what is happening to kerry? is he still around town? >> kerry is still rattling around town i hear.ring this sort of midlife crisis stage he bought a couple houses in palm desert, so he spends part of the time. >> did he get a no doc loan? >> you know, i never investigated the mortgage on the palm loans. >> it is not welcome at? >> and now, i never see his name on the invite list. his ex-wife, debbie, is though. >> she has been rotella? >> he is the president of wamu had arrived just for three years and so pretty much the second the bank said he moved back and i hear he is working in financial services, but not anywhere we would've heard of. >> and the shareholders wiped out quite >> wiped out. >> and you have a very effect intended bookend. i don't want to give away too much. >> it is that the bank failed at the end. >> well, we know that much. but you actually, he met with people who were not the high rollers, who just believed in the seattle thrift. >> that was the sort of misconception about shareholders. they were just short sellers in last days. there were a lot of mom-and-pop

kerry killinger had become america's favorite banker. everyone loved him and kerry killinger. they could do no wrong. they had created the concept we know now it's going away which is free checking accounts. you could go there and not have to pay anywhere of the annoying fees you pay to other banks. they essentially forced the other banks to follow suit. they were just the most popular company a >> they were very good at some of the hard things in a financial services acquisition, merging, computer systems, they do it over a weekend. tell us a little bit about that. the customer would not even feel anything monday morning. >> abs so, you know, we don't think about these things. we just think of our bank as a bank, re but when they buy another bank, it's a complicated, terrifying you suddenly have two bank groups have to combine all of the systems. and they do it very quickly. the customers don't notice it. they are expert at that. and that's a key to any bank that is try to make the large acquisiti they were able to do it in a wa that the customer wouldn't notice it. i mean, t

kerri walsh is going to continue. kerri walsh holding her two young sons, she is a working mother who made such an impact. and now another gold medal impact here at the london games. >> balancing motherhood and this crazy career of yours, how did it feel holding your boys? >> i think i scared them. that's what life is all about, family, and i feel so blessed, i have the support of my husband, sacrificed, my boys sacrificed so much to accomplish this. it was a family journey. my boys have allowed me to

misty and kerrithreepeat olympic gold. >> what's next for the olympic legends? we'll ask them live. it was a big night for team usa at track and field. americans capturing seven of 12 medals. >> allison peisoyson felix gets >> the u.s. women's soccer team goes for its third straight gold facing the reigning world champs today, thursday, august 9th, facing the reigning world champs today, thursday, august 9th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," at the olympic games with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from olympic park in london, england. >> good morning and welcome to "today" on this thursday morning, here in london's olympic park. i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm matt lauer. want to cap off your olympic career do it the way misty and kerri did last night, third straight olympic gold medal. we were lucky enough to be there at the horse gardens parade and it was uv believable. could have been southern california. it was all am

what's happening to kerry? to show around town? >> kerry is still rattling around town.has a house in palm desert. i was touring a sort of midlife crisis stage he bought a couple houses in palm desert, said he spends part of the time -- >> t. be getting no doc loan? >> actually never subjugated the mortgage. >> that is not really welcome at the reunions? >> now. i don't never see his name on the invite list. his ex-wife debbie is, though. >> debbie is beloved. and rotella? >> he moved back to new york it is the president of wamu and arrived in 2005 for three years. said pretty much the second the bank failed, he went back. i hear he's working in financial services, but it's not anywhere that we would've heard a. >> and the shareholders wiped out? >> wiped out. >> you have a very affecting kind of bookend. i don't want to give away too much. >> the bank failed at the end. >> we know that much. [laughter] do you actually coming iannella people who are not the high rollers, just believed in the seattle thrift. >> i was the sort of misconception about shareholders. yes, they

why shouldn't kerry killinger be in prison and? [applause] >> we have talked a lot about the regulators but not the regulation. there has been multiple investigations into wamu including criminal along with other financial institutions. the short answer is there was no law at the time to hang these guys. they literally could find nothing illegal. we still have not seen high-level executives go to jail. they stove tried to push forward the reform they could not do. >> host: igo if for want of trying. with the corporate lawyers, attorney-general and the banks there was not an urge to prosecute. if you could change any part of the book was a part wooded the? >> -- would it me. >> what i would write different or the books history? the first one? i would love to have talked to kerry killinger. that would have changed the writing. i could have spent the entire book talking about the last month. how it was seized on the east coast that we did not know about. >> host: has anybody been prosecuted particularly executives? >> no. there was an

kerri blocked it! >>> we had to play as hard as we could. our dream is coming true. >> we have so much more in us. we want that gold medal so bad. >> coming up, how about a california gold rush? two teams from the golden state xhasing those golden dreams in a head-to-head olympic showdown. >> damage is down after a massive fire in richmond, and now damage control can begin. we'll tell you about the company's claims about east bay air quality just ahead. >>> they're all in. a south bay city is shuffling the deck with a brand-new card room. >> a live look outside this it morning. city by the bay, san francisco. beautiful for this wednesday, august 8th. this is "today in the bay." >>> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning, to you. thanks so much for joining us at 5:00. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. we get things rolling with the 2012 olympic games, and we warm you up with a nice, live, look at london. that's the caldron there burning brightly with highlights where day 12 of competition is a gold medal mat

it was emotional for kerry. we mentioned this is the last match she will play with her long time teammate misty may-treanor. kerry says you know what, i know misty's retiring but not me. i'll see you at 2016 in rio for the olympics. from kerry to another bay area standout. alex morgan, the soccer star who is a cal grad, team usa, alex morgan leading the americans against japan, the gold medal match later today. it's this evening at wembley stadium and this is the rematch of last year's world cup where japan defeated team usa so this is going to be a highly anticipated match. it should be tight, very competitive and physical from what we understand. so team usa looking forward to tonight in soccer and team usa water polo with also the danville stephans sisters as well. so things don't slow down in london even though gosh, i'm looking at the clock, a couple days remaining in the uk. >> it's hard to believe it's gone by so fast. it's been thrilling. >> every day has been hot. look forward to it. >> as the gold meda

this will be kerri walsh and misty may treanor. at least gold and silver, but will misty may treanor and kerri walsh take home three consecutive gold titles? wait and see. hot spot is saturday and sunday with upper 90s to near 100. >> it is hot. we'll be right back. ♪ here we go! ♪ ♪ you're not doing what i think you're doing? yeah, i am. ♪ [ male announcer ] "the expendables 2." rated r. in theaters august 17th. >> oh, baby. a north bay woman giving birth on a busy street gets much-needed help from a firefighter who came to the rescue last night. when they arrived. mom was in the back seat and the baby's head was showing. they arrived just in time. >> we cleared the airway and usually that will stimulate them to start crying hopefully. that's what happened and we were good. >> coincidentally, they had a monthly training session that morning and it was all about childbirth. mom and baby are doing just fine. [ cullen ] take a day off? i don't even take a morning off. [ danell ] i haven't ordered dessert in two years. [ gwen ] you kn

misty and kerri winning in straight sets. when it was over the dynamic duo could not contain their excitement. we'll talk to misty and kerri about their dance moves and the final match straight ahead. >> it was also all about team usa at the olympic stadium as well. seven medals, three of those gold, highlighted by allyson felix's win in the 200 meters. she was simply overjoyed. i would imagine she's still on cloud nine this morning. we'll catch up with allyson live as well. >> this morning we'll show you stunning images captured by a man who calls the olympic the premiere event for any photographer. ann curry is here with a very special profile. >> and a woman who is drawing inspiration from the athletes here in london, lawrence scruur. >> we've covered her story. she was injured when she walked into a propeller. today we'll talk to her. >> natalie has the olympic headlines. >> good morning. once again, as you heard it was one of team usa's biggest days of these games, 11 medals in al including gold and silver in that, sight

misty and kerri, good morning. congratulations. >> oh, my goodness. >> thank you. >> always a treat. >> it's a treat for us too for you to be here live. you said look, '04 and '08 were great, you thought london would be the best yet. does it figure out that way? >> without a doubt. >> from start to finish, london, they've been such gracious hosts here but misty and i have had a fantastic tournament. toughest tournament in the world and withstood every challenge to come out on top and hanging with you today, dream come true. >> and for us as i said. did it change your outlook because you were facing the other american team or were they just other two competitors across the net standing in your way to the gold some. >> both. we've been in a similar situation in athens and had to meet holley and elaine earlier in the tournament and it's never easy playing your own countrymen. but a way to represent u.s. beach volleyball is to have a gold medal match, you know, they helped elevate our game because they are such wonderf

we go from kerri walsh and beach volleyball to water polo. >> we never stopped believing. we stuck together in game one. we were down really big. we stuck fotogether if game two and started to let it slip away. we have so much more in us for tomorrow. we want that gold medal so bad. >>> tomorrow means tonight in london. a big match against that team from orange county for the gold medal. one thing we know for sure, team usa will wind a gold and silver, just a matter of who gets what. let's go to water polo. more bay area stars involved. the steffens sister, maggie jessica steffens from danville both a huge part of the team against australia and the finals. maggie with the game-winning goal in overtime. she scored four times and her sister scored once and they counted for five goals. team usa water polo advances to the gold medal match against spain on thursday. when you think b.a.r.t.about th olympians, it's world class but not everything goes according to plan. this is the german weightlifting champion and this is difficult to watch. 432-pound barbell comes crashing down

>> yes, misty and kerri won nine out of 11. they have the upper hand.story, experience. they are going for the three-peat but not as unstoppable as before. >> in beijing they came in with 101 match winning streak, here they came in on a seven-match winning streak. they are a little older, both in their mid-30s. they are still darn good and can crank it up when they need to. >> april and jen able to dispatch the brazilians, which is not easy to do. what do we know about them. >> a very good serving team, defensive team. they had a two-year journey to get to actually beijing, didn't qualify. third american team. rededicated after four years, come back, been playing beautiful volleyball. they are undefeated and peaking at just the right time. >> real quick, put you on the spot. >> if i'm in las vegas, misty and kerri. if they are not ready, hoping to play brazil, jen and april will walk away with the gold. >> i told you would say the americans will win. >> that's a given. >> we want to remind everyone watch gold medal match in prime time here on nbc. both

kerry, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. over my shoulder the tampa convention center. this historic city says it is ready for presidential politics, for protests next week, but the question tonight is, is it ready for a hurricane? at the tampa bay times forum where the convention is scheduled to begin monday, teams today were putting up rain shelters. much of downtown tampa is a tent city, but in a storm that could be a problem. already this week a thunderstorm kicked up 60-mile-per-hour winds knocking down what was supposed to provide shade from florida's 90-degree heat. party leaders calculated even though it's the height of hurricane season this city would be a safe bet for the 65,000 people expected to travel here next week. if there is an order to evacuate, it will come from tampa's mayor, bob buckhorn. >> in terms of an actual evacuation of the city of tampa, that is my call. we haven't been hit by a hurricane in 90 years but we plan for this every year. >> reporter: one thing that makes tampa so vulnerable? it's boun

as for kerri walsh, she says no way. i am not retiring.he wants to be in rio for the next olympics in 2016. we mentioned two great stories. the other story is not about winning any type of medal. instead it is about perseverance. a lot of people were in tears for this event. the 800 meter race in track and field. sarah attar, she finished dead last in her qualifying heat. dead last. and more than a half minute slower than the rest of the field. but it didn't matter shelf got a standing ovation from more than 80,000 fans. she was born in escondido in san diego. but is representing saudi arabia. she is the first ever female olympian in saudi history. her body covered, as you can see, she did not qualify but really is the symbol of the olympic spirit. >> such an honor to be here and an incredible experience running in this kind of environment. to have so many people supporting me is such a huge honor. i can't believe i'm here really. >> a standing ovation from that crowd. her father was born in saudi arabia. she was born in the san diego area

misty may-treanor and kerri walsh jennings. and this will be their last match ever together tonight, you don't want to miss it. >> no, you don't. we'll get caught up on sports at home with the u.s. nationals and astros needing extra innings last night. tied 2-2 top of the 12th, runner on third for danny espinoza, he sneaks a grounder through to score the go-ahead run for the nationals. astros get runners on in the bottom of the inning. wallace deep into the gap. somehow bernadina gets there, hauls it in to save the game for nationals. this worth another look. bernadina comes flying in. he crashes into the wall to preserve that victory for the nationals. they win 3-2. >>> the other beltway team, the orio orioles, played extra innings at camden yards. bottom of the seventh, orioles trailing by three until hardy hits a shot over the left field wall to tie the game 7-7. same score in the bottom of the 14th. adam jones up with bases loaded. he delivers a base knock to the right field to bring hope the winning run. orioles walk off w

>> if i'm in las vegas, misty and kerri.gold. >> i thought you would say the americans will win tonight. chris marlowe, thank you so much. catch the women's beach volleyball gold medal match in prime time, right here on nbc. both teams will be here tomorrow, on "today." >>> coming up next, meredith finds all about grit britain's eccentric and wonderful side coming up. eccentric and wonderful side coming up. you think that jason bourne was the whole story? there's a lot more going on here. [ glass shatters ] who is he? [ dita ] it's aaron cross. he's the most valuable asset we've ever put in the field. he knows bourne. he knows treadstone. he's got a handle on the whole operation! consider the magnitude of what we're facing. what are you gonna do? [ cross ] i'm gonna finish what he started. ♪ aaron! you okay? let's go. [ male announcer ] "the bourne legacy." rated pg-13. you okay? let's go. try our new lunch-size grilled chicken fajitas, with sauteed onions and peppers, served with soup or salad. lunch break combos, starting

it's a specialized sand, and it's all good for kerri walsh. a lot of people cheering from stanford to san jose to orange county and everywhere. they move on to the gold medal match, her and her partner, misty may-treanor, for the third consecutive olympics. they eliminated the chinese team last night. they face now another american team nin the finals tonight. ilts not just water polo and beach volleyball, but we check in with shannon rowbury and she brought her sports psychologist to help her prepare for the games. she has a great attitude about it. take a listen. >> very touchy, feeley, understand yourself. i have to stay true to san francisco. i have to stay true to my roots. >> reporter: she has a sparkling personality, but it's the truth. she brought dr. joanne with her. we were spending some time a couple of days ago, and today is the big day. shannon is competing in the s semifinals of the 1500 meter race. it doesn't matter who you bring to london, whether doctors, psychologists yushgs pair of shoes, it doesn't matter. whatever helps yo

>>eric: so what is democrat senator john kerry talking about?e change the my guest streaming. climate change is as dangerous as syria unrest and mahmoud ahmadinejad developing nuclear weapons? >>guest: he has said soviet warheads in the unanimous -- 1980's posed less of a threat. he believes global warming is a clear and present danger to the united states of america and the world. in the only is the reason he is saying this, he is desperate. the movement has collapsed. it was then to be subprime science and subprime politics. the u.n. gave up on the treaties until 2020 and cap and trade is dead in the united states congress. obama doesn't talk about it. the only place it will be stuck under is in the epa so john kerry is desperate. he wrote a book on this, his foundation with his wife has given money to global warming scientist and a very hardcore activists. yet nothing has come of it. the public believes less and less an they should, as the science crumbles. >>eric: talk about the science? what have we found out in the last year and a half? th

take a look. >> i served with john kerry. >> i served with john kerry. >> john kerry has not been honestbout what happened in vietnam. >> he is lying about his record. >> i know john kerry's lying about his first purple heart because i treated him for that injury. >> john kerry lied to get a bronze star. i know. i was there. i saw what happened. >> his account of what happened and what actually happened are the difference between night and day. >> well, those attacks had a huge impact on that campaign. brian todd is covering this new set of special ops attacks on president obama. first of all, special op, cia, i get it, but who are the guys and what's story behind their campaign? >> ashleigh, these are former navy s.e.a.ls, special op soldie, intelligence officers who take part in this video. that makes it one of the most significant attacks against president obama this campaign season. in the video as you mentioned they slam the obama administration for allowing leaks of intelligence -- of details of intelligence raids, of intelligence operations to become public. that w a controversy i

john kerry's wind surfer?w and loaded, but you can pick up a used one for a fraction of that. dressage is a french word. wind surfing is english. and the french language is the most hoity-toity language on earth. it is now, it always will be. and dressage is a french word, because dressage was invented in europe centuries ago. the great pioneers of dressage include the likes of antwan deplouffeno, michael cavendish, first duke of newcastle, and francois robichon de la guerineiere. the inventor of wind surfing was jim drake. he patented his invention in 1970, and created the company, wind surfing international, based a couple miles down the road in marina del rey, california. so you would think this would be a no-brainer for republicans. an american invention versus a european invention. an american sport versus a european sport. jim drake's sport versus francois robichon dayla gueireine's sport. jim drake, who passed away a few weeks ago at the age of 83 is the stuff of republican folklore. jim drake created a

on tuesday misty may-treanor and kerri walsh-jennings beat china.his neck during the lift. the olympic champion managed to wave to the crowd as he left the platform. he had to withdraw from the prosecute heavyweight competition. doctors say he's going to be okay, although he does have a bit of back pain. one other note, ann romney's horse failed to make the cut in the dressage competition. now to the rest of the day's top stories. >>> admitted killer jared lee loughner faces life in prison after pleading guilty to last year's massacre in tucson. the shooting killed six people and wounded 16 others including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. his guilty plea was part of an agreement with prosecutors that will spare loughner the death penalty. giffords and her husband welcome the plea saying it will help the community recover. >>> former girlfriend of michael page is facing gun charges in wisconsin. page was killed after a shooting rampage at a sikh temple. there's no indication misty cook's arrest is london, england, to the shooting. last night hundre

we talk about kerri walsh and misty may-treanor, think of them like a married couple. they've had some personal differences, they go to couples counselling to make sure everything is running smoothly. they've won back to back gold medals and are looking for gold medal number three. at one point they broke up, but they reunited for london. >> i called her and said, am i going to do this? she said, no my heart's not in it. and then misty had a change of heart. it hit her one night, she said, i'm not done yet, and i want to come back yet and win gold in london. and my whole heart's in it, my whole head's in it. if you will take me i'm yours. >> reunited here in london tomorrow saturday morning is the knockout phase for kerri walsh and misty may-treanor. that's going to do it for now with the beautiful tower bridge behind me friday morning here in london. guys, we'll send it back to you. see you in a few minutes. >> reunited and it feels so good for those two. >>> coming up, maybe you've seen it while driving across the bay bridge. only on nbc bay area. the mystery on the

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kerri walsh looking for her third consecutive gold medal in beach volleyball. she is another tall one. we interview her aim back to that laura garcia-cannon again like this. >> that's okay. always looking up. >> raj, you are large in presence. >> reporter: see you later. >> check back with you. we'll hear a lot from raj throughout the morning and when he's not on air still working hard for all of us. get your updates on hein on twitter. follow him @rajmathai. a former olympian taking the website to take bets on whether michael phelps is really truly going to retire. >> phelps says he won't be swimming in the 2016 games in brazil. some people aren't so sure including -- i'm betting michael phelps isn't done swimming any one care to wager? yes, i would love 2. >> we're going to bet you love the hot weather this week. it's going to get pretty warm. >> i don't know if you're going to. we're talking about triple digits. maybe we are going to love it. happy birthday jon kelley as you wake up get your day started we've got a gorgeous start. hot, i'm speaking of the ho

not kerry. >> not kerry? whoa, you put beer on your french fries? >> jon: no! this is a different -- >> you mean to tell me they nominated a prichie rich slow-talking vietnam vet? good luck selling that to the red states. i hope he doesn't wind surf. >> jon: jason jones everybody, we'll beht [cheers and applause] >> jon: welcome back to the program. you know, in this day and faith no act of political theatre is complete without actual here to their to last night a movie was played of his biography highlighting his journey to the highest of offices. we'd like to take the liberty tonight of playing that film for you now. the actual film. just in case you missed it. [♪] >> he was a maverick. >> i'm going to change the fa status quo. >> it's so new it needed a new name it. >> straight talk. >> and it was so catchy it needed it's own mode of transportation. sadly in 2000, john mccain quit the presidential race today. >> if john mccain was going to be president, something would have to give. [♪] >> hey johnny, what are you rebelling against? >> what do you got? >> fr

if it was good enough for mccain and kerry, if it was okay for them, why does he have to give out more just so the obama people can look at some investment he made five years ago and maybe the investment went bad. maybe a business he invested in closed, he'll get blamed for it. >> you mentioned the thrust and the parry of the campaign this week and vice president biden raising a lot of eyebrows, talking about how romney/ryan would put you all back in chains was his clothe. he went on to say there's no racial implications. you've said he doesn't have the mental capacity. what's the impact of something like that this week? >> i was astounded by his remarks. when i first heard it, i didn't see the tape, i just heard it. i was startled by it. i thought it was a dumb remark, that's what i said he's not so bright, you wonder. it's not just that comment. joe is a laugh line on jay leno. he's not a vice president. he's a joke. you november know what never know what he's going to say. in one week he thought he was in the wrong state in the wrong currentry. he didn't know paul ryan was a congres

coming up, misty may treanor and kerri walsh jennings. what a night they had last night, they won their third consecutive gold medal in beach volleyball. they've only lost one set in their entire olympic careers. we'll find out what is next for them in just a little while. >> very excited to hear from them. also ahead, jamie oliver is here. he's going to show us how to make certainly called slapshot. we're hoping it tastes better than it sounds. >> wasn't that a movie with paul newman? and the olympics draws all fans, the royals, the celebrities and even bigger, the muppets. elmer, grover and abby are here to tell us how they've been enjoying the games. >> i guess that's a yes. >> the voice sounds the same even on this side of the pond. let us first bring in brittney reese who won the woman's gold in the long jump. ladies, good morning, congratulations. you are the first american women to win gold in this event since jackie joyner kersey. how does it feel? >> it feels really good. i'm honored. >> i know there was a moment in your life whe

right in the middle of it, kerry, what's going on?porter: this is unique because i'm in a 30-mile-per-hour wind which is a little less than isaac but this is a controlled setting here at the wall of wind as they call it. i'm going to walk over here and sort of step out of the 12 fans that they have. these fans that are set up are fans that typically are used in mine shafts. the engineers have put them together and now as i step out the engineers inside are going to crank it up to about 150, maybe 160 miles an hour, which takes us back to hurricane andrew here 20 years ago. that was a category five storm. now, what's interesting especially as we consider the republican convention in tampa at the code of uncertainty, we don't know whether isaac is going to make its way there or not, upwards of 60 to maybe 70% of the structures built in the hurricane zone that have not experienced a devastating hurricane are built under what are called the preandrew construction rules. that means the nails in the roof are a little different and more shod

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gerri: it is not john kerry or darrell issa. find out who the richest man on the hill is gerri: when they talk about the 1%, the folks in congress must get twitchy. that is because lawmakers have a stunning amount of wealth. according to the hill's annual ranking of legislature legislators that are loaded. some of them do it the old-fashioned way. inherited from daddy while others actually earn it. the sources of wealth are many. the numbers are stunning. congressman michael mccaul is worth some $290 million. that is at the low end. that is the way these numbers are put together. where does his money come from? his father-in-law is founder of clear channel communications. i bet you have heard of that company. talk about a silver spoon. he definitely has that. and then there is john kerry. you were expecting him, right? the senator is worth almost $200 million. the democrat from massachusetts and his wife. that is right come he married into it. teresa heinz kerry. the heinz ketchup fortune. john kerry often tops the list as the r

. >> we'll check in now with the olympics in london now where misty may-treanor and kerri walsh submitted their title of the best beach volleyball players. they claimed the title in what was likely the pair's last match together. they finished with a perfect record of 21-0. congratulations to them. the dream team punched their ticket to the semifinals over australia. kobe bryant had 240 points in the second half, and lebron james had a triple double. so to the track now where allison got a gold medal by winning the 200 meter final last night. that runner conceded her spot so she moved on. she won in the previous olympics before breaking through for gold this time around. pole vaulting never looks safe when someone had his pole snap into three pieces. somehow, he walked away with no injury. and lolo jones finished fourth in the 1090 meter hurdles, her teammates who both medals in that event didn't hold back about the media's fascination with jones. >> to come away with the medal, and they're favorite didn't win, it hurt. >> i think on the podium, the three girls earned their spot, got thei

others, including kerry kennedy, say they may have popped a pill by mistake before hitting the road.'re going to wake her up and ask her to do her first drive. lisa. >> reporter: it's just 30 minutes after i've taken the pill. i start swerving immediately. >> lisa's now driving in the passing lane. this is very dangerous. >> she literally stopped blinking. she's zoned out. >> reporter: 90 minutes in, the drugs are at their peak, and i'm back on the road. i was so drowsy, i swiped a big rig. >> no. >> if she was in a real car, this would be the end. >> reporter: after my disastrous drive, i attempted the sobriety test once more. >> closed your eyes. >> no it wasn't? it was? >> reporter: and one more attempt in the car, four hours after taking my sleeping pill. see that red light? i blew right through it. remember that new jersey woman, attorney richard uselin usually used the first ambien defense to get her off. >> when you're taking sleeping aids you're playing russian roulette because you would not necessarily have any indication whatsoever that you can actually sleep drive and be a

he was a co-chairman of the kerry campaign and african- american. don't think he would have allowed the voting machines to deliberately not be placed in african-american communities. but it is this notion that the secretary of state made a determination, therefore getting long lines, frustrated african- american voters, that was not the case. i have not read the book, so i will not comment. >> i'm not asking about the boat. >> i will not comment. >> he asked about smartech. >> i don't know anything about smartech. >> my understanding ohio has a contract with his company. >> let me tell you something. i in fact gave you my time -- >> it's -- >> in ohio in 2004, we had a record turnout of african- american voters. >> that is not my question -- >> my answer is this -- >> you're not answering my question -- >> ohio had a good election, a clean election -- not a perfect election, but a good and fair election -- >> but the question raises -- >> that is my answer progress that is ken blackwell being interviewed on monday by "democracy now!" mike burke here

machine few months later on march seventh of two thousand and five john kerry's wife teresa heinz kerry told a group of seattle guests at a march seventh two thousand and five for representative adam smith according to reporter joel connelly in an article in the seattle post intelligencer two brothers own eighty percent of the voting machines used in the united states connelly said that ions kerry added that it is very easy to hack into the mother machines which is what you just saw our dean and about here as do canada experimented with voting machines and dumped them as did the never know though it's this week it's ireland we should follow suit it's not just that any technology particularly a secret proprietary technology is vulnerable to hackers i mean it's true but but far more important is the concept of our commons we created government in the united states to administer our commons the things we all own in common our roads parks our police and fire stations our army our libraries our public schools and of course government itself because it administers all those commons government

duo of misty may- treanor and kerri walsh.ecial guest as we get started on a thursday morning. >> that wasn't the queen, was it? coming up, we'll look at your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> plus, we'll take a last look at weather and traffic together before you head out to start your day. >> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- would you prefer an electronic ticket when you travel, or do you like having a physical ticket in your hand? >> we will post more of your answers on our website, wbaltv.com. >> did you ever lose your keys and they are in your hand? [laughter] >> i lost my keys. >> we start in towson. we have an accident wrapping up on york road. watch for closures because of the water main break. cinco repair at monument street. -- sinkhole repair at monument street. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. this is bel air wrote. not bad at all on the northeast corner. -- this is belair road. not a bad start. >> are you in a hu