leonard oates. congratulations. >> leonard oates. he retains the crown.udes the 47th annual cable car bell ringing contest. thank you, everybody, for coming. don't forget next year the 48th annual cable car ringing contest. stay tuned for details.

leonard oates. congratulations. >> leonard oates. he retains the crown.udes the 47th annual cable car bell ringing contest. thank you, everybody, for coming. don't forget next year the 48th annual cable car ringing contest. stay tuned for details. >> i have been a cable car grip for 21 years. i am a third generation. my grand farther and my dad worked over in green division for 27. i guess you could say it's blood. >> come on in. have a seat. hold on. i like it because i am standing up. i am outside without a roof over my head and i see all kinds of people. >> you catch up to people you know from the past. you know. went to school with. people that you work with at other jobs. military or something. kind of weird. it's a small word, you be. like i said, what do people do when they come to san francisco? they ride a cable car. >> california line starts in the financial district. people are coming down knobbhill. the cable car picks people up. takes them to work. >> there still is no other device to conquer these hills better than a cable car. nobody wanted

leonard ewell. nancy connell henson. >> hello. i live in the psalm pack area, a six-block area that includes this development. my name is brian egg. i've lived in this area for 30 years. and i've had to deal with the situation at hand, which is now we're in a redevelopment project area. which was initiated by counting people who never lived in our district. and still don't live in our district. and this was done in order to make our area a redevelopment area. in order to use our area as a dumping ground for everything that is not wanted in all the adjacent areas. and this is now what we're up against. we have other areas that don't want their s.r.o.'s, that are using our small area, as a dumping ground. our six-block area already has 28 s.r.o.'s. that's 10% of the s.r.o.'s in the whole city. we also funnel all the poor people through our one small area. through the homeless shelters in the area. and we promised them benefits along the way. which is unsustainable. now, the only way that the people in our district can get a fair bre

leonard town where the rainfall amounts were azing. leonard town just under 13 inches of ra in the last 48 hours but, again, this is a running 48-hour total. the total amou for the whole week is somewhere just over 13 inches of rain. six inches in baltimore. nine plus in annapolis. five plus out at dulles international. st. mary's city. here is a storm total now. 13 1/3 inches of rain in st. mary's city. also in st. mary's county just under 13 inches of rain there. a annapolis, maryland, 9.02 inches of rain. a strong north breeze. hollywood, maryland, 65 degrees now. just about eight inches orain there. here's a look at live doppler. no rain on the radar for now. the rainhowers we endured late last night into the early morning hours this morning is all now lifting northbound up ross new england moving away from us. 60s to near 70 around here for today. the biggest change, though, dew points in the 50s now. some 20 degrees of dew pont drops so much drier air is going to get a real autumnal feel for all of the upcoming weekend. low presr

they will contribute one leonard million per year -- 100 million per year. this has been fundamental to all of us for many years. what is different are the people leading the charge. just a few years ago, lee made a promise to create jobs, to provide affordable health care -- we made from a free stuff [inaudible] [applause] >> i have to say it is amazing to see the pres -- representation of the latino community. you have people at every single level making the difference in the lives of latinos. [speaking spanish] >> the one thing that i would say that we as san franciscans is always a city that has welcomed people from all over the world including the latino community. there is a long history that our community has had with the city and county of san francisco. we have always been at the forefront of protecting the right of all people. now important ever, we need to stand firm so that san francisco remains true to those principals. [applause] >> [speaking spanish] >> so i really hope that this celebration of latino culture is something that inspires us to c

leonard oates. going to be tough. two years with the tiara, hard to give up. individual trophies welcome awarded to all six professional bell ringers. first, second, and third prizes will not only win trophies but a most -- host of prizes from our he steemed sponsors. we have the prize table right next to all the lovely doughnuts at this time we would like to thank our supporters and sponsors, without whom we could not do this every year. the sfmta, muni, the friends of. cable car museum, the union square association, trophy masters, shanghai 1930, ghirardelli chocolates, the american automobile association, triple-a, the golden gealt disposal and recycling company, macy's and $250 cash prize donor san francisco can he -- deluxe silentseeing. let's hear it for our sponsors. yeah. all right. now i'm going to introduce all the judges. there are a whole bunch of them err and i would ask you to hold your applause until i have finished are introducing all the judges. if i hear applause we're going to have to start all over again and we're wasting daylight already.

. >>> this morning, mike leonard gets artsy.eciated in everyday life and its power to change lives. >> reporter: in the grand scheme of life, impossible to calculate, quantify or measure exactly how much value art brings to a city and its people. in grand rapids, michigan, exact measurements aren't necessary. proof that something truly grand is happening. >> i have no idea how that will affect their lives going forward. how can it not be good? >> reporter: the founder of a 19 day international art competition/social experiment designed to in still in the general public a soaring sense of creative possibilities. >> the wind is making it so pretty. >> reporter: with over 1700 entrants, now in its second year, it hats transformed the city of grand rapids and sculpture park into a public gallery of unprecedented size. >> this city has become a canvas. >> reporter: everywhere one looks, on the streets, the buildings, in banks, bars, beauty salon, hot dog joints, tattoo parlors and beyond, there is art. >> that's not- >> no. just glow

leader leonard pelitier.ee is a great solar wha your. >> talk about the unium >> let's talk about the water situation. it is the water of life. everything needs water. things that we eat, our souls, our livelihood and is affecting our water. it is terrible. >> affecting the water in terms -- >> drinking water. >> when they mine uranium? yes. it is terrible. we need to stop what we're doing and start looking for an alternative. >> thank you, henry red cloud, for coming. tonight you'll be at cooper union. we will be recording that. you'll be joining patti smith and jonathan shell and many others will be gathered from around the world, other winners of the nuclear-a nuclear scientist who lives in a closed city, and activist who has been trying to get compensation from france for testing atomic bomb in polynesia and others. that is tonight at 7:00 and cooper union at new york city. thank you for being with us, a member of the lakota tribe. when we come back come in it is the year of a conservative women. a debate

leonard knocks the ball out of coupler's hand. coupler is about to go through again. look at the catch. 92 yards and a touchdown. 72-14. skin's get the ball game. the bears have the ball with a chance to win. j. cutler looks downfield, but once again, there is that bad man. hall takes it again, the fourth of the game. they now move to fourth and three on the year. >> we talk about all we are trying to get to win. we are back against the wall. we always make it too close to comfort, but it feels nice that you can battle to win. >> i never see a guy that all hungry -- ball hungry. it was unbelievable. >> up in baltimore crazy game. buffalo bills breakout to a lead, but in the second half, regulation ends with a tie. grey louis steals the ball. the ravens are in business. he not sit home from 38 yards out. -- knocks it home from 38 yards out. -- knocks it home from 38 yards out. that's why joe likes aetna's payment estimator. he gets to compare out-of-pocket health care costs before they come out of his pocket. that's awesome. [ female announcer ] now let's say every joe

paul leonard, vice president of government affairs at the financial services roundtable, says sloppynatures don't change the underlying facts. >> are the facts of the case that the person was eight months behind on their payments, could not afford the modification or failed the modification, does that home need to go to foreclosure, but the judge needs the confidence to say okay, these documents show that. >> reporter: because of that lack of confidence, maryland is now one of 40 states calling for a 60 day moratorium on foreclosures. >> i'm glad. i'm happy to see that there's an opportunity that the mortgage companies are taking to stop and to reevaluate. >> reporter: leonard said homeowners are being helped by the banks. >> there's been a million remods done since the beginning of this year, close to 3.7 million since the end of 2007. >> reporter: still the national outcry is threatening to bring the whole foreclosure system to a halt. while that may give troubled homeowners more time it, could also delay the much needed housing recovery. melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >> maryland's

leonard town 73. so everyone is going to be looking at great weather for our friday. and again, hard pressed to even find any clouds in the sky. that ought to feel great. meanwhile, let's talk about where we're going to be going over the weekend. i also wanted to mention our tropical storm otto which is right here. it had been a subtropical storm today. but the hurricane center believes it is more a tropical storm now. it is going to continue to move and accelerate out into the atlantic. while it may come close to a category 1 hurricane, it's moving away. let's talk about the weekend. a ridge of high pressure is over the coast. it pushes up to the north and allows things to warm up. that's not going to happen until tuesday or wednesday. and that will be our next chance of showers. the ridge brings in all the nice weather and specifically for our weekend it looks like as we get on into saturday that's probably going to be the warmest day. there will be a little bit of a back door front that tries to get in closer on sunday. gets about to d.c. that's why the temperature

leonard for doing may increase his stake in the company to ten percent by acquiring a new point seven percent share for doing may buy the shares from the u.s. oil company conoco phillips not directly is the company's president gave here of did but on the open market according to wednesday's market quotations the share cost is three hundred and fifty eight million dollars. leisure updates this hour you can always find more stories on our website r.t. dot com slash business. imagine your life a big city. crystal clear water. or galaxy. living in harmony with nature. sounds impossible. some people have already chosen. a place under the sun on our team. for the full story we've gone to. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. hello welcome back you're watching our t.v. these are the top stories ninety years since u.s. led forces and again a stamp public support for the war is at an all time low some u.s. soldiers have only been making matters worse after the upload videos appear questionable behavior to you tube. fresh clashes have rocked kerry sanders days

. >> leonard boswell has been wrong over the past 14 years. he told as we keep our health insurance. wrong. he said the stimulus and bailout bills or successes. wrong. he cut-a billion dollars from medicare. wrong. leonard boswell, tyoo wrong for too long. >> what is your response? >> $500 billion from medicare cut is not true. i hope you know that. it will make the solvency go another 12 years. no one will not have medicare. that information is available. it is a real direction. it is not a cut. >> we had to do the same thing up with the state loan program. there is a middleman. they make a lot of money. they did not have the availability fleeted out the middleman. medicare sovereignty is extended. no one will not have medicare. what i have is accurate. there are some promises that were made for obama care. tell that to the 21,000 islands were told they can no longer be a medicare advantage for them they have to switch to another account quit saying that something is not true. >> i disagree. >> we have a chance for the candidates to do their

but now, democratic congressman leonard boswell is fighting for his job. he's been re-elected here six times, but this week, his race against republican brad zaun is too close to call. >> mcneer: my wife and i watched the news last night, and i think every ad was a political ad. >> who do you trust with your money, with your future? it's not brad zaun. >> leonard boswell-- too wrong for too long. >> incredibly, bruce braley supports building a mosque at ground zero. >> pelley: well, how much relevance does all of that have to you? >> mcneer: nothing, nothing. doesn't have a bit of relevance to me. >> pelley: we invited some of the folks in town to the legion hall. how many of you would say that you're are angry about politics right now? >> yes, yes. >> pelley: oh, that got a big yes. >> i'm sick and tired of people going to congress in washington, d.c., and making a living out of it while we starve to death. >> pelley: does it matter much to anyone in here whether the republicans or the democrats control the house, for example? >> nope. no. no. >> pelley:

. >>> testimony under way in the trial of leonard patrick gonzales, jr., for the home invasion murder of a florida couple. he is the first of seven men to stand trial for the 2009 murders of burt and melanie billings. the killers allegedly thought they had a safe filled with millions of dollars. among the witnesses, the couple's daughter and the neighbor, who found their bodies. >> she was in the bedroom in front of the dresser, face down, in the bedroom. >> did you find miss billings also in there? >> she was in front of the closet. >> if convicted, gonzales could get the death penalty. >>> a new survey on bullying. the study of 43,000 high school students found that 43% said they'd been physically abused, teased or taunted in a way that seriously upset them in the past year. and 50% admitted to being to being the bully. the white house is taking on the issue of bullying with a letter to schools and colleges around the country. sandra hughes reports. >> reporter: 17-year-old samantha gerson was bullied so much she transferred schools. >> it was tough. i know i would come home crying

in your book, you quote the late jazz writer leonard feather as saying that "strange fruit is the firstst "in words and music, the first unmuted cry against racism." in your view, does it live up to that billing? i think it really does. i mean, you know, it's always hard-- my days in the newspapers remind me that it's always hard to say that anything is the first or the only because you always get a letter from somebody correcting you. there were other songs before. i mean, in a way, negro spirituals were cries against racism too, and there was a song by irving berlin, suppertime, which talked about lynching. so technically, i suppose, it's not the first, but it was certainly the first one of its kind and the first really explicit, euphemism-free song about this topic. i mean, if you go through the lyrics of this song, as we just heard, there's no mincing words here. it's just like a slap in the face, and i know that there had never been anything like that before. which is the reason why everybody just sat up at attention when it came out. given that there had never been a song like tha

we have paul leonard with the government affairs policy housing council with us. paul joins us now to help us out with this. we were talking earlier and mortgage is almost a dirty word anymore. it doesn't have to be. there has to be some level of understanding as to what is going on with mortgages these days. >> a mortgage is a good thing. it helps someone purchase a home. with all of the uncertainty in the market right now, people are concerned. the main thing a homeowner needs to realize is you receive a monthly bill for your mortgage payment from your mortgage servicer. that is the company that is receiving your payment and sending that payment to the investor who owns your loan. the vast majority doesn't have an issue or problem. why that happens is in the current system, most loans are securitized. now they are not keeping the loans on the books. in the old jimmy stewart days, your loan would be held by the bank that gave it to you. in a simpler time, that would be great. the problem with that, there wasn't always financing available for a homeowner when they

i want to ask you about a documentary you did, telling the story of leonard peltier, an activist, a native american accused in the murder of two fbi agents. and this was in 1992. you were the narrator, and you produced the documentary. (redford) i came out of that whole thing, after i researched it carefully, met with him, that it would be a dangerous thing to take a position that this man is absolutely innocent. i just didn't know. i felt he was, but i didn't know, so therefore it would be a mistake for me to go on a crusade about, "this man is innocent; he shouldn't be there," rather than, "what is verifiably wrong here?" and what was verifiably wrong to me was that he did not get a fair trial. and it raised the issue of how minorities are treated by our system of justice. so i thought, "what can i do about that?" well, i was going to make a film about it. then i decided that probably a better way to go about it would be to make a documentary, 'cause you could have more factual, that a film always could be a little bit too much fiction and that the public or people needed to know-- 'caus

william lynch punched bothered leonard repeatedly in the month of may.s brother when their children. the santa clara district-rate-and with one count of felony. and if convicted? he could get four years. now, a dozen people have accused that priests molesting children. d in. da lin what it was found >> and in hayward, off a preliminary autopsy of asphyxiation, and the twin brother is involved in a very unusual standoff with deputies on tuesday. the brother turned on the natural gas on beckham lane and flutter test the police to shoot him. -later passed the police and perhaps they made a suicide pact. >> the most cunning than about the note is that these he did not bobother to look for us because you're not going to find us. >> and that let us not to believe that this was premeditated, to end their own lives. >> the surviving twin is not life-threatening, and there were both students at hayward high school. still ahead call will have a list of following events around town. for that, a live look outside the golden gate will of the full forecast when we com

paul leonard, the vice president of government affairs at the financial services roundtable said sloppy signatures don't change the underlying facts. >> the packs in the case that the person was eight months behind the payments couldn't afford the modification or failed the modification. the judge needs the competence to say okay, these documents show that. >> reporter: because of that lack of confidence, maryland is now one of 40 statesicalling for a 60-day moratorium on foreclosures. >> i'm glad and happy to see that there is an opportunity companies are taking to stop and re-evaluate. >> reporter: home owners are being helped by the bank. >> there is a million three mods doneness is the beginning of the year. >> reporter: and still, the national outsky threatenning to bring the whole foreclosure system to a halt while that may give troubled home owners more time, it could also delay the much-needed housing recovery. maryland's entire congressional delegation signed the letter asking for a court moratorium. we expect to hear more on that tomorrow. >> a lot to take in. home owners are

paul leonard vice president of government affairs at financial services round stable says clopy signaturesurine lying facts. >> are the fact of the case that the person was eight months behind on their payments, could not aerred for the modifications, were failed the modification, does that home need to go to foreclosure, but jump needs the confidence to say organization these documents show that. >> reporter: because of that lack of confidence, maryland is now one of 40 states calling for a 60-day moratorium on foreclosures. >> i'm glad. i'm happy to see that there is an opportunity that the mortgage companies are taking to stop and to re-evaluate. >> reporter: learn arrested says home owners are being helped by the bank. >> there has been a million three mods done since the beginning of this year. >> reporter: still the national outcry is threatening to bring the whole foreclosure system to a halt. while that may give troubled home owns more time, it could also delay the much-needed housing recovery. melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> marm's entire congressional delegation has signed this

down toward leonard town, 74 degrees. ocean city, maryland, if you're thinking about going there, you'll pick a great weekend. temperature out there right now around 70degrees. the water temperature still nice and warm. normally stays warm this time of year. satellite and radar showing high pressure just socked here across the eastern two-thirds of the nation. not a cloud in the sky from new york right along down toward tallahassee, florida, all the way up to chicago, minneapolis toward denver. high pressure dominating. that means plenty of sunshine for just about everyone. if you're traveling east, west, it doesn't matter where you're going. look at the temperatures. 75 in new york. along the west side of that area, 90 in omaha. 84 today in minneapolis. 77 in detroit and 78 in chicago. so more great weet tap as that area of high presse is just going to sit here nice and warm over the next couple days. it doesn't move. this is going through today. through sunday as well it may shift to the south and east. maybe some cloud

. >> reporter: the unforgettable score of leonard bern stein.ry was considered ground breaking more than 50 years ago. >> it is as cell van as it was then. a -- as relevant as it was then. this piece really feels timeless ♪ >> spanish lyrics and dialogue. >> i think they wanted to create an authenticity and more of an edge. >> arthur wrote the original and directed the 2009 revival at age 93. >> the story, of course, hasn't changed from the 1957 original but it has been reimagined in this production with a grittier edge. ♪ it is still the love story of tony and maria, romeo and juliet updated and the battle of the jets versus the sharks on the west side. gang violence seems more prevalent in society now. the leader of the sharks. >> it is about people wanting to belong and coming here looking for an opportunity but it is also unfortunately about bigotry, love and violence trying to survive in that environment. >> reporter: this is a little extra. rehearsal before opening night. we are in the lobby. 14 local musicians joined the five who travel w

joining us the principal george leonard. thanks for being with us. >> it's great to be here. >> you can talk about the changes you've made. >> they have been talking about extended day, coming on the weekends, making it mandatory they come in. >> for the students? >> yes. the teachers volunteer for most part -- dedicated. but i can't depend on that. so i bring in college students from schools like howard, george washington, georgetown, and they join in and peer tutoring, the upper classmen tutor the lower classmen and in spire everybody to work toward the goal of academic excellence. >> and have you seen that excellence? >> i have. students want structure. they are used to being in charge so classes are disruptive, they cut class, they hang out in the hallways because if no one makes them accountable for doing what is wrong, they'll continue to do it. so we make it very strict as far as discipline, we are very hard on the students and make them accountable for their behavior and for not learning and that's just sitting in a

i am brock leonard. with me, as always, the professor barry starr. hot one tonight. >> it is a classic matchup of brains versus song. >> that's right. who's battling it out? [ laughter ] >>you want to take it? you go for it. >> who is it? >> well, battling it out for the intercontinental title, it's the mad genius, albert einstein's mustache. >> man! >> taking on the vile lip patch of soul, r&b and pop legend lionel richie. >> there's no love lost between these twmustaches, barry. >> no. >> this ring's not bienough for these two whisr warriors, these bushy beasts, these frizzy freaks, these frightening feelers, these uffy fur mongers, these fanatical filaments, these fiendisface fibers, tse ferocious follicle fillers, these maniacal mucus masks, these morbidly murderous manes of monstrosity macabre maliousness. [ cheers and applause ] >> i'm sorry, i missed that last part. what did you say? [ smack sounds ] [ aughter ] >> roll the tape! [ cheers and applause ] >> rich. >> one belt -- two mustaches. e equals mc squared! e equals mc scared! e equals mc

some of the big names are john daly, justin leonard and ricky fowler. we spoke live in this morning and he said the tournament will bring in $800,000 for local charities approximate put $10 million into the local economy and he hopes to make it a term nent event. we will talk to a kofler in a bit coming up at 6:45. there is another tournament in the east bay. the lpga is in danville and that could impact the drive along 680. watch for the signs that will guide you on how to get there. i also know they are set up on 101 in the south bay. both places as you drive along, you will see extra traffic. >> in fact mike has details on the one headed to the lpga. >> thanks for talking about the bulk of what i'm talking about. we will show you. 680 through danville and lpga tournament going on there to the east of 680. you will see the signs queueing folks in. folks will slow to read the signs as well. expect slowing on 680 north of the dublin interchange for the tournament all through the weekend. the slowing right now is on westbound 580 coming through livermore

fairfax this morning. 52 in winchester. 54 degrees in poolesville, maryland. 50 in annapolis. 56 in leonard town. it's going to be a nice day today. there's the satellite picture. hardly a cloud to be found in our skies today. plenty of sunshine. low to mid-70s. sun doesn't go down until 6:26 this evening and if you're one of the many folks planning on going out and watching the redskins play host to -- what's that guy's name -- there's the ball for t colts? >> that manning kid. >> archie. something like that. hopefully it will be a big redskins win. the weather will be cooperive. >> we hope his performance will be forgettable. thank you, chuck. >>> rescue crews are searching for a boater who vanished yesterday afternoon. the 65-year-old woman put her boat in the water at sandy run reonal park in fairfax station late yesterday morning and has not been seen since. news 4's darcy spencer has more on the rescue effort. >> reporter: the missing boater's son tells me she is very experienced on the wate in fact, she comes out here to the occoquan river very often and does practice runs. relatives

. ♪ >> the unforgettable score of leonard bernstein, the emotional lyrics.tory was considered ground-breaking more than 50 years ago. >> it's as relevant as it was then. just we have a different reference for it probably than people did at that time. but the piece really feels timeless ♪ >> spanish lyrics and dialogue. >> i think i wanted to create an authenticity and more of an edge. >> lawrence wrote the original and revival. the story hasn't changed from the 1957 original but it's been reimagined in this production with a grittier edge ♪. >> it's still the love story of tony and maria, romeo and juliet updated in the value of the jet versus the sharks, a new york west side. gang violence seems more prevalent in society now. the leader of the sharks. >> people wanting to come here looking for an opportunity. >> but it's also unfortunately about bigotry, love trying to survive in that environment. >> this is a little extra. rehearsal before opening night. we're at the lobby of the orpheum. >> we have five hours of rehearsal. we do it the first time with the

we are at the area around the leonard town winery this morning. the high water from the macintosh run flooded over saint mary's businesses including an antique store and computer repair shop next door. water covered the parking lot in front of the post office. for more stories that affect you directly, go to wusa9.com. find your community in the section called where you live and keep up with what is happening in your neighborhood. got a story or a news tip, we want to hear it. contact us and be part of the team at wusa9.com. >>> up next, ecuador is under a state of siege as soldiers rescue the country's president from the police who were holding him hostage. >>> and don't forget, we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us. we'll be right back. >>> the dramatic rescue of ecuador's president that ended a ten hour standoff. soldiers stormed the area where he was held hostage. they are protesting government austerity measures. the police chief has resigned in the midst of this, a hazmat scare shut down 45 near fort pierce, florida today. someone in t

. ♪ >> the unforgettable score of leonard bernstein. the emotional lyrics.de story was considered ground breaking more than 50 years ago. >> it's as relevant as it was then. just we have a difference reference for it probably than people did at that time. but the piece really is -- it feels timeless ♪ >> spanish lyrics and dialogue. >> i think i wanted to create more of an edge. >> he wrote the original and directed the revival in '93. it's been reimagined in this production with a grittier edge. ♪ >> it's still the love story of tony and maria, romeo and juliet updated. new york's west side, gang violence more prevalent in society now. leader of the sharks. >> about people wanting to be here looking for an opportunity. >> but it's also unfortunately about bigotry, life and love trying to survive in that environment. >> this is a little extra. rehearsal before opening night. we're at the lobby of the orpheum. 14 local musicians travel with the show. >> we have five hours of rehearsal. we do the show the first time with the cast that evening. it's a challenge

last month carding a 66 in a one day events he is now in the mix with guys like john daly and justin leonardeally don't feel out of place. i mean, i have played five years of professional golf in like 11 different countries and four continents. i feel like i have earned being here. i'm knots just coming to enjoy t i want to compete. >> reporter: the comforts of home hope to give him an edge. biggest coming fort, listening to the giants on the radio. >> last night i got the pleasure of listing to knbr on the drive back to santa cruz. i was fired up. pretty cool. >> not so cool his score he shot a 79, 15 strokes off the lead after one round. >>> rough week for brett favre. the vikings are 1-3 he has a sore elling bow. involved in a naked picture scandal, a sore elbow and now this. >> oh!! >> yeah. >> yeah. >> down goes brett favre. he is okay and will be the quarterback against the dallas cowboys this weekend. >> so who threw that ball? was it that female reporter? >> no. [ laughter ] >> well, she certainly would have the right -- [overlapping speakers] >> brett favre is okay, folks. >> thank

when i was at a stand point in terms, man, i can't write this sentence, i read books by elmor leonard, and guys that write and know how to capture the human spirit in a sentence. also, i wanted to deal with my own perm obsessions. -- personal obsessions. one of the best quotations i heard in an interview on the radio and he was asked why he wrote a book. he said, great books are written about the things that the authors can't get out of their heads. that completely resinated with me because of things that i can't get out of my head and still can't get out of my head is the relationships that people have with other species, and this originally started -- i'm particularly interested how every day people work out real life moral dilemmas. i started this when we moved to the rural area, and a bunch of my neighbors were nice guys. i didn't know these people still fought chickens in this day and age. it's more illegal now. these were nice people. they were middle class families with job and some were policemen and others were religious voting republican mostly. they were nice people, but th

leonard boswell he has been an on again, off again target for republicans.nd republicans dirdant get the candidate they wanted out of the primary. brad zaun is not the candidate they wanted. a lot of outside money poured in here. this is what i say is a test of the wave. if boswell goes down on election night, he is not a majority maker, really a wave maker there. so, that is one way to look at the house, all of this is at firstread.msnbc.com. we have to stop there because let's go back to copiapo. carlos barrios made it up the elevator in the phoenix tube and he is about right now to get the greeting that 12 other miners have already gotten and each one just as special. i want to bring in jeff goodell. he wrote about the pennsylvania miners that were trapped in 2002 for so long. this moment of relief, what can you tell us that moment that those men in pennsylvania had. the first moment when they realized they were no longer trapped. what did they tell you was going through their heads? >> just an incredible moment because these guys have been thinking about

. >> reporter: leonard patrick gonzalez jr.back to court to hear his fate, after being convicted of first degree murder in the shooting deaths of byrd and melanie billings near pensacola, florida, last year. the prosecutor told the jury gonzalez deserved to die, and described how he first killed byrd, in front of his wife. >> he wanted to inflict a high degree of pain with utter indifference to the suffering of others. he let her stand there and watch him shoot her husband down like a dog. >> i lost the man who was my idol. >> reporter: ashley, byrd and melanie's daughter, told the jury about her parents, who had 17. four of their own and 13 adopted, many with special needs. >> through an act of great unfairness, these children are victims again. their lives are forever changed. >> reporter: authorities say gonzalez was the ringleader of a home invasion robbery that led to the billings' murders. gonzalez refused to take the stand on his own behalf. and didn't want his mother or wife speaking, either. >> got convicted in the med

leonard town with over a foot and quantico coming in nearly six inches of rain. another couple of areas. calvert county 9.1 inches. court any's overlook, 10.64 inches. anne arundel county rolng knolls at 8 inches. now right now 71 degrees the current temperature with plenty of sunshine. winds out of the north-northwest at 17 miles an hour. but they're still gusting upwards of 25 miles per hour. i do think they're going to calm down tonight. and it's going to be a fairly nice night, but it will be a littlebreezy. if you're going out, make sure you take the jacket. 70 in frederick. 70 in sterling. manassas at 68 degrees. chantilly at 69 degrees. satellite and radar showing that system pushing off towards the east. that is the good news. so what is the bad news? well, the bad news is we've got a couple more systems moving our way. here is the first system. this is a upper-level low that is going to make s way down towards the south. as it does, it's going to create some cloud cover late tomorrow, and especially into the day on sunday, with a few showers ring the day

the giants have a good picture going and it is at the bottom of the fed and hamites leonard to earlier know you have a party bands for your giants fans so if the yankees when the jets will play at 145 and if the texas rangers when they will play at 5:00. in texas when they play around 5 and that is it and we should say pam, it is one to be an honored tomorrow for your great 20 pleasures of service and then you're going " you started when she was a teenager " she is kind to be celebrating tomorrow. i read the sheet and a couple other i heard of. pam will be on for all of her great work and it is a very distinguished award. it is one of those things that you'll is a one day mr. and that is that is my name. put a plug and funny but congratulations pam, to receive the prestigious award. >>kl thank-you >>. there are many great names on the list i cannot mention. the nfl is dishing out finds and it is one of those deals and it is a popular, popular deal and the latest is they are sending messages that will not be tolerated cheap shots. do not gets these people off? guys that ever played. if

i will go down starting with bill leonard. bill is on my left, you're right. he is now the chief operating officer of the national endowment for democracy. for 34 years, he was in the federal government, and he served -- the last position he served in was as director of the information security oversight office. a very, very important although not necessarily known office in the public, but he was responsible to the president for the policy oversight of the executive branch's classification system. essentially what it meant is, to put it in the more washington vernacular, he was the classifications are and have access to -- the classification czar. it was his job to make sure that what was supposed to be classified is and what is not supposed to declassify it is not. before his appointment to the director of isoo, he served in the defense department. i should say as a matter of personal disclosure, the day he resigned, i sent him a letter. at that point the aipac espionage case that you heard of -- we were in the midst of the defense and we were desperate to f

the billings multiple times while some of their children were in the house. >> there is no doubt leonard is the man who had his hand on the gun, his finger on the trigger, and fired the shots killing mr. and mrs. billings on july 9 of 2009. >> reporter: during the trial, two men who took part in the raid testified against gonzalez having pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. gonzalez falsely promised the raid would net a lot of money hidden in a vault. >> would you describe how much money he was talking about. >> yes, sir. >> how much? >> $13 million. >> and frederick thornton said it was gonzalez who shot byrd and melanie billings. >> i heard about three shots coming from inside the house. >> did you come back inside the house? >> yes, sir. >> who was pointing that gun. >> the defendant. >> reporter: now the defense attorney accused those witnesses of lying to get a reduced prison sentence, he will now fight to keep gonzalez alive as the prosecutors argue for the death penalty. >> mark potter in miami this morning. >>> there is new insight today into the possible cause of the deadly e

now 57 at national airport under a clear sky. 51 degrees in clinton, maryland. 51 in waldorf. 54 in leonard town and californ california. over to the old dominion we go. winchester 50 degrees. 51 degrees in leesburg. bright and sunny and warm and pleasant and nice and delightful and gorgeous and scrumptious. it's a very nice day. a good day for football as well. the redskins and the ravens bth playing at home today so perfec weather for football. a nice day coming up tomorrow but temperatures, you know, the summer that won't end is trying to reach its a deep into the month of october here. 85 tomorrow. yikes. >> you'll have to come up with a whole new word for that. >> i will go to thesaurus.com. >>> a maryland man is behind bars after allegedly trying to hire a hitman to kill his estranged wife. police say 42-year-old richard boyd jr. and his wife, elizabeth, were in the press of get he go a divorce. richard reached out to an acquaintance and offered him $1,000 and five ycontin pills to kill her. that acquaintance though, went to rockville police instead and shortly after a final meeting t

host: leonard sanders cent cut -- sent us an e-mail saying -- kaibelle is a familiar name to those whoatch us regularly. here is what she says this morning. next is a call from kansas, phil, republican. how are you? caller: good morning. host: nice to hear from you. caller: it is a great service you guys provide. i did not start watching "washington journal." we started with book notes, brian lamb's show in the evening. it is interesting because there is so much empty space in the media. some of their will come on a cable outlet and you realize they have never read the book. i would sit there watching brain and you would look at the book and it was daud eared. dog-ed it was dau ared. it was amazing for me. the master of watching the journal. i am not an economist. my graduate degrees in theology, but i took an interest in economics when i retire. -- retired. and it is interesting. i started reading hayak after a show by brand and someone had written about high-tech. -- by brian and someone had written about hayak. it is interesting watching you guys and when you get that call that is w

host: leonard boswell, iowa, longtime democratic congressman. thought to be in trouble. your poll has him up. guest: still under 50, but he is a beloved figure. he has been around a long time. it usually sings the national anthem at democratic events. he is well known. looks like he got out in front and started campaigning hard. and his opponent never really caught on to folks. host: jim marshall, george. running anti-nancy pelosi adds. and way down. guest: some of the southern democrats are really in a catch- 22. they want to run away from the national party, the president, and speaker pelosi, but they want something they can take to their base and say turn out to and georgette is looking like one of the state where the democratic base does not seem motivated. and he should be up against nation -- nathan deal came back with baggage -- for governor, right. it looks like democrats have not been able to get excitement. host: why did you go to the university in ottawa in canada. guest: it has a good journalism school -- and i am canadian. my wife is from boston, though. hos