mike reached out for jamie kent.as only 2 the day they left california. >> he told me the day he was in custody, he called me, he said jamie, i swear, i never hurt that little girl. >> who do you think did it? >> my dad swore to me he didn't hurt that little girl. i think donna did it. >> why would he not walk out the door and go to authorities. >> he was in love. he was protecting donna. >> mike kent and donna prentice pleaded not guilty. as it turned out, mike would never have his day in court. he was in poor health when he was arrested and died just six months later. with kent dead, donna prentice was about to stand trial for murdering her daughter despite the case's challenges. >> you don't have a body? >> right. >> you don't have a murder weapon? >> right. >> do you have a motive? >> i couldn't comment. >> he said his team of investigators exhausted all leads, talks to friends, relatives and former roommates in an effort to find michelle or at least to find out what happened to her. >> we started this investigat

kent jones. hi, kent. >> hi, rachel.news in academia today. >> 0.2. >> did you ever get an f in a class and think, come on, i tried. i'm not a bad person. em's not a failure. now a college in canada introduced a grade lower than "f." they are calling it "fd" for dishonesty and would be dispensed in egregious cases of cheating. it's like an f-shot with a shame chaser. getting an "fd" lets the world know you are not just a failure, you are illegal. >> my name is legal. >> now, i think "fd" is ingenious to the language. why wait? >> our next door neighbors are foreign countries. they're in the state that i am the executive of. >> i have been unfaithful to my wife. >> i wish the american media would take a great look at the views of the people in congress and find out are they pro america or anti-america? >> i do not recall, senator, i don't recall. senator, i have searched my memory. i have no recollection of the meeting. >> "fd." and perhaps most deserving of all -- >> fool me once, shame on -- shame on you. you fool me, y

we have at least seven medical units, mostly from kent island. it appears there was a football practice going on outside of the kent island high school. and we have at least -- we have multiple football players here that appear to be suffering heat injuries. now, it is not clear whether there is anything else going on, other than heat injuries. but as you can see, most of these young men are sitting here with their shirts off. they have several on stretchers. and the road hire in front of the kent island high school is completely closed by fire apparatus. multiple fire units from queen anne's county and anne arundel county. it is not clear at this point exactly what has occurred here, other than possible multiple heat casualties. but we'll stay on top of the situation. as we get more information, we'll keep you informed. >> i know you will. thank you very much, captain mike ferry -- perry in sky eye chopper 13. >>> yet another honor for the baltimore aquatic club. this time from the u.s. olympic committee. >> reporter: these waters were and are g

i'm on kent island right now. but earlier this evening i was at the medical center where nine people were taken to that hospital. seven players and two assistant coaches. the hospital spokeswoman told me it's unclear what happened. they're still checking those patients including an additional four medical personnel who said they felt sick after treating the high school players. i can tell you firsthand all of the uncertainty, all of the drama made for quite an exciting night for family members. >> i got out of my car and ran to the field. he wasn't very coherent at the time when i was trying to speak to him. >> reporter: larry describes how he found his two younger brothers, both twins, after they fell sick during football practice. he waits for one of them who was taken to the medical center. >> the nurse ruled out it was heat related. he said there is no way 15 people would react to the heat at the same time. so she says they're giving them an ekg exam. it checks your heart. and they're going to take them back a

but had there not been an aed on the premises, the chances that kent would have died are great. experienced climber and veteran nurse was nearby so was this nurse. they both spraying into action. >> we lowered him to the ground and we both checked for a pulse. there was no pulse. so we started chest compressions and yelled call 911 and grabbed the aed. >> make sure your people know where it is and how to use it. >> this miracle is only 3% heart attack victims is revived after attacks. so kent is truly lucky to be alive. >>> the pretty makes another push for the healthcare debate. the president called for a real debate on thish uniform one issue that democrats are not backing down from is a government-run insurance option. >> i agree with the president that public option was the best way to keep the insurance companies honest. let me say it another way. there's no bill that i can pass a bill in the house of representatives without a public option. >> nancy pilosi insist that's a new public insurance plan is essential. but republicans almost universally oppose it. >>> the ravens t

this evening five young men from kent island high school. all are in fair condition. >> reporter: other players were kept inside the school for observation. the soccer coach says the heat could have been the culprit. >> this week it's been humid. i don't know what they are doing at home if they are rehydrating. we tell the kids to make sure they get plenty of fluids. >> parents weren't sure what to think. >> it's concerning. when you don't know what it is, it's scary. we don't know any information right now. >> reporter: at last check, the police and fire departments are still saying that it appears to have been heat exhaustion. we'll keep you posted in the event that something changes. i'm pat warren. >> thank you. >>> another medical emergency back here in baltimore as 10 people were hospitalized following a carbon monoxide leak. everyone was evacuated from the filling and packing warehouse in rossville after one employee collapsed around noon. emergency crews found co levels serious enough to cause death. the leak is blamed on propane fue

district is 73 degrees, 73 on kent island. 80% humidity and calm winds. is 29.94, clouds and shower activity. yes, they've now pressed well off to the east, watch this cold front move our way. i'll mention a chance of a thundershower tonight, 10% chance. that front will bring us thunderstorms on wednesday. 88 degrees is going to be the high, partly cloudy skies, maybe a little bit of overnight fog, 66. tomorrow mostly sunny, hot and humid with a high of 92 degrees. there is thunderstorms wednesday, 90. lower humidity a little bit thursday, sunny, 88. friday partly sunny 84. saturday sunny and 86 degrees. don take it away. >>> over to sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> we're hearing of an accident coming into us on 95 northbound at the fort mchenry toll plaza. we have a picture of 95 northbound at 5:43, the off ramp closed. an accident also in the city, greensburg avenue at deer park pen drive. that's in jordan hill park. and also some downed wires on bedford road between grenada and clover hill. the alternate is geneva. fire activity has shut down n

kent conrad is not the whip of the senate. dick durbin is. what i see dick durbin on television saying that the public option is dead, i will believe it. >> colby? >> i remember where general chester pulley wise. he was a marine like you are. he was surrounded, they are in front of us and behind us, we have been just baugher we want them this is where obama is right now. he has the blue dogs after him, he has the liberals after him, he has the commentators, political commentary class after him. i do not think he will pull a chester pulley, but i do not think he is out of the game yet. lyndon johnson said to clarence mitchell and the naacp when there were pushing the civil- rights bill that they had to have it. johnson looked at mitchell and said, "how many votes do you have, clarence?" that is what it will come down to with obama. >> the wascally wabbit is dead. in the end, the liberals are bluffing. mara liasson of npr put it correctly. there is no left wing democrat who will lose a seat if the option is left out of the bill, but there are a

kent conrad, i should int out, is no the whip of theenate. he is not counting votes. di durbin is great when i see dick durbin on telision saying at the public option i- dickurbin is. when i see dick durbin on levision saying that the public optnis dead, i will believe it. >> i am minded of the general chesty puller. he was surroded and he said, "we have tm just where we want them." that is where oba finds himself. he is surrounded. he has conservives after him, as the blueogs afterim, the liberals after him,he commentators, polical commenta class after him. i doot think that he is going to pull a chesty puller,but i do n think he is ouof the game y. why do i say that? lyndon johnson said clarence mitchellnd the naacp when they'reushing the civil-rights bill -- mitchell nt to him and said he had somhing he really had to ruff, and got ected him d said, "how man ves do you have,larence?" that ishat it will com down to with obama. >> the wascall wabt is dead. in thend, liberals are bluffing. mara liassonof npput it rrectly. theris no left wing democrat who will le a seat

kent conrad is not the whip of the senate. he is not the guy counting votes. dick durbin is. when i see him on television saying that the public option is dead, i will believe it. >> colby? >> i am reminded of when in korea, he was surrounded on the left and right and he said, "is we have just where we got -- we have just where we want the." that is where obama is. he has that left and the right and the blue dogs and the commentators. i do not think he will pull a chester and knocked out his enemies, but i do not think he is out of this yet. lyndon johnson said to clarence mitchell when they were pushing the civil-rights bill that they had to have that, and said, "how many votes do you have, clarence?" this is what will come down to, how many votes out of the senate. >> charles? >> it doesn't have a chance. mara liasson of npr put it correctly -- there is no left wing democrat who will lose his seat if the option is left out of the bill. there are moderate democrats who will lose his seat if it is in the bill. that will determine how it goes. there will be no public option. t

it is not unusual for athletes to become sick on occasion but it was odd that so many fell ill at kent island. >>> thousands of e-z-pass users are closing their accounts just weeks after the mta started charging them a monthly fee to all users. as of july s all e-z-pass users are charged $1.50 month for the systems. nearly # 5,000 accounts were closed in the weeks following but a spokesperson for the mta points to the 2800 new accounts opened in july. >>> blank-o fever is alive and well. flacco thread ravens to the afc championship game last year. kai jackson reports that now fans have more reason to celebrate because flacco's jersey is among the top sellers in the nfl. >> reporter: at 13 sports legends museum downtown there are sports gear for baltimore baltimoreans who love their football. now fans have another reason to be proud of their team and the players. quarterback joe flacco's jersey is number 17 on the top 25 sellers on nfl.com. >> i would say that's actually surprising that he's that high. so that's for all the nfl players across the country. >> reporter: flacco was a rooki

we're looking at you kent conrad of north dakota.t a town hall yesterday he told about a hundred people he will not vote for any plan with a public option, a vital, perhaps the vital component to the president's plan. conrad, important at this stage of the game for his role on the finance committee working with ranking republican chuck grassley about whom more in a moment. meanwhile, another democrat from real america revealed just how committed mr. obama is to enacting real health care reform. iowa congressman leonard boswell at his own town hall recounting a discussion he had with mr. obama in february. >> we talked about some of these things, you know, whether energy or health care or whatever. and the president, i'm not going to kick the can down the road. he said that. and i said to him, well, that's something i'm kind of used to in southern iowa. i know about kicking the can down the road. he said, no, if it makes me a one-term president we're going to take it on because the country is in need of us taking this on. i respected

abc 2 news has crews en route to kent island high school right now.ave more information as it becomes available. again, about a dozen high school student athletes from the varsity football team at kent island high school are being treated at the scene or have been transported to area hospitals because of some sort of illness. one thing we do know, it is very hot on the eastern shore. norm joins us with a look at the heat indexes. >>this is what we have krooz the maryland area and baltimore right now. it feels like 99. it feels like 102 in easton. the area in question is in the centerville area, and look at our

kent, let me start with you. oar a reporter there in louisville. is there talk of any kind of punishment at all for the coach or are they just moving forward? >> it dpunts sound like it at this point. as you said, tom jurich, the athletic director, vice president of athletics, he said he's a million percent behind him. we talked with the president of the university dr. james ramsey today. he seems to be behind coach pitino. we'll see. unless something else comes out, which is entirely possible at this point, i mean, it's been crazy for the last four months. so as long as we have all the facts right now, it sounds like nothing else will happen to coach pitino, that he will not be suspended, window take a leave of absence, and will be back on the bench next season. >> real quick, ken, the president of the school, james ramsey, knew about this, but some details surprised him. what are those details that surprised him? as this fully came to light. >> he has not said specifically -- we can assume, i guess, the abortion thing was probably something that

senators roland burris of illinois, kent conrad of north dakota and chris dodd of connecticut and new jersey's robert menendez. house members being investigated include john murtha of pennsylvania, linda and loretta safn chez of california and charles rangel of new york. the politico reports that rangel has now spent more than $1 million in his defense. the u.s. commission on civil rights is demanding an explanation from the justice department about its dismissal of a civil complaint against three members of the new black panther party accused of intimidating voters last november in philadelphia. commission chairman scwerld reynolds tells the washington times, quote, if you swap out the new black panther party in this case for neonazi groups or the chu klu klux klan you likely would have a different outcome. the only charge that stood was a weapons complaint against the leader. the justice department says the evidence did not support the case. the times reported last month

and kent conrad has been the one pushing it, saying, this is working with credit unions and the like and then maybe this could work with health care. but it's never really been tried with something you have this scope because dealing with credit unions is one thing. one-sixth of the health care system is a whole other matter. you're right. people may look at it and say, that's not work blg.

kent, let me start with you, you're there in louisville. is there any talk of any kind of punishment for the coach? or are they just moving forward? >> it doesn't sound like it at this point. the athletic director, vice president of athletics, said he's a million percent behind him. we talked to dr. james ramsey today, he seems to be behind coach pitino. unless something else comes out, which is entirely possible at this point, it's been crazy at this point, as long as we have the facts right now, it sounds like nothing else will happen to coach pitino that he won't be suspended, take a leave of absence, will be on the bench next season. >> ramsey knew of this, but some details surprised him. what are those details that surprised him? as this fully came to light. >> he has not said specifically. we can assume, i guess, the abortion thing i think was probably something that maybe he

in the senate, you g from kent conrad and ben nelson, quite conservative o these kinds of issues, to a bernie saers, a socialist who is a rt of the democrat caucus, and a barbara boxer. and liberals are trying to kp the pressure on the administration. d't want them to concede too son, and want to be se they get as mu as theyossibly can. so some ofhis is a kind of old jockeying around tryingo push each her around a ring. lehrer: go ahead. >> which would be ppening. i think that the idea thathis is happenin simplyecause it's being televisedsn't the issue as much as this uld be happening behind the scen anyway. >> lehrer: the divions are already there. >> the divisions arealways going to be there. >> lehrer: they're redy to be played out. >> that's right and i think it'slways been sort of tting there under the surface, and think we've al own all along the main issue here is therole that government is gog to play in thi wheth we call it a pubic plan or whatever we're going to talk about, there are goingo be the divisions between t blue dogs who fuamentally are fisc conservatives who doee

big trouble at a high school football practice at kent island high. it seems that several people have been overcome by the heat and humidity, perhaps a dozen in all and we're told that four are in critical condition. sky 9 now on its way to the scene. we'll pass along more information as soon as we get it. >>> now to a warning for parents tonight after two infants were killed after being trapped in their base nets. the consumer product safety commission says both of those children were in a simplicity closed sleeper bedside sleeper like the one you see right there. they have already been recalled. now the velcro fabric, if it's not properly adjusted can be dangerous. if you have one of these basinetts, return it to the store where you purchased it. >> school starts next week for many kids. with a new school year comes new clothes. however nice those clothes are going to get damaged. touch and bond claims it is simple and a fast way to repair rips and tears. we asked a mother of two boys to try it before you buy it. >> i don't even know how they get ri

a flood advisory remains in effect foresee sil and kent county.and there is a flood warning up there and that's the reason they have extended these flood advisories down through these kinds because a lot of these rivers run down through these counties hand empty into the bay so they could have water coming down. >> hi tied 8:36 in the morning, our wind tomorrow from the northeast, 8 to 14 miles per hour. sun comes up at 6:23, will set at 7:52. low temperature this morning 23 degrees, the lowdown town got to 93 degrees. 10 days in a row we have hit our 2-degree guarantee. 74 in york, 74 in hagerstown, 73 in downtown baltimore. it's 83 on the board a walk in ocean city. 79 in dover, delaware. here is what's goin' on. hurricane bill out in the atlantic. now taking its track on towards the north northwest. bill continues to be a fairly powerful storm, not as strong as yesterday, packing 105 miles per hour winds. 17 hours at the national hurricane center, still expecting bill to continue to track on towards the north and out into the north atlantic not

and here in the studio, senator kent conrad. gentlemen, welcome to you both. i want to start with the most controversial part of this thing. house speaker pelosi said this week that she simply cannot pass a health care reform bill in the house unless it includes the so-called public option -- that is, the government-run insurance program like medicare. senator grassley, you have said -- you're on the record as saying you can't support a bill that includes that public option. senator conrad, you have said that a bill with that option in it cannot pass the senate. so i will just start with you, senator grassley, same question to both of you, so what should the president do now? >> well, of course the whole thing could be dropped, because i think when you have as one of your main principles you want to make health insurance available to everybody that doesn't have it, and you want to make it affordable and accessible, then you've got everybody covered, then you wonder why you need any new ideas, but i would suggest speaker pelosi that she get an awful lot of repu

live now on kent island. >> it was over 90 degrees at kent island high school this afternoon during football practice. 13 players and a coach who were showing signs of dehydration. tonight all of them are being treated at local hospitals. during one of the practices it appears the heat this afternoon was just too much for several players and coaches. >> not sure if it is heat exhaustion. >> 5:00, 45 minutes into the practice, several players began feeling ill. some collapse. it was like a domino effect. >> they started exhibiting symptoms of illness. >> this woman rushed to the school after receiving a call from the staff. >> it was very concerning and scary. >> news chopper 7 was up above when the paramedics arrived. they were rushed to nearby hospital. for several hours, the rest of the team was kept inside the school while each student was checked t. parents waited in the parking lot, desperately waiting for answers. officials believe the illnesses are heat related, but they are not ruling out other possibilities. >> they are trying to figure out if pesticides may have been applied to the

island heading toward chestertown and pulling off to the north and east through kent and queen an's counties. no precipitation around washington. a little bit of light rain just now coming into the central shenandoah valley. we have temperatures there in the 60s but it's in the 70s from the blu ridge to the atlantic beaches. mid-70s in washington and the eastern shore but out of the mountains in the low 60s right now. over the last six hours, we've seen this flow out of the south tapping all this moisture, bringing it on in. meanwhile, here's what's happening with tropical storm danny. it is still not organized and still really just a cluster of thunderstorms. there's washington. there's the outer banks. there's florida. these are the latest statistics. danny's peak winds are only 40. just barely a tropical storm. with gustses to around 50. moving northwest -- north/northwest around 8 miles an hour. about 600 miles south of ocean city. by saturday it will be passing by ocean city. just a tropical storm. don't anticipate it becoming a hurricane. it may be a pretty strong tropical sto

>> thank you, kent. terrified. thank you for watching tonight.e'll see you tomorrow night. >>> a month of troubles. let's play "hardball." > good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, the dangers of august. if february is the cruelest month, this one is no day at the beach. for barack obama this august could be the month of storms. his approval numbers are dropping as the health care debate grows hot. the president's 50% approval rating is down seven points in a month now to his lowest mark yet. other polls have obama higher, but the pattern is definitely downwards everywhere. will this be the month the health care debate and worries about the economy sink the president's approval number below 50% or can he rally against his opponents and make the sale? >>> things got a lot uglier with rush limbaugh comparing nancy pelosi and the democrats to the nazis. that comes on top of those anti-obama town hall that is featured at least one person carrying a sign that accused obama of having a nazi-style health plan. >> just say no

the weather took its toll on the kent island high school practice yesterday. during practice players started collapsing on the field sending coaches scrambling for help. joel d smith is live with that story. it must have been scary for the coaches out there. >> reporter: absolute she and it's all about the weather. it won't as hot as it was yesterday. what a scary scene. coaches looking around as players start to feel dizzy and go to the ground just after 35 minutes of practice. during the football practice the temperatures reached the 90s but with humidity it feels closer to triple digits. first one by one players started to hit the ground. >> some of them started to get sick to their stomach. issues like that, a lot of perspiring, and there's been a lot of reports of chemical problems and issues. that is not true. >> reporter: ambulances are brought in and more than a dozen players are taken away to local hospitals. the diagnosis is heat exhaustion, a condition that comes on gradually and will get worse if not treated. it's a condition the school thought it

pull this back and show you this is on kent island. the bay bridge is wet. gosh, i feel bad for you in northeastern sections of carroll county because you are getting lightning up through manchester. this is already hitting you on 83. p we pull this back, heavy rain that came around the beltway is up 95 through northern delaware and much of southern new jersey having to deal with this. the forecast for today, we have ourselves a flash flood warning in harford and cecil county. more of the tropical downpours possible. 6:01, here's kim. >> just check the wake-up window at the bottom of the screen and we'll get the complete update of the road closures and incident ashes the area. just getting word of a crash on pikesville near park heights avenue. just be aware of that. southbound 95 remains blocked because of the earlier crash. and also philadelphia road between route 543 and abingdon road closed. try using route 40, pulaski highway also. jamie and megan, back to you. >>> kim from the rooftop to your basement to the roads, you are covered in rain this morning.

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. >> reporter: on fox news sunday democratic senator kent conrad, key negotiator of the health care bill called for the president to drop the public option. >> there are not the votes in the united states senate for the public option. there never have been. so to continue to chase that rabbit i think is just a wasted effort. >> reporter: on cnn's "state of the union," kathleen sebelius says she doesn't consider a public option indispensable. >> i think what is important is choice and competition. i'm convinced at the end of the day the plan will have both of those with you that is not -- but that is not the essential element >> reporter: there are growing signs the president may be forced to make concessions to keep who health care reform alive. in atlanta, i'm rick vince sent. >>> hundreds of motorcycles were out to help children. guardian angels joined together to help fight child sexual abuse. r.a.c.e. stands for race against abuse of children everywhere. and helps protect children through public awareness campaigns. >> they invited us three years ago to join in their rally, the motor

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point of view is everything. >> excellent, kent. i have a quick cocktail moment for you.ut this clip from yesterday. >> we bang into rocks. >> there is a rock made out of cool lava. what's that called again? >> igneous rock. >> one more. >> this one is going to be hard. >> metamorphic. so cool. "countdown with keith olbermann" starts right now. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? uh-oh. the public option, whether we have it or we don't have it, is not the entirety of health care reform. >> no, actually, mr. president, you're wrong. it is. remember? you just said the insurance companies were holding us hostage? >> that is not the essential element. >> no, actually, madame secretary, you're wrong. it is. it is the break on the out of control engine that is insurance greed. well, at least you get something of a first step, one that grandma plug puller grassley can sell to the death eaters as a good deal. >> it isn't a good deal if i can't sell my product to more republicans. >> well, at least they're opposing it on principle, not political calculus

sky 9 over kent island high school yesterday afternoon. during football practice the players developed cramps and nausea. all signs point toward heat exhaustion. but a brother of two ill players says that the nurses told him otherwise. >> the nurse ruled out it was heat related. she said there is no way that 15 people will react to the heat like that at the same time. so she said they are giving him an ekg exam that checks your heart and they will take him and spray him and quarantine him to see if there are any chemicals involved in it. >> reporter: four nurses of anne arundel medical center also got sick. for now officials are saying the illnesses appear to be the result of yesterday's heat and humidity. >>> as the school year begins there is an effort in fairfax county to stop under-aged drinking. county police, premium distributors and heineken usa are teaming up to provide retailers with the responsibility tool kit. it includes a small magnification tool that helps businesses pinpoint fake identification cards. >> we are giving them d

kent conrad's one of them. are the rest of the senators and the democratic caucus listening to him about this? do they understand how complex and how much it could misfire? >> i think they are and i think certainly harry reid is cognizant of that. i'd be interested in your view, though. what i think i learned covering you, and i wish i had e-mail then because you were hard to get on the phone, was that senators and particularly senators involved in financial stuff, can sort of figure these things out and make it work and delay things and phase in different provisions to try to work out whatever they want to dor. so i'm a little skeptical that they can't do it this way. you tell me, can they make it happen? >> no, i agree with conrad. what happens is what they will do is raise a budget point of order saying, this provision of the bill right here involving health insurance reform on pre-existing conditions, which is absolutely critical to health care reform legislation, is irrelevant to the federal budget in the

. >> it was a frightening scene, 14 kent island high school football players collapsed on the field, all virtually at the same time. two days later emergency officials insist the heat was the only thing responsible. melissa carlson has that story. >> it was just after 4:45 thursday when queen anne's county's e.m.s. received a 911 call of a number of students down on the kent island football field. >> we found we had about a dozen sick players. initially the concern was, do we have a hazmat incident or are re they all just sick at once? >> 14 students and three coaches were transported to area hospitals. they have all since been released. >> we still believe at this point it was heat related illness. >> but some, including the queen anne's public school superintendent admits it is strange. >> we have all of our teams out here practicing yesterday, no other teams had a problem. that team had only been practicing for 45 minutes when all this occurred, so that's why we're looking at other sources to see what occurred. >> the factors including the athletes water and food sources, and what

. >>> we have kent conrad's magic bullet with which to sort this all out. the insurance co-op which the gao and most democrats say will not lower consumer prices nor will it be able to muster any leverage against the private insurance giants, in which the republicans today say, still counts in their books as a public option, a government takeover, socialism, fascism, despotism and pulling the plug on grandma and the sinking of the "titanic." bottle? except that you'll save, like, $600 bucks a year. but other than that, we're pretty much the same. pur. good, clean water. what's in it for me? i'm not looking for a bailout, just a good paying job. that's why i like this clean energy idea. now that works for our whole family. for the kids, a better environment. for my wife, who commutes, no more gettin' jerked around on gas prices... and for me, well, it wouldn't be so bad if this breadwinner brought home a little more bread. repower america. i hope our senators are listening. new carefree ultra protection liners, with wings! absorb ten times more, like a pad b

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he has kent crad, of who will go somewhere else, scorce will not suort the public option. where does h -- or says he wi not support the public opti. where does he get the fift60 vo? has got to dohe math, and if they haveot done that, that is awfully surising. >> why does obama court the reblicans any way? >> he i not courtin republica. are you kiing? iall the argumts are within the democrats. the left democra want the puic optio and thelue dogs are about the cost of the program. the reblicans are entirely irrelevant. he likes tblame it on republicans, but it is within his party. he has a morityn the house that is huge, and a super majority in thsenate. >> but he does nohave a filibuer-proof -- >> he does -- >ted kennedy and natur, so the he does not have 60 ves even if he had -- does not show up,so he does not have 60otes evenf he has every democrat's support him. barack obama is not lyndon johnson. lyndon johns did not have to cope withtalk radio and cable tv. the are very differentimes. >> why not just passed theill you want and let republica filibuster? >> what ll hapn

joining me in washington, senator kent conrad of north dakota. he's a member of the senate finance committee and the senate budget committee. i am pleased to have him back on this program. tell us, senator, thank you for coming and give us a sense of where you think this is headed and what the final version is going to look like. >> well, i suspect that in our group, six members of the finance committee-- three democrats, three remembers-- we're headed in the direction of a plan that would cover 95% of the american people. that would be fully paid for and that would bend the cost curve in the right way. that is, it would prevent the explosion of health care costs that are continuing that threaten american families, our businesses and even the government itself. >> rose: will there be a public option? >> well, in our alternative, we have an agreement... nothing is agreed to until everything is agreed to and everything has not yet been agreed to so things could change. but i'd say the greater likely shood that some sort of public interest cooperati

flood warnings up for parts of queen anne's, caroline, and kent county in delaware for the next hour. there are thunderstorms and amounts to our west, approaching as the evening wears on. unsettled weather continues for the next couple of days, with storms and the forecast. we will see how it plays out in just a couple of minutes. >> democratic senator ben carter held his first -- his third town hall meeting this afternoon. college officials and the washington county sheriff's office increased security. it was hoped anger over the issues had settled down to a more civilized discourse. we are live in hagerstown to see what happened tonight. >> what we witnessed was that the anger, the confrontations continued here in hagerstown today. afterwards, organizers and law- enforcement officials told us the event was, than they had expected. >> it was the tale of two crowd, the line outside to gideon -- the line to get in, but no shouting. >> this country is by the people and for the people, not from congress and the president. >> wouldn't you say the people have been sitting on their butts fo

a plan authored by north dakota democrat kent conrad. >> the fact of the matter is there are not the votes in the united states senate for the public option. there never have been, so to continue to chase that rabbit i think is just a wasted effort. >> reporter: and, of course, there continues to be debate about the debate. arlen specter who had his own rowdy town halls this week isn't impressed with the protesters. >> i think we have to bear in mind that although those people need to be heard and have a right to be heard sha, that the not really representative of america. >> not surprisingly utah republican orrin hatch disagrees. >> i disagree with arlen they're not representative of the american public. they are. i have found people up in arms everywhere i have gone on health care. >> reporter: lester, a quick update on the president's schedule. he's spending his last even evening in arizona golfing. tomorrow it's a speech to the convention of the veterans of foreign wars. >> and, chuck, i'm curious what may be behind this decision to forgo, if necessary, the public option. is it v

this was the scene at kent island high school tonight. ambulances coming and going with members of the varsity football team, many of them apparently overcome by heat. caroline newman's son is on the team. >> he said that several other students, they all just started feeling really bad, getting overheated, and they all just started feeling bad. >> this neighbor described what he saw. >> on the practice field, i happened to see a couple of football players just laying down, on their knees and throwing up, and it was a pretty nasty like frantic scene. >> reporter: authorities say they had only been on the field 40, 45 minutes before the problems began. at first there were just a couple of players who went down, then a few more, before long a full-blown emergency with 12 students being transported to five area hospitals. >> none was in extremely serious condition. most of them appeared to maybe just need iv fluids, a little rehydration, maybe some oxygen and cooling. >> reporter: according to chief meteorologist norm lewis the heat index in

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thank you, kent. thank you for watching tonight. see you back here on monday.th keith olbermann" starts right now. have an excellent weekend. good night. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? the majority leader in the house bails out on public option, but on passing the bill. he calls the option necessary, but we'll have to see because there are many other aspects of the bill, as well. this 24 hours after the speaker said reform will not pass without the public option. to paraphrase churchill, if this is the blessing of brilliant strategy in disguise, at the moment, it seems quite effectively disguised. republicans like senator kyl have a new idea if the democrats kill everything, they'll gladly support nothing. >> let's start over and you'll have good solid republican support. >> the best advice to president obama comes from the chairman of the republican national committee? go it alone? >> don't come up in my face talking about i'm an obstacle and we are blocking this process. you got the votes, mr. president. pass the bill. >> facto

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