think of the case of kevin james.clear is if kevin james had been outside of prison whether or not he would have had the same orientation and in much of capable of acting on it. i believe that's likely to be the case. >> i'd like to address the point having prosecutorred the case. the issue that we had with kevin james, he orchestrated the plot to target jewish people and military personnel. he quarterbacked the plot, created the plot from the prison. so the reality is is the danger wasn't whether she was inside or outside the prison, from prison, the key takeaway is from prison he was out to set up and set out a operational cell of would be jihadist on the streets of southern california. there can be no question in my mind as to his commitment to wage the jihad based on the evidence in the case. >> i would like to go further on that. with respect to the organization and the ability to operate, mark wrote a book, leaderless jihad, talking about the future, 21st century jihadist, it lacks leadership or organizational s

james. chris paul, kevin durant and carmelo anthony hit an exhibition game. durant scored 59, but it might as well have been 100 because there was no defense, and the game was all for fun. never has a lockout looked so good. >>> finally, the stanley cup making its summer tour with the bruins. michael ryder brought the trophy to his hometown in newfoundland. set it on the table. down goes stanley. the fall dented the rim of the cup. michael ryder is no longer with the bruins, but he certainly left his mark. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> hockey fans screaming "no!" . the self-proclaimed king of all media forcing his way into a role in "dancing with the stars." your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, taking a step back in time to when a generation of young americans fought for our freedom. you're watching "early today." >>> whack -- welcome back to rsh rsh. i'm michelle grossman. we're watching the chance for severe weather. also north dakota looking good although hot in the southwest stil

. >> ever since i saw kevin james in that documentary called "zookeeper" i was -- i've been fascinateds able to find out that they talked to him and the stuff that they told him was fascinating. i said to myself, in the national zoo, if i was there before the earthquake hit, could they have signalled me that something was wrong? would there be a way for orangutans and lemurs to tell me -- to tell me that an earthquake is coming. >> monkeys, could they have done something? the answer is yes according to the zookeepers. >> at the national zoo, they said as much as 15 minutes before the quake actually was felt by people and it started going like that, apparently a number of the animals, the red roughed lemurs started alarm calling 15 minutes before. it actually hit and the hooded merganzers, a kind of duck dashed for the safety of the water. >> and they're famous now because of their high profile during this earthquake. >> in case the orangutans are watching, iris, i salute you, iris the orangutan in the great ape house let out a guttural holler that left in 10 seconds. >> look at that. s

lebron james, chris paul, kevin arant and carmelo anthony hit the court for an exhibition game in baltimoreelo hit 59 and the game was all for fun. never has a lookout looked so good. >>> finally, the stanley cup making its summer tour with the bruins. they set it on the table in newfoundland, down goes stanley. hit the ground with a thud. it dented the cup. michael ryder is no longer with the bruins, but he certainly left his mark. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >> ouch. >>> now for another quick look at the weather, here's wcau meteorologist michelle grossman with the weather channel forecast. good morning once again. someone's going to get fired for that. >> that is not good. >> that's painful. >> that's something of a cringe moment. >> not something i would do. >> the weather's looking good in the northeast. waking up fall-like. you need the long sleeves. temperatures so comfortable, low dew points making it feel nice. 64 now in philadelphia. 58 in hartford. 57 degrees now in albany. we're going to continue the trend of nice weather in the northeast. much needed afte

kevin costner and james earl jones and now a museum i guess you can visit on the set where they intermediate that movie and what rick and his family doing as they made the rounds in iowa. all of the candidates about all of them in iowa for debate and that straw poll. >> paul, thanks so much. your next political update in an hour. always get all of the political news 24/7 at cnn/politics.com. >>> i want to turn to a story we have been keeping an eye on the past several days in london. where the british prime minister david cameron meeting with his crisis team after several nights of rioting and violence there. much calmer at least in the capital of london last night. where most of this rioting and violence has been taking place. the problem now is that the violence is spreading to other cities. the prime minister is vowing to do whatever is necessary to restore order even though so far, nearly 800 people have been arrested. >> we needed a fightback and a fightback is under way. we have seen the worst of britain but i also believe we have seen some of the best of britain. >> he spoke about the

. >> well, what if kobe bryant, kevin durrant, derrick rose, lebron james, dwayne wade, for example, signed with european teams and a lockout goes on? >> what happened is they've got extended contracts. they've got contracts that extend beyond the current season. if were locked out, but if at any given moment there's a resolution then they've got to have an out in the contract. it got to come back and on other nba contract. but i can assure you that every marquee player who ends up signing to go to europe or to asia, whatever, is opening eyes. i know it's got to be causing some stress within the ownership community. take a guy like kobe. kobe went two weeks ago and are able to get $3 million for eight of the. they want to the philippines and put on two exhibition games. they were paid $3 million. kobe, derrick rose, kevin durrant, derek fisher and a few others. that was something that they got on a lark in the sense that some rich mogul in the philippines wanted them to go. so he reached out to derek, and derek puts the plan together and told them what they need. when these guys go o

kevin houston. jonas kelsall. lou langlais. matthew mason. stephen matthew mills. jesse pittman. tommy ratzlaff. robert james reeves. heath robinson.ehar. michael strange. jon tumilison. aaron carson vaughn. his widow kimberly told abc news she was going to dover. >> it's a way of healing for me. i don't want to miss anything. no matter how hard it is. >> reporter: kraig vicars and jason workman. three were from the air force. among them, john brown and daniel zerbe. and five were army. alexander bennett. spencer duncan. dave carter. patrick hamburger. and bryan nicholol 30 american troops were killed in this incident. they leave behind at least 13 widows and 21 children who lost their fathers on the deadliest day for the u.s. in this, the tenth year of the war in afghanistan. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. >>>>nd we are thinking of them and praying for their families tonight. >>> thanks for watching. diane will be back tomorrow. don't forget to check out "nightline" later and i'll see you in the morning on "gma." have a good night. >>> breaking news from oakland on the murder of a 3-year-old boy. police deliver on a promi

. >> well, what if kobe bryant, kevin durrant, derrick rose, lebron james, dwayne wade, for example,signed with european teams while the lockout goes on? >> what happens is they have extended contracts, meaning they've got contracts that extend beyond the current season. if we were locked out for the season they could go. within any given moment there's a resolution they had to have it out in a contract to get to come back and honor the nba contract. but i can assure you that every marquee player who ends up signing to go to europe or to asia, whatever, it is opening eyes. i know it's got to be causing some stress within the ownership committee. take a guy like kobe. they went two weeks ago and are able to get $3 million, there were eight of them and they went to the philippines and they put on two exhibition games. they were paid $3 billion. colby, derrick rose, kevin durrant, derek fisher and a few others. that was something that they got on a lark in the sense that some rich mogul in the philippines wanted them to come. so he reached out to derek, and derek but the plan together,

bill, christopher campbell, john duungdara, kevin houston, jonas kessel, lou langless, mathew mason, steven mathew mills, jesse pittman, tommyraflull, robert jameseeves, nicholas spehar, michael strange, john tumleson, aaron carson vaughn, his widow kimberly told abc news, she was going to dover. >> it's... it's a way of healing for me. so i don't want to miss anything, no matter how hard it is. >> craig vickers and jason workman. three were from the air force, among them john brown and daniel swrishy. and five were army. alexander bennett, penser duncan, dave carter, patrick hamburger and brian nichols. 30 american troops were killed in this insz dent. they leave behind at least 13 widows and 21 children who lost their fathers on the deadliest day for the u.s. in this, the 10th year of the war in afghanistan. jake tapper, abcninetynews, thee house. house. >> we'll be right back in just a [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male

. >> what if kobe bryant, kevin durant, derrick rose, lebron james, dwyane wade, for example sign with a european team? while the lockout goes on? >> well, they have extended contracts that extend beyond the current sb. -- season. if at any given moment there's a resolution, they have to have an "out" in their contract and be able to come back and honor their nba contract. but i can assure you any marquee player that signs up overseas is opening eyes. i know it's got to be causing stress. you take a guy like kobe. two weeks ago they were able to get $3 million and they went to the philippines and put on exhibition games. it was kobe, derrick rose, kevin durant, derek fisher and a few others. and that was something they got on a lark in the sense that some rich guy in the philippines wanted them to come. so he reaches out to derek and they put a plan together and today agree to pay them. so when these guys go out and enter these deals on their own, they start to understand clearly about their business and what their personal worth is on the international and global markets. not just in

. >> what if kobe bryant, kevin durant, derrick rose, lebron james, dwyane wade, for example, signedh european teams while the lockout goes on? >> they have extended contracts, meaning, that contracts that extend beyond the current season. if at any given moment there is a resolution, then they have to have an out in their contracts. but i can assure you that every marquee player who ends up signing to go to europe or asia, it is opening highs. i know it has got to be causing some stress within the ownership community. them that weref able to get $3 million in the philippines for two exhibition games. it was kobe, the rose, kevin durant, and eric fisher. he reached out to derek and he put the plan together and told them what they needed and they made the plan. a kind of opened their eyes and they begin to open -- understand more about the business. they clearly know what their own personal worth is on the international and global market. i do not think there are any players in the world who are better known globally that nba basketball players. i think it clearly had an impact. i do

kevin mccarthy thinks mitt romney needs to take out the trash. trivia time. abraham lincoln was the tallest president. who was the shortest? james madison.s just 5'4". jimmy carter, i think, was the shortest of the 20th century. you're watching "the daily rundown." [ tires squeal ] an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement, available only from liberty mutual insurance, if your car's totaled, we give you the money to buy a car that's one model-year newer with 15,000 fewer miles on it. there's no other auto insurance product like it. better car replacement, available only from liberty mutual. it's a better policy that gets you a better car. call... or visit one of our local offices today, and we'll provide the coverage you need at the right price. liberty mutual auto insurance -- responsibility. what's your policy? >>> let's bring back our panel. ruth marcus, i said you get to do this. kevin mccarthy pulled no punches the other day at a chamber of commerce luncheon in bakersfield, california. he said this of mitt romney. he said he wonders who told mitt romney that now is a time to nearly quadruple the size of

kevin houston. jonas kelsall. lou langlais. matthew mason. stephen matthew mills. jesse pittman. tommy ratzlaff. robert james reeves. heath robinson.hael strange. jon tumilson. aaron carson vaughn. his widow kimberly told abc news she was going to dover. >> it's a way of healing for me. so i don't want to miss anything. no matter how hard it is. >> reporter: kraig vickers. jason workman. three were from the air force. among them, john brown. and daniel zerbe. and five were army. alexander bennett. spencer duncan. dave carter. patrick hamburger. and bryan nichols. 30 american troops were killed in this incident. they leave behind at least 13 widows and 21 children who lost their fathers on the deadliest day for the u.s. in this the tenth year of the war in afghanistan. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. not only for the country but for the families. it's just heartbreaking. >> your heart goes out. especially you see those pictures and they're all young guys, young folks just starting out in their life. 30 killed, 22 were navy s.e.a.l.s who were part of the same special forces team that killed bin laden. none of the folks who we

>> he looks at the arguments that various people, walter, james have made that everything changes in 1800, 1828, 1896, 1932. kevin reference that in his book in 1968. by the mid-1990s, arthur/enter and others looking at their watch and saying it is time for realignment. we are due for one because it is generational. you look at the various indicators of realignment and find that there is less there than we have seen. what he does concede in that book is that very major events and issues that cut to the heart of people's concerns in life make a difference in voting behavior. the elections of 1860 and 1932 or examples where those things come into play. you see a different party alignment. party60's preceded by instability in the 1850's that we have not seen in our history. by an economic collapse we have not seen before. >> do you think the democrats can change as the republican party becomes more moderate? >> i think that over time, it is quite possible and probable. for reasons i outlined in my initial presentation, these trends are big, long standing. i do believe they will continue for quite a while. the mathem

james lynch. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 p.m. eastern. ♪ >> c-span is covering several members of congress this month at their town hall meetings treated kevinhonor to represent the eighth district texas in washington, d.c. he is the senior member of the house ways and means committee, chairman of the trade subcommittee, and vice chairman and top republican of the joint economic committee. as a deputy whip of the gop, kevin is involved in the new conservative house majority's effort to protect the unborn and bad legislation and regulation and cut federal spending and debt. his honors are many, but some of his favorites are being named a hero of the tax payers, a defender of liberty, a small business champion, and a super friend of the seniors. above all, kevin never moved to washington. he commutes to his job at the capitol and he and his wife are able to raise their sons in montgomery county. ladies and gentlemen, i give you our friend and our u.s. congressman, kevin brady. [applause] >> thank you very much for the introduction, for the chamber of commerce leadership in the region. is this on today? great. i want to thank dr. jones, an old