john mccain, born in the panama canal zone. barry goldwater born in arizona when it was a territory. and mitt romney's father, george, born in mexico. and in 1881, when chester a. arthur became president, his political opponents questioned whether he was actually born in vermont or somewhat further north in canada. brian. >> so many conspiracy theories, so little time. pete williams in our washington bureau tonight. thank you for that. when our broadcast continues along the way this wednesday night, they're supposed to help smokers quit. but now there is the question of how safe they are. >>> later, depending on where you were today turned into night before our very eyes. and some strange things happened. for my little issues? they're not that bad. summer's no time to put up with even occasional digestive problems. believe me, once they go away, it's amazing how good you feel. announcer: activia is clinically proven to help regulate your digestive system in two weeks. summer's a wastin'... take the activia challenge now. it works, or

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that john barry, author of "the great enflew enza" a fantastic book on the deadliest plague in history, it is a fantastic book. john, i appreciate everything you are doing on this particular flu. a couple of questions for you. this is massive. the w.h.o. is saying it is spreading like wildfire and getting worse and worse and worse. as far as a pandemic, but has it mutated yet? is it getting more virulent? >> first, good to see you again. glenn: good to see you. >> at this point, it still has about the same virulence as seasonal flu. glenn: ok. >> and we are monitoring it. the scientists are looking at the molecular biology constantly. the reason they stopped the case counts was because it burdens the laboratories and it really doesn't tell us that much. we already know it's all over the world. glenn: i'm dmadz to hear that. -- i'm glad to hear that. i know you wouldn't say, and i wouldn't either. i'm just asking for personal choice. if i had a choice of somebody who had the swine flu today, because i read your book, because i know the history of 1918, if i had a choice and somebody had

. >>> the signs of new, john barry made wd-40 a household name and household tool but it wasn't designed to be used there. what was it designed to be used on movie projectors, tractors or missiles? think you know the answer? we will find out if you are correct when we come back. fa it was made to keep missiles rust free. wd stands for water displacement. the 40 mean the formula worked on the 40th try. >>> in sports the nationals became the first team in seven years to drop the first four games for a new mid season manager. last night game five. the nats hosted the mets. and new york on the board early. an rbi double in the first made it 2-0. in the second the mets tacked on three more. the rally was capped off by daniel murphy's rbi single. the nats lose 6 - 2. washington has dropped six in a row. >>> pitcher scott olson is probably done for the season. doctors town he had a tear on his left shoulder. the team put him on the disabled list over the weekend. >>> plenty of drama in the bronx. the orioles and yankees were tied at the ninth. at the plate matsui. >> there it goes. deep to righ

john barry the man who made wd-40 a household name has died.was responsible for transforming the coating missiles into the national sensation. he was 84 years old. that can of stuff in my basement will live on. he did a good job. brian: well-named. seven minutes after -- 17 minutes after the hour. tow to -- toe to toe with barbara boxer when she countered his argument with a quote from another black administration. >> is he proud, i'm sure. that i am quoting him. >> all of that is condescending. i don't like it. i take offense to it. alisyn: this was a meeting to talk about cap and trade and green jobs. what did it have to do with race? joining us with his take is conservative talk show host james t. host. hey, james. thanks for joining us. >> hi, how are you doing this morning? alisyn: i'm doing well. what did you think when you watched this exchange? >> i thought that senator boxer got caught in a democratic two step. sort of like the modern version of the moon walk. all flash, no substance and stuck in reverse. she was trying to play a mild

barry's use of funds. we will have more coming up at 6:00. reporting live from the john wilson building, sam ford, abc 7 news. >> marion barry will not face any charges from this weekend, but the incident has brought some sensational voice mail tapes to light. the language on those tapes is causing controversy. if you would like to watch the entire news conference and here with his former girlfriend is think about him, go to wjla.com. >>> breaking news from montgomery county. the bodies of two nior wti arnseer eund ie einsidthr tmomt ap mon restraint -- on monroe street in rockville >> the police are not saying how the couple died, but they are saying it is not considered or have anything to do with foul play. i just found out and while ago that the last time anybody came to this apartment was july 2. the police say it may have been a while that their bodies were inside the condo. what the building maintenance man said he saw inside the elderly couple's kondo is disturbing. we're told a 76-year-old woman was found lying face down behind the front door, her 77-year-old hu

kobe bryant is going to be involved, magic johnson, brooke shields, jennifer hudson, barry gordie, john mayer. mariah carrey is another person. a lot of celebrity who are going to be involved and as the person who just received tibbetts said, it's probably going to be a big show. so, everybody is very looking forward to what's going to happen tomorrow. i know that i certainly am. >> let's get to some of our callers. mand is in tennessee. good evening, amanda amanda, you're on the air. >> caller: hello? >> yes, you're on the air. >> caller: hi, how are you? >> okay. >> caller: i was calling to make a comment about the death of michael jackson and tell a quick story about one of his songs saved my life. >> sure, amanda. >> caller: when i was 13 years old, my mother and grandmother were killed in an automobile accident, and i was so distraught i didn't see any reason for me to live. i was just going down a downward spiral and i had a gun with me one night and i was going to commit suicide. and i was sending out a farewell note to my family and friends and just as i was about to pick up the

johns. james von brunn was shot and wounded by other guards. >>> the fbi is now investigating. council member marion barry's actions. the washington examiner reports that the federal government is looking in to barry's decision to hire his then girlfriend donna watts. news of the $5,000 a monday contract leaked following barry's arrest earlier this month on stalking charges. the charges were later dropped. and barry didnies -- denies any wrongdoing. >>> do you need a new car and want extra money in your pocket. if you answered yes you may want to take advantage of the cash for clunkers program i want will provide you with both. our 9 news now digital correspondent armando trull has more information from bethesda. >> for everyone wanting to scrap their old battle wagon, today you may be able to do so. buy a new car and get as much as $4,500 taken off the car's sticker price. >> i need a better car that is better on the viral an get money to put down on it. who wouldn't go for that? >> reporter: the cash for clunkers program begins today and dealers are hoping a lot of buyers. >> in this last two weeks 60 to 80% of th

john catoe will testify. >>> another big story we're following, this morning marion barry cleared. u.s. attorney's office dropped the stalking charges again the former mayor. but this morning many questions remain surrounding the city contract barry gave to his accuser and former girlfriend. karen gray houston has the latest live from outside the wilson building. karen. >> reporter: good morning, holly. we are going to hear from marion barry himself. he's been allowing his lawyer and press secretary to speak for him since this whole alleged stalking episode. but he has scheduled a press conference today at the wilson building for noon. now no one expected him to show up today at the superior court. his presence was not required. what happened is what prosecutors called no papering. there won't be any paper to dog marion barry, and the charges were dropped. those embarrassing voice males he left to his girlfriend are still out there. she stick technically has city contract. there are some who question which services she has rendered to the city. the contract of $60,000 to be paid $2,500

barry rewarded her with. >>> well, stage hands resumed work today for the first ever major concert at nationals park. billy joel and elton john will top the weekend concerts. the stadium is being transformed from a ballpark to a concert venue. and the stage is in the nationals outfield. tickets for saturday night's show are still available. >>> still ahead, on 9 news now, a man hospitalized for two months comes home to find that all of his belongings are in the street. a sad story. we will have details when we come back. >>> president obama, the first lady and their two daughters meet pope benedict xvi. i'm charlie d'agata at erthe vatican. we will have the story coming up. having the right tools is crucial to being able to manage your diabetes properly. it's very important for me to uh check my blood sugar before i go on stage. being on when i'm feeling low can be like a rollercoaster. it does at times feel like my body is telling me to do one thing... and, my mind, my heart is telling me to do something else. managing my highs and lows is super important. with my contour meter i can personalize my high/lo settings so it rea

barry, the former mayor of washington, d.c., now on the city council. we'll talk about that and president obama's upcoming speech tonight before the nak k. our "strategy session," donna brazile and republican strategist johnarion barry, in fairness, and he's done some good things for the nation's capitol over the decades, but he's also gotten himself in deep trouble. >> these allegations if they're true, wolf, should throw marion barry off the city council. over the years i've given him a lot of advice. he's been a friend and someone i admire for his work in the civil rights movement. but when you start employing your personal friend and d.c. taxpayers paying for personal favors, the inspector general should investigate and he should be thrown off the council if he did something wrong. >> we'll let the investigation go forward. >> he's kind of the old-time civil rights leader kind of overstayed his welcome on the city council. there's a lot of corruption. when i was living on the hill many the early '90s, i had to move off because it was so bad. but some are more unifiers and barack obama is one of them. politics as a whole, marion barry should exit the stage. >> the d.c. council should investigate all th

. >> there's another former channel 4 reporter joe johns who made his bones on marion barry. >> that's right. >> i happen to be in his back yard the day they took him off to jail the last time. >> is that a separate story, a separate conversation? >> there were a lot of people at the cookout. >> okay. >> but that's to say, let's hope this is the council member gets this under control very quickly. if there are improprieties that they surface quickly and are dealt with. he's entitled to due process. >> going to take a quick break. when we come back, we'll go to va and talk about a current controversy that's brewing with the governor there, tim kaine, between how much time he spends as governor and running the dnc. >>> welcome back to "reporter's notebook." in our in virginia and talking about governor tim kaine. it came out last week that the governor is spending a day and a half working on dnc projects and there have been those now who have come out not said, wait a minute, governor kaine. you said when you took the job as dnc chair that it would not interfere with your job as governor

around washington enough to remember the trials of marion barry, lorena bob its and zacarias moussaoui, of a probably seen the courtroom stretches. >> john henrehan has a report. >> reporter: bill hennessey as made a living by hustling from one d.c. courthouse to another. he is a court artist and his work allows people to see what happens inside the courtroom where cameras are generally forbidden. sotime it is the defendant who is famous. sometimes it is the conduct in the courtroom. >> he started put t putting hi hands back to be cuffed all the while planning his move. so just as the deputies were receiving to cuff his hand, he turned and hit his attorney. reporter: during the federal trial, zacarias moussaoui gestures show me what you're drawing. hennessey declines. the artist remembers how chilling he found moussaoui's testimony about the attacks in new york. >> the actions on 9-11 were justified and his dream two to be see more americans die. that wasn't some lunatic talking. >> he meant it. >> he meant it. >> reporter: bill hennessey has collected artwork from some of the more memorable trials and published it in a book called all r

you've been around washington long enough to remember the trials for marion barry, you've seen some of this man's work. >> johno talk with him. >> reporter: bill hennessey is not your typical artist. for the last 27 years he's made a living by hustling from one d.c. courthouse to another. he's a sketch artist whose work allows tv viewers to see what happened inside courtrooms where cameras are generally forbidden. sometimes it's the defendants like marion barry or lorena bobit who are famous. accused child murder gregory marked his attorney unconscious in front of hennessey,. >> he put his hands behind him like he would be cuffed but then turned and punched his attorney. >> and mousavi gestured saying, showing me what you're drawing. and the artist declined. >> the actions of 9/11 were justified in that his dream would be to see more americans die. that wasn't some lunatic talking. he meant it. >> reporter: he's collected art work from memorable trials and published it in a book called all rise. these illustrations are necessarily quick art but hennessey argues they are art and hopes through the book they will

john ridley? >> you know, i think there is going to be at least a year of michael jackson. one of the things brought up, barryst entertainers. very few in hollywood have had this amount of sway for this long over this many people. and quite frankly we're going to be talking about this for a year from now. >> several people didn't say one of the greatest, several said the greatest entertain ever. and that's a big -- >> that's a feat. >> that's a feat. i was trying to, you know, elvis, you know. beethoven. >> thanks, guys, appreciate it. >> maybe not beethoven. >>> amid all of the sadness today, there was a moment of pure joy. this unbelievable video retro spective of michael jackson's career and the moments that made him the king of pop, perhaps the greatest entertainer ever. some of which you probably never have seen before. we're going to show you the whole thing. first, listen to some of stevie wonder. ♪ 20 minutes later, she'll bring one into the world in seattle. later today, she'll help an accident victim in kansas. how can one nurse be in all these places? through the nurses she taught in this place. jo

barry gibb, too. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. did you invite the bee-gees? >> we didn't invite the bee-gees, no. and johnjohn lennon ] >> jimmy: "i don't know, i can't make it." [ laughter ] i don't know why i'm doing impressions of everyone that didn't make it. [ laughter ] i'm trying to -- now you can go to sleep at night. [ impersonating john lennon ] "michael, i couldn't make it. maybe you're over here, maybe i'm there, who knows." [ laughter ] i don't know. lennon couldn't make it because -- >> he was busted in england. and nixon didn't want him in the country, anyway. so -- >> jimmy: yeah, it wasn't a good. >> he wasn't getting in. a funny thing, i got a letter from apple records, who had been trying to get him to come. you know, we'd been trying to work it out for months, and i never saw the letter until just this year when i started to write the book. yeah, they were going to send an installation of the plastic ono band, which would have been cool. and james taylor and billy preston, which would have been really cool. >> jimmy: that's right, james taylor was on apple, right? that's right. i forgo

john wilson building, sam ford, abc 7 news. >> we will speak with d.c.'s attorney general about what he may or may not do about marion barry. the latest on this growing controversy tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00. >>> loudoun county, a jury store robbery has turned into a hostage situation. -- a jewelry store robbery has turned into a hostage situation. the swat team is running a home. pamela brown is live on the scene with the latest. >> we have confirmed the two hostages are inside the home, a barricade situation unfolding since around 2:00 this afternoon crisis negotiators have established contact with the armed suspect in the home. this began when the suspect robbed a local jewelry store and from there a manhunt and sued. swat team members swarmed this house after an armed suspect barricaded himself inside with hostages. >> scared and hurt. i am really concerned. >> the suspect robbed at the other kind of true restore around noon and ran away and stole a jeep before ndomly targeting this house as a hideout. >> usually, the neighborhood is very quiet. >> as negotiators and snipers work the scene, shots were fired at variou

johns. the 88-year-old von brunn has been recovering at the hospital. he was shot in the face by other security guards. marion barry speaking out about being charged with stalking. those charges were officiay dropped yesterday. barry lashed out at u.s. park police who arrested him on the 4th of july and accused him of stalking ex-girlfriend donna watts-brighthaupt. >> if this inrepresent arrest had not occurred, we wouldn't be going through this pain. we have people debate in this city whether or not i'm a stalker or not a stalker. >> barry no longer charged with a crime but still facingthics concerns offer a $60,000 contract he awarded watts- brighthaupt. we'll have more on that later this hour. >>> hundreds of families are faced with an unimaginable horror learning graves are gone. part of what authorities say was a money making plot. >>> also ahead, he has already admitted to an affaird an now new details about a gift from sent ton john an son's parents to his district.  >>> there is a new twist in ther to dwri of nevada soap -- >>> the obama administration gets more support some its fight to keep

john. >> i am not going to where the pro the fed had to paraphrase shakespeare is mark antony, i come neither tiberi -- barry the fed are to praise it. i come to be realistic. and what we have is clearly a deepen a lot of institution. but i would remind you that while this certainly i think the fed can be said to have exacerbated some of the business cycles and perhaps prolong the time by which we will shambala investment, there were panics and there was market instability that led to the creation of the fed, the famous panic of 1907 being an example the one that jpmorgan had to step in and ameliorate and the last minute. .. exactly what structure, what mechanisms, how do we get from there to here and i will return to that theme. the fed has taken on far more than a central bank even should take on. it has taken on responsibilities regarding employment, protecting imposters through an insurance system. many other things as richard wan points out the fed has taken on so many responsibilities it's become like a large fire department as it gets bigger there are always more fires. i propose there is another cour

>> that includes more on the future not really john ensen, who admits to having an affair with a staffer's wife. >> and more questions about marion barry of tax money. >> and harry potter is back on the big screen. should you brave the crowds or wait for the dvd? we get the review in the next half hour. calculating for getaway. ♪ find your way to a perfect destination at busch gardens... and water country usa... where family-fun surrounds you... and world-class rides astound. start at buschgardens.com. ( music throughout ) hey bets, can i borrow a quarter? sure, still not dry? i'm trying to shrink them. i lost weight and now some clothes are too big. how did you do it? simple stuff. eating right and i switched to whole grain. whole grain... studies show that people who eat more whole grain tend to have a healthier body weight. multigrain cheerios has five whole grains... and 110 calories per lightly sweetened serving. more grains. less you. multigrain cheerios. (announcer) worst-case scenario. so i'm thinking we need a better way to save money. better than subleasing office space? ideay. (announcer) best ce solution. switch to verizon

to put it to rest, but the fact is if john mccain had become president, you would be having this issue on the other side. if you want to go back, people thought barry goldwater was not qualified because he was born in the arizona territory and mitt romney's father, george romney, was not eligible to be president because he was born in mexico. so this is not a new issue. what this bill does is very simple. it's only looking forward, as you suggested, 2012 and beyond, and it just -- let me back up. you know, the constitution, as you know, there's -- most elements of the constitution have implementing legislation. this particular element of the constitution does not, and this is just implementing legislation. just saying before you run for president, let's make sure -- let's have you substantiate that you meet the constitutional requirements, that you're 35 years old -- why is that crazy though, chris? >> congressman, nice try. what you're doing, it's a nice try with your argument. i'm laughing with you only to this extent because i know it's a nice try. what you're doing is a feedsipi the nut cases. this won't prove or disprove whether barack obama i

barry diller's int interactive, an gwen, and teva pharmaceuticals and express scripts. >> let's get back to bulls and bears. peter schiff, a bearish guy, and lee munson, bullish, and mark, bear, johnngham, bull, and bill sischel, start us off, give us a couple stocks to look at in the coming week. >> it's rich. >> sorry. >> we like materials, overweighted there, dupont, industrials, honeywell is coming out with earnings on monday, could be some positive surprise, they have a nice dividend at 4%, price to earnings ratio relatively low. to tech, intel's numbers were wonderful, microsoft very disappointing. >> second half outlook for intel. and microsoft has a strokng second half outlook. >> intel and microsoft knocked things down and tech needs take a break. we like emt, cisco and ibm and chances to get in cheaper. >> corporate customers have a snap back in demand that has to come into play at some point. lee munson a stock or two. >> one thing we will see in this recovery is a high savings rate along with recovery in the economy. i like amazon, started buying it because they're the wal-mart of the internet and they bought zappas and think it makes a lot of sense. >> what does high

johns last month. von brunn was critically injured in a shootout with other guards but is expected to survive. >> new details in the controversy surrounding d.c. council member marion barryalking charges against him have been dropped, the investigation is apparently far from over. the woman at the center of the debate is donna watts-brighthaupt. she is barry's former girlfriend. now "the washington post" reports that fellow council members want to investigate barry's decision to award her a council contract after the two started dating. barry would not comment on the contract, but he's talking now about his recent arrest. >> mr. morales and the national park service police have caused great pain in my family and this community and the nation. if this inappropriate arrest had not occurred, we wouldn't be going through this pain. >> watts-brighthaupt has admitted the reports that barry was stalking her was a misunderstanding. park police issued a statement saying they believed they did have enough evidence to arrest barry. barry says he will pursue a further explanation. >> it's president obama's last day at the g 8 summit and he has some high profile things on his agenda.

john mccain a senior republican on the panel. now live the senate coverage on c-span2. senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barryck, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. almighty god, our help in ages past, and our hope for years to come, thank you for the demonstrated durability of our governmental institutions and for those who serve you faithfully by preserving our freedoms. bless our senators as they strive to do your will. manifest your presence and power in their daily work so that they will not become weary in doing good. move them toward the deeper dedication and the higher purpose of providing hope for the marginalized in our world. show them what they can do to bring about the moral and spiritual renewal of this nation, in order to hasten the coming day of justice and peace in our world. we pray in the name of the king of kings. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justi

don't know what the veteran barry administration and means we are concerned about the environmental impact of not just animals and that is an issue we would want to engage johne have written a letter to the attorney general about antibiotics and we are looking at that. there's an environmental issue that needs to be aware of there is something we can do but i could not exactly the five -- the fine that because of the impact of environmental harm. >> thank you madam chair for your testimony that was very interesting. that adds to the dimensions of what we're talking about today i want to follow-up on what you were talking about. in your recommendation or potential recommendation when you talked about continued therapeutic use, i just want to clarify, i think we'll generally no this is widespread use without significant changes in the way that animals are raised come with the idea of infections and outbreaks could easily continue at the rate they do now percolate and try to understand when you mentioned the criteria for not allowing research that shows evidence of the effectiveness and has research already been done that shows it is effective -- effective for

oscar winner, john mayer, musician, and as well as reverend al sharpton, martin luther king iii is there. the andre crouch choir. androy crouch aranged the song "man in the mirror." barrye, the founder of motown. sarhin jeff argoli from "britain's got talent." his voice has been compared to the young michael jackson. and brooke shields is expected to be there. remember, she was his date to the 1984 american music awards. and queen latifah was a late add. also word that possibly michael's brother jermaine may close out the show by singing a song as well that will certainly strike the hearts of the people who are watching and mourning michael. let's go back and see if they've brought more people up to the stage as we remember michael jackson, the king of pop. so a.j., the pace of this memorial service is obviously slowed a bit. to bring a sense of reverence to what we're doing, which is remembering someone that's passed on. let's go back to our list of people that we expect to see on stage and why they're there. queen latifah was a late add. what can we say about her? >> queen latifah, obviously, is somebody for whom michael feels -- that feels for whom michael broke bar