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i guess jared would want to address that as well. jared bernstein who is now chief economist for vice president biden. i joins us from outside the white house. we're always grateful for your time. thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> let's start with the olympic p bid. the president went, tried to use some star power, just didn't work out. >> that's true. every time you go out, you're not going to get a win, but this president is by far the greatest ambassador for our country's interest that i and i think most other americans can imagine. so you can't win if you don't try, and this president certainly made the effort. >> the jobs number, 263,000 jobs, certainly more than had been anticipated. does it signal a change in some of the progress that had been made in the recovery to this point in your view? >> i don't think it does in the following sense. we know that this is a tough recovery for the job market. there are some more positive indicators that we've discussed if you want to talk about industrial production or gdp, but

jared gaither is crushed. he was on the field for 10 minutes and was carted off. dragging the ball with 32 seconds left, then he drops the ball. they beat the ravens 27-21. washington nationals can put the 2000 ninth season tibet. -- 2009 season to bed. alberta gonzales takes the ball right up the middle and the mets win th finalie. another win for tony stewart. >> so it was a win for the redskins, but stil major hesitation. >> even though it was ugly in the first half, i think they are fine. the first half, i think they are fine. >> we will see what the choice in this election for governor is really pretty simple: do we move virginia forward by continuing the pro-business economic policies that i helped put in place... or do we go backwards with the failed economic approach that ruined our economy? creigh deeds knows keeping taxes low and controlling spending is the right way to keep virginia the best place to do business. and i agree. because rebuilding confidence in our economy starts with responsible leadership from a new governor like creigh deeds. >> a repea

time olympic gold medalists michael phelps temporarily traded in his swim wear, it teaming up with jared fogle to tape several commercials as part of a partnership between subway and nbc sports. >> the orioles take a lead in the ninth inning. with this team cannot nothing comes easy. >> now, 11 sports with pete gilbert. >> the last time the ravens when two new england, they earned a win. they now have an average of and -- with an offense averaging 34 points a year. brady is ranked 22nd in the nfl. compare that to joe flacco with a rating of 101.4. no sacks from the falcons. >> they rely so much on rhythm, you have to be careful about pressure. you have to have a method for a reason and know that you can get to him. otherwise, it will not affect his throwing. >> chilly temperatures made scoring harder than normal at the country club for the senior players championship. tom watson, gather in the most attention, and why not? watson from about 20 feet reads it perfectly, finding the side door. he was in the hunt. he got to - 6 at one point. however, he loves where he sits after the first rou

one was jared dixon. >>> pink slips have been passed out. and today teachers packed up their belongings. d.c. public schools announced they were laying off 229 teachers. news of cuts sparked protests at mckinley tech high school. employees who were cut wonder if budget cuts are really to blame here. many of them are over 35 years old and all the teachers have tenure. >> heart broken at this point. i would feel better after my 16 years of service in this -- the school system if they could just tell me why. >> reporter: d.c. schools chancellor says that budget constraints are the reason. an effort to close the $43.9 million gap in the 2010 budget. but some say the school system won't have the last word. they promise protests and legal action. >>> suspects in the taxicab industry probe, 39 people have been arrested and arraigned today. they are accused of paying bribes of $220,000 for licenses for multivehicle cab companies. jim graham's chief of staff was arrested on charges he promoted taxicab legislation in exchange for cash. >>> the governm

. >> and meanwhile offensive tackle jared gaither is officially listed as doubtful sunday after a necke patriots last week. wore a neck prays at the complex and said the neck was stiff and sore and called himself day-to-day and not speculating about sunday. but the coach sounded more hopeful. >> gerald is feeling okay, and the neck is stiff. so neck brace is on. but going through all the activity that we have done so far. i don't think he will practice today. but we will see how it goes. chance to play sunday. >> ravens 8 1/2 of point favorites sick off sunday 1:00 at m&t bank stadium. back to you. >> well, beautiful sunny day tomorrow. for thursday. high of 70. and sunshine. and friday, warmer day. close to 76 degrees for a high. clouds increasing through the day. and we will see the rain showers late in the day friday. and on saturday high of 69 degrees. rain showers ending. sunday for the ravens' game. looking nice. high of 68 degrees. and then on monday 66 degrees with a 30 percent chance for rain showers. and then cooler and dryer behind the cold front. 62 on tuesday. and 64 degre

ravens tackle jared gaither scary moment against the pats. he sauvered neck injury and carted off the field on a stretcher but x-rays were negative and he is expected to be okay. everything okay for the steelers tonight i al and cris to wrap it up when we come back. .. >> al: welcome back to the wendy's postgame report. 38-28. san diego made it a game at the end. i think we've taken about all of the meat off the bone. give me one more morsel. >> cris: one more? i would say how good is troy polamalu? this defense was deepest in every statistical category a season ago and now you take him off and three straight weeks they almost blow fourth quarter leads defensively. >> al: on the other side, jamal williams not there and shawne merriman was like a quarter of what he normally is. next week, peyton manning and nobody is playing any better than he is right now. >> cris: he is actually making the game look too easy and tennessee titans, a football team we were talking about them in our opening broadcast this year and i thought they would back play

tell me how i can be of sfs to you, jared? >> caller: i sold my house two years ago. sold the house upside-down. i was requested to short sell, but they didn't short-sell it to me. it was about $25,000 upside-down. they said, we're not going to short-sell it to you. but we will finance the money to you. i'm trying to negotiate myself because it's a nonsecured amount of money. i'm trying to negotiate a cash settlement with them. and it's $24,000 now, i've offered them an $8,000 cash settlement. and they came back and said, we'll knock off 25%, so we'll take an $18,000 settlement. i'm not too terribly satisfied with that. >> it's a horse-trading mode you're in. that thur looking to get monthny payments that they may or may not ever get for years down the road. or they can get a certain amount of cash up front. so they, you made an offer to pay 33 cents on the dollar. they came back and said they want 75 cents on the dollar. now you should come back with another counter. >> my question, when i talked to her, she didn't really sound like there was any room for a counter-o

and also we have with us jared, who is the author of punt farm and lunch lady and you're in town for special snechbt. >> i'm here not new york types great read. i'll be on the target children's stage tomorrow but there are events going on all day. target celebrates literacy and from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at columbia ufrt, columbia university will will be a free event for all ages. >> let's talk about the weather. we'll see rain up and down the eastern seaboard. all attached to a cold front. and we'll see some thunderstorms as we head farther to the south and into the warmer weather. in america's middle an bun dant sunshine. >>> and our thanks for jar read and to bull's-eye. >>> up next, the swipe flu vaccine is on out on tuesday, but should you get it, is it safe? one of the groups most at risk for the swine flu, you have the questions, we have the answers this morning coming straight from the head of the snags al institute of allergy and infectious diseases. stay with us, you're watching "the early show" on cbs. still haven't tried activia? i am definitely a skeptic. my commercial

jared butler rolls left. he hits tyler for the score. they would go for two and come up short. it's 7-6 churchill. in the second quarter here come the bulldogs. the block in the northwest end zone. that's a safety. on the ensuing drive, the bulldogs start to pull away. you've got to love that catch. he's in the end zone. 23-14 dogs at the half. the homecoming crowd, they like what they see. they're having a pretty good time out there. in the second half, alex cantor showing he's a threat. he takes this one himself. makes a couple cuts. touchdown, 30-14. churchill building their lead. but northwest answers. they go for two. they would get it. cantor. nt he get as huge first down. that ices the game. ga churchill holds on for the 30-30 22 win. they improve into 5-0 this season. as >> this is the second game where we had a scare and we had to allow the defense to step up and make some plays. that's exactly what theyys d. i have full confidence in my defense and the players. those guys knew what was at stake. st these guys akcame ready to play >> here's a look at the y.games on tap

jared weaver paying homage to his teammate nick aden heart before the game. the angels win 4-1, and boston now all of a sudden down 0-2 in the series. game three in boston on sunday. >>> okay, maybe the craziest story of the year. l.a. octobe last october, the rarest of sights, the phillies celebrating the second championship in team history. flash forward to yesterday and matthew mervine was kicked out of the stadium being too rowdy. he ended up in an office in the stadium filling out a job application and he took three world series rings. the police caught the theft on video and have the name and address on the application. the rings were recovered and sent to three phillies scouts. you got to love stupid criminals. that's sports. >>> imagine the terror when a tsunami flooded cars, homes, and buildings in american samoa. we ha we have dramatic new video in the seconds before the water hit. >>> so, check this out -- we have brand new dramatic video from last month's tsunami in american samoa. this is from a surveillance camera at an fbi office building. you

jared, you were elected by the crew. what is it? nonprofit national organization, that's part of americorps. made of a group of diverse individuals, all over the world. and we mentor and tutor students in the different boroughs of new york city and around the country. >> before we run out of time, if i am sitting there. and i want to join your crew, because you guys are lots of fun. and do really good things. where do i go? >> if you're interested in getting involved, you can go to cityyear.org. >> online. all right. thank you, guys, for showing up this morning. let's get to the boards. we have one or two things we want to talk about this morning. quickly, watching where the strong to severe storms will break out. it's along a strong front. north of that will be heavy rain. but places like little rock, >> it is a rather chilly start to our morning. bethesda, 47. warrenton, 45. we're in the 40's pretty much everywhere. right now, 51. a lot of sunshine with a few scattered clouds. upper 60's to near 70 degrees. scattered clouds. upper

that was jared weaver paying tribute to nick adenhart. angels go for boston on sunday. >>> maybe the wildest story you're going to hear all year. last october you may recall the phillies celebrating only the second championship in the team's 125-year history. fast-forward to yesterday and matthew mervine was being tech out because of being too rowdy. he apparently at that time took three world series rings. not only did they say they call the theft, but they had a name and address, yes, on the application. the rings were valued at $1,100 apiece and have been recovered. got to love dumb criminals. that's sports. >>> students from 20 universities are at the national mall constructing houses for a solar power competition. the solar decathlon is sponsored by the department of energy. teams of architecture and design students are hopes to win for functionial. they're being judged on good engineering and livability. >>> hot off the presses, a newspaper thief is on the loose. who may have been emptied stands of 10,000 copies and dumped them in t

donald trump's daughter ties the knot. 27-year-old ivanka trump married 28-year-old newspaper publisher jared kushner over the weekend. ivanka posted this beautiful website on her website for her jewelry line. the reports that it was a jewish wedding ceremony were true but did donald's good friend regis philbin sing at the wedding? regis answered that question did you sing at this wedding? >> honest to god, where did you read that? people came up to me all day and said what are you sinning toetht at the trump wedding. i said what? i didn't know anything about it. >> i heard you were singing. i read that you sang. >> that blog sphere is crazy. >> no singing from you? >> no singing no. >> though. it just got less exciting. >> according to people.com they plan to honeymoon in africa. >> nice. >>> okay. i've got say spike lee and tyler perry, two of the most talented filmmakers in the industry. so what's got them in a brand new hollywood brawl with each other? tonight, tyler perry is spriking back after spike lee slammed his work. you've got to hear why tyler called his words insulting. this is "