief meteorologist vytas reid join

senate majority leader harry reed predicts they will replenish the program before leaving on a month long vacation later this week. four of the top models sold under the program are foreign made. focus was the top seller followed by corolla, civic and prius and camry. >>> nissan took the wraps off of its electric car. the nissan lease is a sub compact hatch back. the price hasn't been set but nissan says it will sell for roughly the same as a popular gas powered model. it will be available in the u.s. next year. >>> some encouraging news for out of work americans. according to a new survey by the website careerbuilder.com. nearly half of workers laid off in the last three months have found new jobs. 38% found work in a different field and 56% were able to negotiate comparable or higher pay for their new positions. >>> the federal government says it's time to do something about people who put us all at risk by texting while driving. a rash of fatal crashes is the reason for the move. federal transportation officials have soul called a summit next month to discuss ways to combat the pr

. >> and this morning the senate top democrat harry reed said while the roar of the mighty liberal lion has fallen his legacy and dream will endure and he promised congress will push health care reform as a final tribute to senator ted kennedy. armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> the kennedy family issued a statement this morning. in part it reads he loved this country and devoted his life to serving it. he always believed our best days were still ahead but it is hard to imagine any of them without him. last week senator kennedy sent a letter to massachusetts lawmakers asking his seat be filled quickly. his sister, eunice kennedy shriver died two weeks ago. he was unable to attend her funeral. the only lay makers serving long are thurman and bid. we will have more coverage on his death throughout the morning here on 9 news now. >>> in other news, one of the things senator kennedy hoped to vote on is president obama's health care reform in the country. and the latest meeting on the issue took place last night in virginia. howard dean spoke on the president's plan. that's when

united states is rewarding north korean bad behavior and the white house and senate majority leader harry reed blasting americans who exercised their constitutional rights to protest against the president's health care plan. we'll have that special report. >>> sand president obama has become the country's talker in chief in his first six months in office. some say president obama is overexposed. that's the subject of our "face-off debate" tonight. >>> north korea today declared it will free two imprisoned american journalists. north korean's leader kim jong-il gave journalists a special pardon after former president bill clinton visited pyongyang. the north korean news agency saying president clinton issued what it called a sincere apology for the journalist's actions on the border back in march. the former u.s. ambassador to the united nations, john bolton, immediately criticized president clinton's visit, saying the trip is what he called a significant propaganda victory for north korea. dan lothian has our report from the white house. >> reporter: it was a secret mission by a high level env

do you think majority leader harry reed can actually push this through? >> i think he can.l never completely understand some republicans like john mccain who are opposed to this program. just a few months ago they were critical of an auto bailout because they said people didn't want to buy american cars. and now you have an incentive program that shows people are buying american cars and other cars and that is i think just a strong example of a government program that works. so why republicans are oppose today it i don't completely understand other than i think some ideological battle they seem to be having or even worse if you want it taken into a more cynical direction there are republicans who seemingly want to hope the economy worsens to gain some kind of political value out of it. but i think what you saw from the gdp numbers and from this program is that not only is i think this recession bottoming out but i think you're starting to see real signs that we're starting to turn the corner. that's a great thing for the obama administration and for president obama. >> you

majority leader harry reed says senators will have to stay past the schedule ed august recess if they want to make changes to the bill. the house approved the additional funding last week. the new money will allow a half million more americans to receive up to $4,500 to trade in their gas guzzlers for more fuel-efficient models. >>> president obama toured an rv factory today in indiana, and he told workers there that his economic stimulus plan is now providing $2.4 billion in taxpayer grants to create electric cars. and he says that is creating tens of thousands of jobs. >>> it took just over a minute for a gunman to spray an aerobics class full of bullets, killing three people in the class and inring several l more before that gunman shot himself. wit johnson has more on the man who went on a rampage at a health club outside pittsburgh yesterday. >> reporter: the man who opened fire inside this gym was a loner, and may have faced repeated rejection from women. police say 48-year-old jordan sodini killed three women and himself when he fired 36 bullets into an aerobic dance class. >>

the last speech made by the majority leader harry reed. the vote is expected to be in the neighborhood of 68-31. republicans did not try to filibuster the nomination. democrats have more than enough votes to confirm her. a few republicans say they will defect from the party line and vote for the nominee. president obama nominated sotomayor to follow retiring justice david suter on the high court. >>> looks like you'll get another chance to make a deal on your gas guzzler. the senate says they have the votes to add $2 million more to the program. the votes are expected this afternoon after the supreme court nomination vote and would extend the program through labor day. the house has already approved more money. most of the original billion dollars has already been spent. police say the man who went on a shooting rampage in pennsylvania at a gym was hell bent on exacting revenge on women he thought ignored him. today we are getting a closer look at george sodini's home life and every day routine in his own words. police say an online diary

of the president's closest political allies, senate majority leader harry reid, has stepped up his attack on the protestors. senator reed calls them evil mongerss. he says the evil mongers are spreading lies, inknew went doe, and rumor. this is not the first time that reed has criticized protestors in those town halls. he's accused him of what is the loud and tlud voices to interrupt the meeting. kruk grassly weighing in. he says that the senate has dropped the controversial end of life provisions from the legislation. critics said that they have led to so called death panels and ut asia. and the first by partisan group to assure that the legislation does result and defend a bill open to interpretation but i can't. people are so angry with the way congress is handling the health care legislation with lawmakers and representatives website and the congressional website slow and responsive. another indication of the outrage over the health care initiatives is the rising number of americans who are outright challenging our political eye leet for the first time. americans refusing to accept what the white house or the democr

early this morning, harry reid promised that congress would continue to push for health care reform, a lifelong cause of kennedy's. reed said, the liberal lion's mighty roar may now fall silent but his dream shall never die. senator ted kennedy was 77. his successor will be chosen in five months through a special election. live in washington this morning. michelle back to you. >> thank you. >>> for more now on ted kennedy's life and legacy, here's hari. >> reporter: born into the kennedy political dynasty in 1932, he was known as teddy. he was the youngest son of joseph and rose kennedy. he followed in his father's and brothers' footsteps. along the way he earned the respect of democrats and even republicans who fought much of what he stood for. >> he is a fabulous united states senator. when he's against you, it's tough. when he's with you, it is a great experience. >> reporter: the brother of president john kennedy came on the political scene in 1962, when he finished out jfk's senate term. ted's quick ascent would soon be marred by tragedy. >> president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. >> reporter: t

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