so for racial balance, i think they brought joe biden in. also, joe biden's background from scranton, pennsylvania, gives him some blue collar street cred which the president needs. >> joe biden is the guy on the campaign trail running against obama who said obama was a clean, articulate african- american and he's the guy they bring in to make it seem more balanced? >> maybe it was an effort to diffuse -- excuse me. to eleanor's point, obama's been hurt badly on this because it was a trowsh judgment on his part and racial profiling on his part. he and gates and the governor of massachusetts basically racially profiled this white cop who was doing his duty who never brought up the issue of race. the professor said he was racist, a rogue cop. obama comes out and says he acted stupidly. his reflexes were bad but his instincts on friday in turning that around saying wait a minute -- >> we'll come in after thhouse beer summit? was it this? >> the cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were thi

but now you can make it all right by voting for john kerry. >> joe biden faberge egg, very joe biden as well. i can totally see him doing that. for some reason it just makes a lot of sense. tom, talk about, if you could, senator kennedy's place in history when you look at the crowds that have come out to say good-bye. we are saying good-bye to a leader. there is a presidential quality to what we are seeing unfold before our eyes. >> of course we are here in the mother lode of the kennedy -- boston. the first family of boston. his grandfather, his father cut a very wide swath in boston, politically, culturally, economically. one brother was elected president of the united states and the other one became a martyr when he ran for president similar hello in 1968. they were people of the irish catholic faith. that was very important to them and we will see that represented this morning. this is a true homecoming for senator kennedy. when he returns to boston, they have lost a favorite son. somebody who has been at the center of their lives for more than a half a century now. so there is a

let me tell you something about joe biden.he's not going to back down -- >> it's great if you want to clear out a party. [ laughter ] >> or keep elk out of your yard. >> but we're not just here to sell products. we're here with a message. we're at a crossroads in american history. the leadership of the next four years will have many challenges, and i believe my experience and my leadership will make a difference. >> also, too, sorry. i need to remind you that there are only two minutes left in our washington outsider jewelry extravaganza. [ laughter ] >> are you someone who likes fine jewelry and also respects a politician who can reach across the aisle? if so, you can't go wrong with mccain/"fine-gold." [ cheers and applause ] it commemorates the mccain-feingold act and also looks great with evening wear. thank you, cindy. [ cheers and applause ] >> and what busy hockey mom wouldn't want to freshen up her home with sarah palin's ayers fresheners? ya plug these into the wall when something doesn't quite smell right. [ laughter

joe biden was the conventional safe choice. he gave when obama needed, foreign-policy background from capitol hill, of respect among the democrats. forget whether he makes mistakes sometimes speaking rationally or whenever, much --. [laughter] he was respected and he appealed to white caller voters and blue-collar voters might sense of for that and may provide sense and it wasn't going to be hillary and it wasn't going to me -- joe biden was the perfect choice. >> the mention of bill richardson makes it irresistible for me to read one passage of this book. richardson is a great character if you have watched him. he is a politician who has all sorts of energy in this month's big cigars and needs to match mexican food. he is talking about his endorsement of obama and how much he came to like obama and he talks about what he said was his casual elegance and a very odd word for him to use but he said: he would get calls from obama to endorse him and he said obama would leave messages on my own and he would send bill, this is barack

joe biden a passionate man.i covered his part of the campaign last year and i'm not surprised that he would be so emotional in his remembrance of his good friend ted kennedy. president obama came out earlier this morning here at martha's vineyard and delivered a heartfelt president. here is what some of the president had to say about the senator who was ted kennedy. the outpouring of love, gratitude, and fond memories to which we've all bourn witness is a testament to which this single figure in american history touched so much lives. >> he touched so much lives, the president said, including his own. he was, of course, referring to the fact that senator kennedy was involved in much of the legislation for 1960s for civil rights and that, in fact, voting rights made it possible for barack obama to become president obama. very personal message delivered by the president. they were very close friends. a lot of speculation when he arrived on martha's vineyard he would go over to cape cod and see senator kennedy and

several hours of closed door meetings are scheduled today and vice president joe biden is expected to speak. >>> president obama is southerning upbeat on the economy. in his weekly radio and internet address mr. obama cited friday's commerce department report showing the economy shrank. he said that indicates that the economy is turning the corner thanks to the nearly $800 billion stimulus plan. >> as far as i'm concerned we will not have a recovery as long as we keep losing jobs. and i won't rest until every american who want as job can find one. but history shows that you need to have economic growth before you have job growth. and the report yesterday on our economy is an important sign that we're head in the right direction. business investment which had been plus meting in the past few months is showing signs of stabilizing. this means that eventually businesses will start growing and hiring again. and that's when it will really feel like recovery to the american people. >> a small victory for president obama and his goal of health care reform. just before the house broke for aug

vice president joe biden will join shriver's family and friends for a private funeral mass later this morning in massachusetts. yesterday, a steady stream of mourners paid their respects at a public wake. shriver was the sister of the late preside kennedy and founder of the special olympics. shriver died tuesday at the age of 88. >> and the time now is just about 6:07. we have 71 degrees. >> and when "good morning washington" returns -- a disappointing start to the preseason for the skins. we'll look back at last night's blowout. >> and happy friday morning. meteorologist adam caskey live in downtown rockville. i am tracking a few showers on our radar display. i'll show you those coming up and talk about our chances of rain for later today, and, of course, detail the weekend. >> sounds good, adam. jim russ is coming back with another check of your friday morning commute. you're watching "good morning washington wash this is a typical snack bar. but kellogg saw an opportunity to plus things up. we took out their peanuts... because adding almonds would be a plus. we'd be better off with

both his adversaries as well as -- that's joe biden today. ted kennedy made every cause and every person in the debate bigger. joining me now is david gregory, moderator of nbc's "meet the press." great to have you on tonight. thanks for your time. >> you bet. >> before you were doing "meet the press" you were a white house correspondent. how did the white house view ted kennedy? did they view him as the lion? did they view him as the guy they just eventually had to deal with in the senate? >> absolutely. and it was really interesting, covering the bush presidency, because bush's signature issue was education. that's what he came into the white house pursuing. and when he convened a group of experts on it down in austin, he excluded senator kennedy. realizing that was not a good move when he got into office, he quickly courted senator kennedy, invited the senator and some other kennedys to a film about the cuban missile crisis and made it very clear he was going to use the political schools he, bush, had and match those up against what kenned

burrises caught the winning touchdown in super bowl xlii. >>> vice president joe biden says the obamaadministration is giving more than $1 billion to hospitals to help them convert to electronic medical records. in an announcement this morning, biden said the money will come from the $787 billion stimulus plan. the vice president says electronic record keeping will be more efficient and safer for patients. >> we're here today to hopefully begin to make our system a little healthier again and, in the process, deal with preserving america's wealth rather than squandering in it than we're doing now in this expudential curve of medical costs that the public doesn't realize, understandably, that we provide about 50% of the health care, some indirectly by the federal government, the medicare, the medicaid, i mean, there's a gigantic component here for financial solvency for the united states. >> the money will be available on october 1st. >>> president obama is taking his health care initiative to conservative leaning radio listeners today. right now he is talking to philadelphia radio host

i agree with the joe biden. trace: talk about loyalty.rked for kennedy and against kennedy. >> he never had a problem with that. i wrote him a letter and said i felt like i was caught between my friends on the kennedy's side and my friends on the carter side. he did not have a problem with its. the thing that joe biden is speaking about is the other part of it. when people suffered, ted kennedy was there. when i started polling for the mcgovern campaign, my partner was murdered. ted kennedy reached out to me and really helped us. it was a personal thing. he did not have to do it. all the political its achievements,, i will remember ted kennedy the man. martha: his first and last time to achieve that personal goal, the presidency. what was it like when that was over? >> it was a terrible humiliation. starting with that horrible roger mudd interview. he was humiliated in iowa and new hampshire. jimmy carter ended up losing the presidency. the democrats lost the senate. many people pointed fingers at him. his marriage fell apart. few perseve

joe biden or dick lugar the republican ranking member or general jim jones the leader of nato. those are the people democrats and republicans that have shaped my ideas and who will be surrounding me in the white house zbloonlt america, this program is under a great amount of pressure to not bring you this news. i would ask that you listen carefully. we're going to do exactly what obama himself has told us to do. we have to find out about his advisors. who is shaping his opinion heroics is surrounding him. we know it's not based in eugenics but what is it? you see your voice isn't going to be represented in this these war room in a crisis situation. right now, that is all anybody is talking about in his advisory ring or on the floor on the studio. only if there is a crisis what will they do. whose voice will the president hear? there is dr. emanuel. he said in january of this year, when implemented the complete system produces a priority curve on which individuals aged between roughly between 15 and 40 years get the most chance whereas the youngest and oldest people get chances

that is >> economic stimulus bill isthat is what joe biden said.e said, "i can tell you today recovery act is working career enacted. is best? according to a study presented by better homes and gardens, definity color recapture. it corrects the look of wrinkles and discoloration. 50,000 voters. one brilliant winner. (announcer) introducing new tums dual action. this tums goes to work in seconds and lasts for hours. all day or night. new tums dual action. bring it on. sean: tonight in "your america," you heard steny hoyer get an earful from citizens, but that was not an isolated incident. americans are now making their voices heard. take a look. >> this is a system that runs quite well. >> [unintelligible] >> over 10 years, it would create a $6 billion surplus. [laughter] [applause] >> [unintelligible] [chanting "just say no"] sean: joining me now is the "national review" editor at large. the two observations -- i am shocked the democrats skimped on the talking points and they are referring to a veteran like we saw in that as part of an angry mob. d

both the president and vice president joe biden met with cabinet officers on friday. biden ran the show yesterday, while the president was at camp david. the white house says the meeting reviewed what the administration had done in its first six months and set priorities for the next six months. >>> treasury secretary timothy geithner was at that meeting and he said the economy is no longer on the edge of collapse. he expects it to grow by the end of year and predicts unemployment will slow significantly by this time next year. >> the broad consensus of the private forecasters is you'll see positive growth this year and expect that to continue. >> 2.5% level? >> not clear yet. but you need growth before you get people's businesses to start creating jobs again. and that's what we're going to be focused on doing. >> geithner's predictions weren't all rosie. he warned the bailout plan and the economic stimulus bill are expanding the federal budget deficit to unsustainable levels. he says any economic recovery won't last unless the deficit is reduced in the near future. >>

with a great big grin on his face, he said, "well, you know, i love this guy joe biden but he's too youngo be a senator." and the headline in the "wall street journal" was "biden too young for the senate." even the older he got, i never, ever thought of teddy as old. i mean his degree of enthusiasm and energy were more contagious than the youngest guy in the senate. >> that was vice president joe biden. >>> for more on the story, here ann. >> matt, thanks. arizona senator john mccain worked closely with senator kennedy for more than two decades. he now joins us from phoenix, arizona. senator mccain, good morning. >> good morning, ann. >> we just heard from vice president joe biden but we're hearing also deeply emotional tributes coming from republicans as well. in fact, you're one of the featured speakers at his private memorial on friday. so i wonder, what can you tell us about what it was about senator kennedy that made him able to be loved, beloved really, from both sides of the aisle? you agree with this, he was never petty, never small comment? >> he was never petty and he was never

vice president joe biden and oprah were in the crowd. >>> some cooler weather could help the crews today across northern california. 2000 residents have been forced to evacuate and the flames are threatening a thousand homes. more manpower, six helicopters and six planes expected to join the fight today. >>> an ohio man sentenced for harassing women while wearing a woman's bathing suit. he was arrested in june while wearing the green one piece. he was ordered to spend three years in probation. he pled guilty. he exposed himself along the river bank. >>> back on the road for another town meeting, today president obama is heading to montana where he could run into more protesters. organizers expect about 500 people to show up. he's set to highlight the plan. >>> still ahead at noon, taking a live look outside, stay tuned, you're first warning weather forecast is 15 minutes away. here's a look at the day's my day stock. ??o >> for some reason i think this desk reminds him of the vet table. >> i think the lights are a little scary. >> i'm a genious, keep the mic off. that's good for me. >>

he stood there and ended this speech by saying it, i only have one problem with joe biden. he wall street journal played it straight. kennedy says biden to youno you. when my wife and daughter were killed and my two boys were injured, i got a call from your dad. i didn't know him too well. i just met him at one time. i was just an irish catholic kid from scranton pennsylvania who only thought of teddy kennedy and the entire kennedy family in sort of distant terms, hushed tones. here you was on the phone. -- here he was on the phone. he called me in the hospital almost every day. i turned around, literally, there is another specialist from boston, mass. sitting next to me. i did not ask for them, and i did not know i needed them. he was the prod that convinced me to go to the senate, because i had told my governor after that election, that we're going to appoint someone else and i did not want to go to the senate. your brother came to see me and said i owed it to my deceased wife and children to be sworn in. and stay for at least six months. and when i got to the senate, he w

that is eric shinseki, joined by vice president joe biden, and senator jim webb, and president obama -- marking the new g.i. bill, the first since 9/11. it provides education benefits to veterans. that is live coverage here on c- span. >> through this most comprehensive veterans' education benefits package -- the most since the g.i. bill of world war ii. the courageous men and women in uniform have shouldered significant responsibilities for our country. this new g.i. bill clearly demonstrates the nation's respect and appreciation for your service and sacrifice. it is also our commitment to them that they are our best hope for future leadership in this country. the maximum benefit allows every eligible service member and a veteran the opportunity to receive a fully-funded undergraduate education at any state college or university anywhere in the united states or its territories. it includes a monthly housing allowance and annual book allowance, editorial assistance , and educational tuition and fees. eligible service members can also elect to transfer their benefits to their spouse o

in every school. >> reporter: he became an internet sensation after wrapping up an interview with joe biden by saying. >> senator biden's new my home boy. >> reporter: he talked to barack obama once on the campaign trail, too. he ran into technical difficulties. >> i got to speak to him once but my -- [ indiscernible ] forgot to record. >> reporter: he tried again at the inauguration and got stuck in a security line and never made it n. a letter and youtube appeal, though, made his dream come true. >> now they introduced you, would you like to become my home boy? >> absolutely. >> reporter: damon's new headed back to florida with a presidential autograph on his question list. [ indiscernible ] plans to update that business card of his. >> going to upgrade it a little, put president obama on it. >> reporter: and-by-hard at work planning his next dream. >> i don't know yet. when i find out, i will tell you guys. >> in washington, jennifer davis, fox 5 news. >> yup, that kid is going places. weaver is from a small town plagued by crime and poverty getting acclaimed for his work, he's been awar

he stood there and at the end of the speech ended it saying, i have only one problem with joe biden, laughter] >> and literally the next day "the wall street journal" played it straight, "kennedy says biden too young for the united states senate." but seven weeks later when my wife and daughter were killed in an automobile accident and my two boys were very badly injured and hospitalized, one of them is with me today, hunter, the other in iraq, i got a call from your dad. and i didn't know your dad too well. i mean, i just met him that one time. here i was an irish catholic kid from scranton, pennsylvania, who only thought of teddy kennedy and the entire kennedy family in sort of a distant terms, hushed tones, and here he was on the phone. and you know, he was on the phone but he called me in that hospital almost every day, and about every other day i turned around, literally, vickie, and there was another specialist from boston, massachusetts, one of your great hospitals, sitting next to me. i never asked for and didn't know i needed but i needed. he was the prod who convinced me to

he stood there and ended the speech by saying i only have one problem with joe biden, i think he's a ent and my two boys were very badly injured and hospitalized, one of them is with me here today, hunter, and the other's in iraq. i got a call from your dad. and i didn't know your dad too well. i just met him that one time. and here i was an irish-catholic kid from scranton, pennsylvania, who only thought of teddy kennedy in the entire kennedy family in sort of a distant terms, a hushed tone. here he was on the phone. and not only on the phone but he called me in that hospital almost every day and about every other day i turned around literally, vicky, and there was another specialist from boston, massachusetts, one of your great hospitals. sitting next to me, who i never asked for and didn't know i needed, but i needed. he was the prod who convinced me to -- to go to the senate because i had told my governor after that election, the governor-elect to be precise, my brother did that we were going to appoint someone else that i didn't want to go to the senate. and it was your brother w

if i am interested in figuring out my foreign policy, i associate myself with my running mate joe biden, or with dick lugar or jen general jim jones, former supreme camed commander of nato. they have shaped my ideas and will be surrounding me in the white house. glenn: america, this program is under a great amount of pressure to not bring you this news. i would ask that you listen carefully. we will do exactly what obama himself has told us to do. we have to find out about his advisors. who is shaping his opinion? who is surrounding him? we know it's not based in eugenics but what is it? these are the people he will call in a crisis situation. right now that is what people are talking about. we are only talking about if there is a crisis what will they do? whose voice will the president hear? well, there's dr. ezekiel emanuel, a health advisor. he said this in january of this year. quote, when implemented, the complete lives system produces a priority curve on which individuals aged between roughly 15 and 40 years get the most chance, whereas the youngest and oldest people get chances t

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one is the vice president of the united states, joe biden. he was extremely close to ted kennedy.the other was senator chris dodd who said today, i lost my best friend. as i share those words with you, i want to bring you into the next part of this hbo documentary that we are being allowed to share with you. again, this is teddy in his own words. that's what this is called. this is interesting. this is ted kennedy in the early years. >> people have a lot of challenges, a lot of heart ache during the course of their lives and still try and reach out and help other people. that is sort of a central kind of a theme in terms of our development. from the days of high school, i always wanted to run for office. i would say probably in college, i really became most interested in politics. >> there is no stopping a touchdown by ted kennedy. brother of massachusetts senator, john kennedy. >> all of us played sports. in our family, all the boys and girls were all really treated very equally and the strongest in the pecking order, people understood that. plus, being the youngest member of the

. >> vice president joe biden was announcing 11 michigan manufacturers that will receive half of that $2.4 billion to build greener vehicles. >> thousands of people have taken advantage of the cash for clunkers program. we have more on what's dealerships are doing with those. >> i am standing in a parking lot filled with clunker's just like this one. there are hundreds of them right here. here is what happens to them next. every car traded in the cash for clunkers program has to be drained of oil and cleaned out with this white liquid. >> every vehicle has to have the engine destroyed. >> is a lengthy process. some dealerships are still waiting for their money from the government. >> they're already for the concord bomb -- clunker bomb. the vehicles behind me have already been drained. >> stripped-down, smashed, and headed to a record -- wrecker. they can make some money is sending the car to a steel mill. either way, they have six months to sell car parts before destroying the cars. at this point, congress is expected to extend the program through labor day. live from maryland, abc 7

. >>> hundreds of mourners including vice president joe biden and stevie wonder gathered to mourn eunice de shriver. -- kennedy shriver. her daughter, calif.'s first lady stood behind her and spoke about her at the church today. >> she was strong and vulnerable, tired, tireless, determined, and ready to surrender to god. >> maria shriver's uncle is battling brain cancer and did not attend the services. special olympians were also there. >>> a woman at the center of the abu grabe prison scandal was scheduled to talk about her new book as part of a forum in d.c. today. the event was caedel because of threats of violence and protests. she was convicted for her role in the picture scandal. she is now appealing that conviction. >>> conflicting statements could result in a kidnapping charge against a former astronaut being dropped. the statement was thatshe sprayed her with pepper spray during the 2007 confrontation. she is accused of driving from houston to orlando to kidnap her romantic rival. >>> next, a young journalist scores a one-on-one with a president -- with the president. >> and a b

it just wasn't for joe biden.s is something that people talk about over and over and over again about the way senator kennedy operated and that is, he understood the power of personal relationships and he did it with barack obama. the first person who ever told me to pay attention to barack obama was senator ted kennedy and i remember running into him in the capital and he said to me, you know that barack obama, you pay attention to senator barack obama. he's going somewhere. >> and even the republicans are coming out and praising him and we heard senator mccain just a little while ago speak from his heart, as well. >> i think we have a written statement from senator orrin hatch who is a good friend of senator kennedy's even though he is a conservative republican that could read that. i was caught with conservative fire in my belly and took on any and anyone who stood in my way, including ted kennedy. we almost always disagreed on all issues we could get together and find common ground which is essential in passin

joe biden one of senator kennedy's best friends in the united states senate.hat this is a deep, deep loss for joe biden and here he is at the microphone stephen chew, the energy secretary just introduced him. let's listen to the vice president. >> mr. secretary, thank you and your staff for the privilege of being with you today on what, as i prepared last night was to be a joyous occasion announcing another step in the direction of energy independence and you said the president made a wise choice. the wisest choice the president made was asking you, i mean this sincerely, to be the secretary of the department of energy. you've assembled a first rate staff and you've taken on a role that is going to be, is going to, in large part, determine the success of these next three and a half years. whether or not we make a genuine dent, genuine progress in moving towards an energy policy that can help america lead the world in the 21st century as it did in the 20th century. some suggest we're trying to do too much. but my response is, is there any responsibility of amer

it's great that everyone at the white house sang happy birthday except for joe biden.e accidentally sang the launch codes. [ laughter ] ♪ 6-11-4-3-9 "stop it!" david beckham, did you hear about this? he's teaming up with arnold schwarzenegger to promote california tourism. all part of arnold's plan to make california just as popular as american soccer. [ laughter ] hey, an earthquake measuring 6.9 on the richter scale hit mexico yesterday. shaking buildings as far away as san diego. scientists now are saying it wasn't a real quake. they were just testing the seismic effects of kevin federline doing the worm. [ laughter and applause ] >> steve: ouch. >> jimmy: tough, tough, yeah. tough for the fed. yeah. a new study finds that children as young as 3 years old can experience depression. especially if they haven't accomplished anything with their lives. [ laughter ] the study was conducted by the makers of the new chewable zoloft. [ laughter ] the los angeles dodgers will give away manny ramirez bobble head dolls next month. they look exactly like manny. they look exactly

vice president joe biden and his wife jill are in kiawah island, south carolina, for a week-long vacation. that's great. they're saying it's the most relaxing vacation obama has ever had. [ laughter ] and you could tell when joe biden's been to the beach. he comes back with braided hair plugs. [ laughter ] it's really cute. really cute. you know, despite losing 200,000 jobs in july, the unemployment rate dropped from 9.5% to 9.4%. i think that means a lot of people got hired to work at the unemployment office. [ laughter ] so, i think that's how they -- but that small drop's not enough for obama. to get that number even further, he's promised to find paula abdul a job. [ laughter ] that's a mission that he's going to -- [ as obama ] "hello?" this you should know. health experts are predicting that most people will need three shots to protect themselves during this year's flu season. that's perfect. i did like six shots before the show, so i should be extra fi. [ laughter ] it's friday. that's what happens. [ cheers and applause ] i did two before that. [ laughter ] if you were counting, y

then again, maybe we should ask joe biden, because before the election, he said this. >> mark my words it will not be six months before the world tests barack obama like it did john kennedy. the world is about to elect a 47-year-old president of the united states of america. are remember, i said standing here, if you don't remember anything else i say, watch, we're going to have an interings national crisis with this guy. glenn: it doesn't make sense, but is the civilian national security force just preparing for what joe biden predicted? if so, make the case, mr. president, because it doesn't make sense. does it to you, america? please, i want to be wrong on this. i don't want to believe these things. this is bad stuff, but give me another reason. who builds an army against an unidentified, unrecognized mysterious threat that doesn't exist? because we can't answer that question, and no one in the white house or anywhere else will answer this question, or any of the other questions that we have proposed this week, then it's up to us to look for clues. maybe we start with the company wh

joe biden is well liked in the senate koshgs cross the aisle. my concern as i watch it as a citizen an not just a journalist is the senate used to be the place where bipartisanship was not only possible but favored. it was the way did you things. it's the way you wanted to do things. it was for the good of the country to come together in the end after a tough debate and make a deal. i don't see that ethic alive in the senate anymore. and ted kennedy was very embodiment of it. right off the top of my head, i don't see any one person who can step into that role. i just don't. >> let me -- mayor, your thoughts on that? you were the top legislator in california for all those years. i worked with liberals for so many years. tip o'neill and also frank moss of utah and he had mus beingy. and i was totally devoted to someone like phil hart of michigan. we've had great senators over the years and n. both parties. >> that was a young man appointed to the senate from the state of colorado last january. his name was michael bennett. i believe that michael b

don't know if it was in your local newspaper but had a picture of president obama carrying around joe biden like he was a piece of wood and he walks up to this government window and it says cash for clunkers. i just love that. i think we need to turn in the whole obama administration for the cash for clunk, program. i just have a few minutes. i want to talk about the three pill ars of evil in washington. that is to say the legislative agenda that we have to defeat. first, i want to talk about the greatest hoax. that is global warming. this climate change agenda is so evil and so much conary. many americans think a global warming is happening. many people think this is a problem. i want to assure you of this. no matter how big a problem you think that climate change is,, the capt. trade bill will have zero impact on global climate. it will have a big impact on our economy and our jobs. i call this the full employment act for india and china. what we are going to do if we pass this bill, and by the way, we talk about what the greatest threat to freedom is this is that the health care bill or

republicans, john mccain, orrin hatch, senator kennedy's niece caroline kennedy and vice president joe biden. tomorrow, charlie, we'll hear from president obama at the funeral. >> john berman up in boston. and you can see this evening's service in its entirety, and it will be on abcnews.com/kennedy. >>> we turn now to that extraordinary kidnapping case in california. phillip and nancy gir ree toe were charged today with 29 counts of on duction, rape, sexual assault and imprisonment for kidnapping jaycee dugard in 1991. today, we learned more about the girl's captivity and virtual isolation for the past 18 years. here's mike von fremd. >> reporter: today, the husband and wife accused of kidnapping and keeping jaycee dugard captive for all these years were in court today. garrido shas admitted to fathering two children with jaycee. the first was born when jaycee was just 14 years old. today, police scoured the sheds and tents in the garrido's secret backyard. this is where jaycee and their two young children lived for all these years. it is hidden from view behind debris and fence. but neighbo

vice president joe biden on hand for the little league championship. bottom four, two on for gratt, rbi single to right. california jumped on top, 4-3. defense still wins championships. taipei rallied. inning ending double play chula vista came back from three down to win the little league world series, 6-3. finally, check out this catch from the padres/marlins game. ramirez, shot to right. left his feet, made a diving grab. a great grab but not enough for the padres. they lost it, 6-4. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> thank you, fred. >>> did the two horror movies debuting this weekend cancel each other out? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, the biggest little city in the world just discovered tomatoes. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this monday morning. i have something very impressive to show you. this is hurricane jimena, category 4, 145-mile-per-hour wind hurricane. this is the baja of california, texas, mexican coastline. this storm is expected to hea

first joe biden volkswagon and audi are recalling cars for transmission problems. >> there was no forwardat all with the car. the engine was racing and the transmission was slipping. >> this is a classic safety hazard. >> it is only a matter of time until it continues being kept. >> volkswagon said the recall effects 2008/2009 jetta withaa direct shift gearbox transmission. the consumer products safety commission is recalling one and a half million dvd players. the dura band units were sold at walmart stores from january 2006 and july 2009. they can overheat and cause a fire. >> if you have this brand dvd player stop using it and return it to walmart for a full refund. walmart received 12 reports of the dvds overheating. five resulted in fires. >> so far no injuries have been reported. >>> great way to end the week. fourth straight day on wall street. the rally on wall street may have been fueled by this. home sales in july posted the largest monthly increase in the last ten years. much of the credit is being given to first time home buyers taking advantage of a temporary $8,000 tax credi

. >> vice president joe biden served with ted kennedy in the senate for 36 years, but it was his first year when biden's young wife and baby daughter were killed if a car crash and young son injured that he felt like quitting. >> he was there at every high point and every low point in my life. >> ted kennedy took his tragedies and transformed them into empathy, empathy for those in pain or in trouble or in sorrow. >> misfortune strikes the kennedy family once again. >> in 1964, when he was almost killed in a small plane crash, it was his senate colleague birch bayh of indiana who pulled him from the wreckage. >> the saying is when to going get tough, the tough get going and ted kennedy was made out of tough material. he didn't let it get him down. he was determined to be a better person for it. >> a man who has worked closely with senator kennedy and knows his record well. >> here is senator birch bayh of indiana. >> we have become close personal friends and i had a chance to learn firsthand of his great compassion and concern for the problems facing you the people of his state. >> he

>> the number two, joe biden, gets a c. for hillary clinton, she got the best grade of all, she got a b-minus. i think the reason here is that americans, i think they are more supportive right now of what the administration is doing when it comes to foreign policy than domestic policy. you have so many controversial things like the stimulus, health care and other issues. when it comes to foreign policy a lot less controversial it appears with americans and that's why hillary clinton gets the best grade, b-minus. >> vice president joe biden a c, couldn't do better than that because? >> there have been some gafs out there that made the news and may be one reason he's a "c." not a horrible grade. maybe he will do better next time. >> i always believed going through school, "c" was not a bad grade at all. >> paul steinhouser, deputy political director, good to see you. >> quite the overachiever, weren't you? >> florida republican senator mel martinez announced yesterday he is stepping down with nearly a year and a half left in

longtime friend joe biden today spoke with kennedy's widow. >> i was talking to 50 this morning and heid, she said, -- i was talki to vicki this morning and she said, he was ready to go, joe, but we're not ready to let him go. >> his colleagues said they will commit themselves even more health care reform. he is survived by his wife, vicki, and five children. >> tomorrow and friday, he will lie in repose at the john f. kennedy memorial museum in boston. a ceremony will take place at our lady of perpetual help basilica, which had special meaning for president -- for senator kennedy as a place of hope and optimism. he will be buried at arlington national cemetery. >>> people round the nation gathered to remember senator kennedy. in northwest washington, but dozens of people gathered. they told us they had never met the senator but it wanted to honor his work. from strangers to colleagues, to friends, millions are mourning the loss of edward r. kennedy. >> most people remember senator kennedy as the titan of the u.s. senate, but a parish priest in arlington counted among his closest frien

there was a great story joe biden told, i began to tell you yesterday, here, joe, when after joe wasis wife was killed in that car accident. like right away. she was coming out of the driveway shopping for a capitali christmas tree, i think it was, with the daughter and the car comes smashing in. >> one of those things looking the wrong way or whatever. joe was crushed although he was as egotistical as anybody and wanted to be a senator as anybody in that age, didn't want to do anything, given the worst room in the capitol, nobody wants to be in the durston building, a boring building and nobody even know there was sixth floor and santorum has this room twhan middle of no. where teddy came over and grabbed him, said you have to meet the guy, join up, become part of the system here. he didn't want to do it. come turnover the gym and spend time with the boys. he didn't want to do it. he finally kept bothering him, said, i will come to the gym. said i'm not really a workout kind of guy, back in the '70s, nobody was. gets over to the gym. teddy said it's a not kind of gym, not workout ki

vice president joe biden, john kerry and john mccain will speak at a memorial tonight. whole public outpouring. >> i just want to thank them so much for coming this evening, and for showing the love and support for my husband. it's a tremendous follow-up to all of our family. >> how gracious after going through this. tomorrow senator kennedy will be buried at arlington national cemetery, just steps from his brothers, john and bobby. that follows a funeral mass in boston, beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern, where president obama will give a eulogy. you can watch it all live on cnn.com/live. >>> three, two, one! blastoff! >> think about that, with just two cameras -- >> or not! the complications that came up yesterday when nasa tried to test its newest rocket, and it was all systems go for michael vick's return to the huddle. question was, how would the philly fans -- those tough philly fans take their new star in. hmmm. (mom) soon, we'll be doing homework, getting up early, packing lunches and running for the bus. and we're ready for it. because we took all our lists and we