the former governor tim kaine against george allen.een a senator before and considered a rise in the republican party and presidential even, but running for re-election for the senate in 2006, allen made a comment many believed to be racist and cost him the election. he is running for his old seat again, because the democrat who beat him is retiring. kaine was one of the first governors to endorse president obama, and his name was chatted up and the president named him the chairman of the national democratic committee. a quinnipiac poll shows a virtual dead heat. i talked to the candidates this weekend and the highlights are next. ♪ ( whirring and crackling sounds ) man: assembly lines that fix themselves. the most innovative companies are doing things they never could before, by building on the cisco intelligent network. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and sola

two former governors, democrat tim kaine and republican george allen.has also been a senator before, and was considered a rising star in the republican party. presidential material even. but running for re-election to the senate in 2006, allen made a comment many believe to be racist. it cost him the election. he's running for his old seat again because the democrat who beat him is retiring. kaine was one of the first governors to endorse barack obama for president. his name was chatted up a lot in the vice presidential stakes in 2008. instead, the president named him the chairman of the democratic national committee. a new quinnipiac university poll shows the race a virtual tie with allen at 46% and kaine at 44%. i moderated a debate between the two candidates this weekend. highlights next. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some

kaine, allen is going to try to tie to barack obama, say he's just going to be a mouthpiece for obama he was the dnc chair and the whole united states senate might really depend on who wins this election. >> let me ask you this. in red states like say montana, north dakota, tying the democratic candidate to president obama is kind of gavin with obama not -- a given with obama not necessarily strong in the red states. in virginia my understanding is the president still has a small polling average over romney. so obama isn't necessarily going to hurt webb, is he? >> you're very well informed. four years ago the last time the democrats carried a president in an election was lyndon baines johnson in 1964 and won by seven points. northern virginia is key for the democrats. it's 1/3 of the vote and prince william county and loudoun county are really bellwethers. i talked to jim moran and he said don't pay attention to 2009 when bob mcdonnell won northern virginia or 2010 where they took control of the state senate. what you should really concentrate on is this much larger turnout every four

there, is that kaine is too close to obama.hough that's the substance of their attack. >> right. >> but it's a very close race there in terms of the senate. and tim kaine is speaking at the rally right now. it's really a fantastic candidate. also a really good man and smart campaigner. >> there's a lot of problem in swing states like virginia or ohio. unemployment is actually going down. so the narrative that mitt romney is trying to play every day about this president destroying your economy doesn't resonate if unemployment is going down and people do begin to feel better. >> there's something to that, oh, there's something about bad economic news nationally bleeding across state lines. there was a political science study that looked into this. i think it's relevant here. they said the effects of state level unemployment news is about 1/5 of the effect as national unemployment news. there is a benefit there, obviously, to obama if you look at ohio or iowa or virginia or states that it's lower than national average. but it's no

campaign finance reports show kaine raised $3 million between april and june. allen brought in about $2 million in the same time period. both former virginia governors are in a tight race for the senate. allen is getting help from a conservative outside group. crossroads gps is airing $1 million worth of ads across the state attacking kaine's support of federal stimulus funding. >>> it is now 4:38, 71 degrees. ahead on "news 4 today," last-minute addition. why thousands of british troops are now being called in to duty just ahead of the london olympics. >>> plus, how the smithsonian institute is remembering a milestone in space and television history. >>> and you may notice something missing as you head out the door this morning, all that humidity! how long this pleasant summer weather will stick around, >>> welcome back. today the smithsonian national air and space museum is celebrating the satellite that powered the first tv transmission around the globe 50 years ago. in july 1962, the tellstar satellite carried live pictures to the u.s., canada and europe fo

. >>> virginia senate race is hitting up with george allen anl tim kaine unveiling newed as.nv >> a file your that could force $5 million in defensive cuts. devastating job losses. over 200,000 good-paying0 virginia jobs goat stake, and 10 reduction in our armed forces,re but just one candidate forid senate will fight for virginia jobs. >> tim kaine cut nearlyt $6 billion in state spending, and balanced the budget. but allen voted for $121 billion in earmarks. >> they are both awful, right? according to the campaigns. either way, polls are showing cane and allen running neck and neck.ck >>> new financial aid forms to ease concerns about college costs.s. department of education and obama administration unveil ais college cost shopping sheet.. estimated tuition costs, grantsa scholarships -- the one pagene 1407ing sheet designed to help students and parents better understand the cost of college, it's predicted more students are he graduating with large debt. >>> a judge has issued a gag order for the lawyers, policeaw officersye and investigators inn the case of thd e aurora shooti. james

kaine accused allen of using smashed about politics. >> he has a billboard that says obama senator as if somehow i am not a real virginia because i support the president. that is yesterday's politics. >> allen went after kaine for heading up the democratic committee was still governor. >> tim thought it was more important to serve as the chairman of the democratic national committee. >> you can look for more of the same. right now, polls put the two men in a dead heat. >> here are some other stories making news, investigators say there are interviewing persons of interest in the disappearance of two cousins. authorities have reason believe that lyric cook-morrissey and of elizabeth collins are alive. they went missing eight days ago while riding their bikes. a three-year old boy is dead after he was left inside a van in dallas. he was in day care yesterday and went on a field trip with his classmates. when they return, he was left in the van as temperatures soared to 105 degrees. he died from hypothermia. the driver is in custody and the day care could also face charges. >> overseas t

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. >>> turning to the virginia senate race, republican george allen and democrat tim kaine. today both men were campaigning in alexandria talking with folks who own or work at small businesses. >> setting priorities and getting others. >> i feel really good about it. >> small businesses create most of the jobs and i've heard from small business owners throughout virginia the worries about what's going on in washington in a variety of ways bether it's taxes, mandates and regular -- whether it's taxes, mandates and regulation. >> the true job creators in the american economy, my dad ran a small welding shop with five employees and what we need to do to get the economy strong is do things to help small businesses thrive. >> george allen spent some time meeting with the mount vernon lee chamber of commerce. tim kaine visited some small shops in the mount vernon area. >>> today redskins fans heard what might be the most eight exciting words of the summer, robert griffin, iii has signed his contract agreeing to a four- year $21 million deal earlier today. the media did not talk to

i want to talk about what george allen and also tim kaine have said in to guns, specifically the fact you buy guns in virginia. >> tim kaine has had a record of saying there should be background checks for gun shows. that is, when you go to a gun show, they have to dew abackground check rather than going to a local gun store. george allen doesn't favor that. tim kaine, the nra is going to support george allen and the national rifle association is a potent lobby with about four million members nationally. they identify who are nra members and they get them to the polls. as a political force, they are very much to be reckoned with and people vote -- harry reid, a democrat, majority leader, is very much pro-second amendment. russ feingold who was defeated in wisconsin, rated the most liberal senator in the united states senate when he was there, was pro second amendment and and antigun control. even traditional establishment, left wing democrats are very wary of being against the nra and in any way showing any flexibility on this issue. >> reporter: and the debate continues. we'll have t

>> tim kaine has had a record of saying there should be background checks for gun shows. that is, what you go to a gun show, they have to do a background check rather than going to a local gun store. george allen doesn't favor that. tim kaine, the nra is going to support george allen and the national rifle association is a potent hobby. they are a potent political force with about 4 million members nationally. they identify who are nra members and get them to the polls and as a political force they are very much to be reckoned with and people of both parties, harry reid, democrat, majority leader is very much pro second amendment. russ feingold who was defeated in wisconsin rated the most liberal senator in the united states senate when he was there was pro second ammendment and pro and anti for all practical purposes gun control. so even traditional establishment progressive left wing liberal democrats are very wary of being against the nra and in any way showing any flexibility on this issue. >> we'll have to leave it at that. fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin, thank

if obama surges that will help tim kaine. they're largely dependent on each other.is where coattails and where reverse coattails could have a big effect. the fact that virginia is a battleground state is extraordinary and yet the fact remains it's all tied into presidential and national politics. the economy goes up, it helps obama, well that helps kaine. >> and also one of the reasons we're being inundated with and these ads now where kaine is being criticized for being out of state, doing everything he -- >> working for the dnc. >> as if that's not what a chairman does. but it will hammered home. hammered home. so the opposition to kaine, we're going to link you to president obama. >> exactly. >> to some degree, some have reported that kaine has moved away, distanced away. >> pardon me, a good point. president obama says folks making under $250,000 a year should get the expiring bush tax cuts, kaine isn't so sure. he thinks it should be a higher income level which is interesting. so he's trying to distance himself in a -- perhaps a more moderate nuanced way. >> we

according to campaign finance reports, kaine raised $3 million between april and june.ught in about $2 million in the same time period. both former virginia governors are in a tight race for senate. the outside group crossroads gps is airing $1 million worth of ads attacking kaine's support of federal stimulus funding. >>> today, d.c. will unveil a new 911 system. it's called smart 911. the system allows you to create an online profile, and you can enter information such as an existing medical condition, allergies, even if you have pets inside your home. operators can then see that information during the call and be better prepared if emergency officials have to respond to your home. smart 911 is already operating in other parts of the country. >>> verizon says the power outage along with mechanical failure led to the 911 system crash during last month's massive storm. the emergency system was down for days in the wake of the storm. in a special session of the council of governments, leaders demanded answers from verizon about what caused the failure. experts believe th

according to campaign finance reports, kaine raised $3 million between april and june. in about $2 million in the same period. both former virginia governors are in a tight race for the senate. allen is getting help from a conservative outside group. crossroads gps is airing $1 million worth of ads across the state attacking kaine's support of federal stimulus spending. jack abramoff is getting a new talk show offering advice on reforming politics. in 2006, abramoff was sentenced on a range of charges, including conspiracy, fraud and corruption. he was released from prison in 2010. "the jack abramoff show" airs sunday from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on xm's talk radio channel. >>> all right, well, you've seen the posters and heard the stories about people looking for their lost puppy or kitten, dog or cat? >> different story this morning, though. one family in arlington is looking for a baby python. 6-year-old ava ray had her snake, happy, with her tuesday while playing with her brother and sister near their home. the snake looks just like this. this is the other family sna

. >> george allen and tim kaine met for their first debate today.each other's time as public servants. >> pack your patience if you are going to take metro tomorrow. work continues on the red line and that is impacting every other line. you can check out more on this story on wjla.com. >> back a sweater if you're going out tonight because it is going to be --[laughter] >> your arms are always cold. >> tomorrow we will feel the difference. a little bit more sunshine and by monday and tuesday, back to the bathing suit. how was that? sound good? cloudy conditions and a little bit of fog beginning to develop. 71 degrees was it for the daytime high. in 1984, it was 74. that was the last time it was the school in our area and today we set the record for our average. 70 degrees right now at the airport. 67 in maryland. over two inches of rain since midnight. now 66 in alexandria. silver spring, 66 degree. the temperature has only fallen by two degrees. they had over an inch of rain earlier today. 70 at dulles. out to the west of us, this is where the warme

tim kaine thinks it's a great achievement. >> i'll push to make it better with the tax savings.eduction of about $600 billion over the next ten years. >> those tax cuts that we passed helped spur economic growth. raising taxes will only create more job losses. >> polls show the race may be the tightest in the nation. definitely one to watch. >> yes. we'll be on it for sure. now to the weather. will the sun start to come through after a chilly and soggy start? >> you know who has the answer to that, chuck bell. >> who? oh, me. >> you. >> cloudy skies remain overhead this morning even from our beautiful patio in front of the friendly peacock in northwest washington. still cloud cover out here, but you can tell it will be a milder day than yesterday. already a hint of some sunshine trying to get through the little cloud deck we have to get through first thing this morning. temperatures are already warmer than our high yesterday. we reached only 71 yesterday. already 73 now at national airport. dulles airport topped out at 69 for a high temperature yesterday. most locations topping

. >> virginia senate candidate tim kaine and tim allen also spoken about the shooting. >> it brought up painful memories of similar events, the shooting at virginia tech five years ago, the shooting nearby at the apalachicola few years before that. as we think about victims and their families, if we are not thinking about democrats or republicans. >> regardless of where somebody went to college in virginia or elsewhere, we are united and we admire everything that everyone did in that community and that is the first thing i thought of when i started hearing what happened in aurora, colorado. >> they made the comments during a debate on saturday at a resort in hot springs. 33 people died in the virginia tech shootings. it remains the debt is shooting rampage in american history. >> major movie theaters waiting until later today to report the weekend box office numbers. >> it out of respect for the victims of the shooting on friday. but "the dark knight rises" v reportedly made $162 million on the weekend. if so, that would be a record. friday's shooting led warner brothers to cancel a

for the first time this year we are seeing george allen ahead of tim kaine but not by much. allen is up 46% to 44% which is a statistical dead heat. in march he was losing bias -- 3 points, also a statistical dead heat. >> tonight we will tell you loopholes that allow people on the no-fly list into flight school. cox ford says owners of some vehicles should i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, , for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crowned thy good, with brotherhood... still thinking of replacing the truck? i just don't know where to start. glad you made it. start by choosing from over 30,000 used cars and trucks. carmax. start here. >> middle east tensions are rising in a bombing that left five israelis dead. the attacks were blamed by the prime minister on their ron banged it. one media outlet has identified the bomber as a swedish national and a former guantanamo bay detainee released in 2004. >> flight school security l

i asked tim kaine this a couple of weeks ago. everyone seems to know everything about it. the books have been written. the documentary's have been made. york in front of the like every day. tell me one thing the voters to not know that they do not know about it. his answer was -- i like to go out and camp. i like to be outdoors. i play the harmonica. i am boring. what are you? >> well, it is true. i am probably boring too. i cook a mean chili. michelle can testify. you will claim i have not cooked it for 10 years. that should not get credit for it. i am surprisingly good pool player. if you ever see me in the pool hall. >> do not walk up and throw down money. >> that is what i am saying. i might end up clean your clock. that is a possibility. and the -- i'm a good doodler. folks not know that. all kinds of things. faces, people. so times when i hear in a big important international meeting and to see me writing stuff down it might be that i am just a drawing some folks. >> just snoopy. not taking notes from kofi annan. thank you for the time. >> thank you so much. >> aside

officials say they were able to employ one -- to apply operations develop during up here kaine irene. >> we did not have the manpower in place when the storm hit but both took almost the same amount of time. >> as far as the stats, crews had to tackle 748,000 outages using 4700 field and support forces, 1900 of which were from 18 states and canada. 9000 circuit lines were fixed and 444 stations. they took 5000 e-mails about august is -- outages. they still need to see what went right and what went wrong which will come out when the storm is reviewed. trace will become a top priority. >> we will be looking at the network and looking at where are their danger trees, trees that are living in a bad position or limbs that are broken and may come down. >> the worst may not be over. bge is reminding its customers to prepare for severe storms throughout the summer and as we head into hurricane season. >> tonight at tool meant to prevent water main breaks was put to work and city officials have the results of an extensive study. we have a look at the so-called pipe driver and the problem is di

quinnipiac's pole has former gop governor george allen leading former democratic governor tim kaine 46-44%. but that is in the margin of error. >> and that voters are making a distinction. they making the decisions based on how they feel about their senate candidates. >> reporter: and, unless either side breaks through, virginia's battleground is showing every sign of remaining a political locked ground until election day. the one thing that appears clear from this poll is there appears to be no coattails at work here in virginia. 61% of the people say their choice a presidential candidate will not influence their choice of a voter candidate. just because they vote for one person, doesn't mean they won't switch over. >> very interesting. >> it is. and we have four months to go. tom fitzgerald, thank you. >>> there is some bad news on the job front. a new report shows the number of u.s. workers foiling for unemployment spiked last week and up by 34,000. economists are skeptical of the numbers due to seasonal factors and temporary summertime layoffs. the labor department said last week's

. >> a lively first debate between the virginia senate candidates tim kaine and george allen has come to an end. they spared this afternoon of our federal spending and defense cuts. they also argued over which one is more partisan. we have been following this story and will have a full report tonight at 11:00. >> metro delays as track repairs continue. the bread line to medical center and bethesda stations are closed. -- the red line to medical center and bethesda stations are closed. it will also be sharing tracks on the green blue, orange, and yellow lines. complete details on our website, wjla.com. >> coming out, more bloodshed in syria. but the one secretary general said today. ou>> after race suicide bomber killed five tourists and their bus driver, which flights will no longer be listed. >> and dramatic video of a truck driver dangling. [ male announcer ] where did all the obama stimulus money go? friends, donors campaign supporters special interestougroups where did the obama stimulus money go? solyndra: 50million taxpayer dollars. bankrupt. so where did the obama stimulus mone

allen criticized kaine for serving as chairman of the democratic committee while also governor.said allen helped turn massive surpluses into massive deficits. >> tim as governor tried to raise taxes by $4 billion, including on people earning as little as $17,000 a year. >> you talk like a fiscal conservative but you've never governed like one and you may say you're going to do it if you get a third chance but we just can't afford to take that chance. >> both candidates are vying for the seat vacated by jim webb and they've been locked in a virtual dead heat in the polls for about a year now. >>> the world's largest conference on aids was held in d.c. over the weekend. some 30,000 people from nearly 200 countries are here to discuss living with h.i.v. and aids. also how to prevent it and educate those who still don't know about h.i.v. and aids. at bell high school in northwest washington, organizers hosted a soccer game to attract and teach teens about aids. the latest report shows just under 3% of all d.c. residents over the age of 12 are living either with h.i.v. or aids. anoth

supervisor chu: colleagues, can we meet kaine -- can we entertain a motion? we will do that without objection. department of public works. >> good afternoon. so, we were able to work with the budget analyst, and we are in agreement with the budget analyst. supervisor chu: the department of public works is in agreement with the budget analyst recommendations. supervisor kim? supervisor kim: thank you. i was so happy to see that. i did want to raise my own personal concern about the $1 million in reserve for the law library. given the discussions we have had come up we think that is a very high amount. certainly, we would not want to spend general fund dollars to that extent. we can look at this by relocating location such as the library, and i hope that that would be a consideration in the following year, and that this committee would consider such a large allocation. i know this is for the next fiscal year, but i wanted to bring that concern up today. >> supervisors, we will come back and talk about what happens with the law library. supervisor chu: thank you

. >>> tim kaine and george allen squared off in the first debate since the virginia senate primariest month. that took place of business at the virginia bar association meeting in hot springs. the former governors accused each other of partisanship while listing examples of their own ability to cross the aisle. quinnipiac poll released showed the candidates are deadlocked. the race closely watched because it could be a factor in determining the balance of power in the senate. >>> a decision expected soon in the future of the joe paterno statue at penn state university. the tribute to the late coach has drawn controversy since an internal investigation imp pla kamted paterno in the cover-up of a sex abuse scandal. the statue is drawing crowds. some are there to protect it. penn state president rodney erickson will make the final call. >>> coming up next, chuck will tell us if this dreary weather will continue for sunday. we'll be right back. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains m

. >>> democratic challenger tim kaine was campaigning in the same area touring small businesses in the mt. vernon area. he shared with business leaders his ideas on how to strengthen the economy and help small businesses grow. he wants to bring the commonwealth traditions of fiscal and political balance to washington. >>> meantime, the political, the presidential race is heating up. a new new york times pole finds the vice presidential candidate is very important to voters. 74% of those surveyed a say running mate matters a lot or somewhat. at the same time, 25% said that it doesn't matter at all. and the survey comes as republican mitt romney is said to be close to announcing a running mate. >>> less than an hour ago, the house judiciary committee approved a bill to ban abortions in the city after 20 weeks of pregnancy. congresswoman eleanor holmes norton joins us now to talk about the committee's action. thank you very much for being here. appreciate your presence, despite the weather that you had to get through to be with us. >> of course. >> i want to give our viewers more details

in virginia, we have a -- hopefully newly to be elected tim kaine and i think the races will come down to those five. >> eliot: if we hold the senate, you will be chair of which committee? we want you to be chair of the judiciary committee. i don't know whose toes i'm stepping on. senator richard blumenthal, senator of connecticut, thank you for joining us. >> thank you very much. >> eliot: joe walsh doubles down on his attack on a purple heart recipient. stimulate your senses. 5 gum. now in micro pack. and who doesn't want 50% more cash? ugh, the baby. huh! and then the baby bear said "i want 50% more cash in my bed!" phhht! 50% more cash is good ri... what's that. ♪ ♪ you can spell. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% more cash. what's in your wallet? ha ha. ♪ ♪ junk like it did at any an arby's in colorado. yikes. >> stephanie: i guess we do know where the beef is. [ buzzer ] >> that's wrong. >> eliot: nothing says 4th of july like bad hot dog puns and fireworks. when it doesn't fit anywhere else, we put it in the viewfinder. >> i d

in virginia's senate matchup, the poll shows george allen has a slim point lead over democrat tim kaine, 46 to 44%. and virginia one of the key states in the presidential race. those numbers are striking. >> okay. exciting time. especially in washington, right? >> yeah. what that means is political ads between now and november. >> sure does. >>> weather, it's looking better but not quite where we want to be yet. additional showers and thunderstorms and storms in the forecast this afternoon. temperatures not as extreme as yesterday. more on that coming up. number temperatures 100 plus this summer. 81 in washington. 77 in baltimore. very humid out there. mix of clouds and haze and sunshine across the area. i think later this afternoon we'll have more of that as this frontal system continues to meander through the mid- atlantic. currently it's just off to our north, and as we get into the afternoon hours we'll watch it try to move in a little closer. showers and storms will bubble up -- there's that word again, allison. >> bubble up. >> showers and storms will develop along that frontal bo

virginia senate matchup, today's poll shows republican george alan has a 2-point lead over democrat tim kaine. >>> meanwhile, a new fox hol shows the race for the white house is a virtual tie. president obama has a 4-point lead if the election were held together. both have 52% favorable ratings, but the president's unfavorable rate is 6-points higher than romney's. >>> president obama kicks off two days of campaigning in florida today. romney will be meeting privately with his staff in boston before attending a fundraiser. >>> back to the district, it appears a majority of residents agree with council members who are calling for the resignation of mayor gray. >> according to a new poll, most people believe the mayor should resign. melanie now is live in d.c. with the latest on the scandal plaguing the d.c. government. melanie? >> reporter: the numbers aren't ut they do show rising dissatisfaction among city residents after all of these financial scandals and all of these federal investigations. the mayor's approval rating now just 29%. when asked about whether they thought the mayor should re

, and that changes the race and in may, tim kaine, who everybody says he'll win and is supporting obamaes openings republicans didn't have in some places. >> gregg: ed, how would you handicap the senate flipping. >> there is a great chance and most seats are open seats and clair mccaskill in missouri will be in trouble, a democrat. and, that is an issue that will work and i think we have a real opportunity to do it and hold the house and can win the presidency and can win this. >> gregg: can we put up the electoral map, really fast? mitt romney is doing a little better since the last time we put it up there. look at that. obviously the reds and the blues and the yellows are in play. but, the president still has a substantial lead. >> let me give you one line, the other thing that happened last week was on monday, the supreme court ruled in favor of the arizona immigration law, another victory for obama but in the process, obama lost the state of arizona and on the map it is now moving to leaning romney. >> gregg: a quick, everybody's predictions and pat, starts with you. >> my predictio

tim kaine has a lead over george allen in the ppp poll.sconsin, former thompson leads baldwin 45 to 41 in a new marquette university poll. that's for the seat for retiring herb cole. and in maine, king still leads the pack in a new critical insights poll. it's king with a 28-point lead with over the democrat and republican in the race. king still hasn't said which party he'd caucus with if he wins. we'll be back. >>> we're back. 16 months of fighting has left syria war torn. u.n. peace keeping efforts strained. syrians asking why doesn't the world care? conservative estimates by reuters say 13,000 armed and unarmed opponents of assad have been killed along with 4300 pro-assad security forces. richard engel recently returned from syria where he witnessed the aftermath of a december 2011 massacre that left 127 dead. in a rare interview, he asked two cousins who had defected from the syrian army what happened when syrian troops rolled into town. >> translator: they started firing on us with all kinds of weapons. >> firing from above, i ask. >

in virginia, we have a -- hopefully newly to be elected tim kaine and i think the races will come downve. >> eliot: if we hold the senate, you will be chair of which committee? we want you to be chair of the judiciary committee. i don't know whose toes i'm stepping on. senator richard blumenthal, senator of connecticut, thank you for joining us. >> thank you very much. >> eliot: joe walsh doubles down hershey's chocolate syrup. stir up a smile. really? no. it comes with a hat. see, airline credit cards promise flights for 25,000 miles, but... [ man ] there's never any seats for 25,000 miles. frustrating, isn't it? but that won't happen with the capital one venture card. you can book any airline, anytime. hey, i just said that. after all, isn't traveling hard enough? ow! [ male announcer ] to get the flights you want, sign up for a venture card at capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? uh, it's ok. i've played a pilot before. in your jeep grand cherokee. and when you do, you'll be grateful for the adaptive cruise control that automatically adjusts your speed when approaching slower traf

democratic candidate tim kaine is raising more money an allen. but allen supporters are stepping up, a conservative outside group is spending $1.1 million on new tv ads. >>> for the last month, illinois congressman jesse jackson, jr. has not been seen. his office is saying he's getting medical treatment for a mood disorder. but his staff isn't giving out other details and won't say where he is. the chicago democratic took a leave of absence june 10th. at the time his staff said he was battling emotional problems. >>> the house votes to repeal health care reform. republicans call it a job killing threat to the economic recovery. all of them voted to repeal president obama's legislation. only five democrats voted. democrats say the repeal would remove protections for consumers that are already helping millions. this has no chance of passing in the democratic controlled senate. >>> talk about going into the lion's den, mitt romney spoke at the naacp convention and let's say he hit a few rough spots with the audience. sarah simmons is back with highl

tim kaine thinks it's a great achievement. >> i'll fight to make it better.ush tax cuts expire over $500,000. it will produce definitely it is reduction of $600 billion over the next ten years. >> those tax cuts that we have passed helped spur economic growth. raising taxes will only create more job losses. >> polls show this race may be one of the tightest if not the tightest in the nation. >>> and the tragedy colorado set off a discussion about gun control in this country. >> next how politicians in particular are weighing in on the issue as "meet the press" moderator david gregory joins [ male announcer ] where did all the obama stimulus money go? friends, donors, campaign supporters, special interest groups where did the obama stimulus money go? solyndra: 500 million taxpayer dollars. bankrupt. so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> the tragedy in colorado ha

places like virginia which are pretty tough and right down the middle politically, governor kaine has stood up to the nra and won and perhaps will continue to win this time around. in places like new mexico and colorado, lots of folks in difficult states who kind of co-sponsor bills that are kind of right down the middle that respect the second amendment but also would do much more to keep guns out of the wrong hands. most elected officials are rational actors untheir own self interests, which means they know people in their own districts of their state want reasonable controls including most nra members, but they know if they co-sponsor the wrong thing or vote for the wrong thing, they're going to lose a few votes. they're going to have a guy show up at their town hall meeting with a gun in their waistband, they may get an orange postcard that the nra sends out. we know that the nra's big ilesion is that it defeats incumbents, it rarely does. when members of congress can't turn the folks on our side of the issue for political support, for demonstrable grass roots support, they find t

tim kaine has a lead over george allen in the ppp poll. former thompson leads baldwin 45 to 41 in a new marquette university poll. that's for the seat for retiring herb cole. and in maine, king still leads the pack in a new critical insights poll. it's king with a 28-point lead with over the democrat and republican in the race. king still hasn't said which party he'd caucus with if he wins. we'll be back. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone likes a bit of order in their life. virtual wallet helps you get it. keep track of spending, move money with a slide, and use the calendar. all to see your money how you want. ♪ ♪ power surge, let it blow your mind. [ male announcer ] for fruits, veggies and natural green tea energy... new v8 v-fusion plus energy. could've had a v8. new v8 v-fusion plus energy. by what's getting done. measure commitment the twenty billion dollars bp committed has helped fund economic and environmental recovery. long-term, bp's made a five hundred million dollar commitment to support scientists studying the environment. an

a poll has george allen leading former democratic governor tim kaine 46 to 44%.ut that is in the margin of error. >> the voters are making a distinction. they are not voting for the senate on the basis of how they feel about the presidential candidates. they are making their decisions based upon how they feel about the senate candidates. >> reporter: unless either side breaks through, virginia's battleground is showing every sign of remaining a political rocky ground right up until election day. tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >> thank you. >>> we still have plenty ahead. we are following breaking news out of colorado this morning. reports of more than a dozen people dead following a shooting at a screening of the new batman movie. we'll get the latest on that developing story. >>> sherry ly following another big story. >> reporter: well, a d.c. neighborhood is drying out and cleaning up once again, the third time in less than two weeks that this neighborhood here in bloomingdale has been flooded. we'll have the latest for you coming up. still thinking of replacing t

george allen is leading former democratic governor tim kaine 46-44% by the quinnipiac poll, but thathe margin of error. >> the voters are not voting on the basis of how they feel about the presidential candidates. they're making their senate decisions based on how they feel about their senate candidates. >> reporter: unless either side breaks through, virginia's battleground is showing of sign of remaining a political rocky ground white up until election day. tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >>> the debate over building height restrictions continues in the district. today an oversight subcommittee met to discuss the issue. as it stands now, buildings are restricted to about 130 feet. earlier today we talked with the executive director of the national capitol planning committee. he says if there are changes,ed that be minimal. >> we're the un-- changes, they'd be minimal. >> we're not talking about major changes. what we're focusing on, our selective surgical increment al changes possibly that could help benefit some of the architecture in the city. >> critics argue current building restri

are stepping u conservative outside group is spending $1.1 million on new television ads attacking kaine> new details are expected out about last week's metro derailment on the green line. no unwas injured in the accident which may have been heat related. metro is planning to release an update during this morning's board meeting. also on the agenda today, a proposal to set a new stan card for train service. right now, the system calls for service every sick minutes during peak times and every 12 to 15 minutes during non-peak times. new proposal would double that wait time in an effort to save the system some money. >>> police have several persons of interest in connection with the murder of a local reporter. sarah greenhalgh worked for one chester star. she was found dead on monday inside her burned-out home. that killer apparently set it to conceal the crime. police are questioning a man greenhalgh dated. she called him crazy in her facebook posting on sunday. >> i didn't know who she was dating. sheet dated lots of people. she was a free spirit. she was a single girl but that is very d

tim kaine says i'm against mentally deranged people being able to get guns. really? action. really? we can't agree? >> pyromaniacs start fires so we should ban matches. not the same thing at all. >> stephanie: ron in denver. you're on "the stephanie miller show." >> caller: hi. it made me so mad every time you would see that. i was trying to call you guys. i actually watched your show on friday and then i was doing the local stuff. i was flipping channels. >> stephanie: eric boehlert will join us next hour to cohost right-wing world. as we continue on "the stephanie miller show." "stephanie miller show." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> stephanie: okay, here we go. >> stephanie: here we go. hour number two. jacki schechner current news superstar. breaking news superstar crisis counselor, fashion consultant. we had a concern, of course, you brought a sticky bra to seattle to wear with your gown. we were concerned there would be an epic failure. >> a what? [ ding ding ] >> i had a backless dress. and so i had to get one of those undergarments that doesn't -- it doesn't show and

tim kaine and george allen are in a dead heat. the most competitive senate race in the country. massachusetts in the battle between scott brown and democrat elizabeth warren. republicans only need to win a net of four seats to take control of the senate. you know what i love about this country? trick question. i love everything about this country! including prilosec otc. you know one pill each morning treats your frequent heartburn so you can enjoy all this great land of ours has to offer like demolition derbies. and drive thru weddings. so if you're one of those people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day, block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. >>> welcome back. illinois tea party congressman joe walsh best known for calling the president a liar finds himself under fire for his comments he made sunday about his opponent, iraq war veteran tammy duck worth. he says she discusses her military service too much. she was a black hawk pilot who lost both legs after her