we'll be joined by larry sabato from the university of virginia.- >> announcer: this is the "full court press." >> other headlines making news on this wednesday. nasa had to cut the launch of the national space station short because a water leak inside an astronaut's helmet. he almost drown because his helmet flooded. luca who became the first italian to walk in space reported water pooling around his head then going into his eyes. mission control had him go immediately back into the station after being outside for an hour. as soon as he got into the air lock, then his communications equipment failed. so he got in just in time and is safe and unharmed. >> and i thought i had a bad day. >> if you're going to die i mean drowning in space is a new one. pretty crazy way to go. >> espn's top-rated saturday morning college football show, college game day airs in the fall from different stadiums across the country often features celebrity guests to mix it up with the commentators. this fall, we could seat president of the united states on there. "sports i

larry sabato says this is improper because it's an obvious conflict of interest for the governor.anyone can see that. suppose the governor wants to fire the commissioner. doesn't anyone think he would consider losing the substantial monthly rent? does anyone think she might be hesitant to approach her boss for repairs? it's just plain bad judgment. and the latest sign that we have a governor in virginia whose sense of propriety is lacking. yeah, you think? and this is just the latest revelation after the reports of governor mcdonnell and his family taking and never reporting $145,000 in cash from a virginia company, the designer watches and the lake house vacation. and the ferrari, did i mention it was a white ferrari? none of which he has yet explained. governor mcdonnell has added another highpowered lawyer to his defense team, speci he's careful to note to the press that t y at this c rummag le gov one democrat callin dated som w meta vir are g s stay tuned. >>> the thing about voter i.d. >>> the thing about voter i.d. laws is they were supposedly designed to prevent the scurge

on larry sabato, our guest yesterday, craig says larry sabato is a funny guest and a smart guest.e the show. thank you, craig. and on the filibuster greg from salt lake city says bill, i agree 100% with you, harry should have changed it. the excuse if we lost the senate, we're going to need it is not an excuse. that's already looking negative. all right. we're off and running on the "full court press." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: hey, what do you say? good morning, everybody. friends and neighbors great to see you this morning. on a thursday, thursday july 18. this is the "full court press" coming to you live from our nation's capital. and our studio on capitol hill. just down the street from the united states capitol building where we can see them from here and they can hear us from where they are as they tackle the stories of the day. the issues of the day. we will tell you what's going on here in our nation's capital around the country around the globe and give you a chance to let us know what you think about it. 1-866-55-press. one way to do it. by phone. our toll free number. or y

also, larry sabato yesterday said, in virginia, democrats do this, republicans do this, everybody does this, maybe not to this level. the bigger problem is this guy's walking on the national stage, and he can't get away with what everybody else in virginia does. is that a correct reading of the virginia law? >> for the most part. what we don't know is i don't think everybody's getting $6,500 so their wife can buy them a rolex. there's certainly relationships with both this gentleman and other donors in virginia and other states. remember states are not scrutinized for the most part. most state officials can get away with almost anything because the media in virtually every state has been decimated. so there's not real intense scrutiny. in this case, you had "the washington post" and others on the case, and mcdonnell has to deal with it. just because everyone else is doing it doesn't necessarily make it right. we don't let our kids get away with that excuse. i don't know we can allow our public officials. >> jim, don't shoot me. i'm only the piano player. i'm just telling you what other