real madrid breaking the bank for superstar, manchester united accepted. real madrid's world record, 31 million dollars transfer offer for the rights to cristiano ronaldo. and that is just to talk to the world player of the year about a new contract. doesn't even get him there. this is just after real madrid signed kacaw. this is not the brazillian ronaldo. this is the cristiano ronaldo from portugal. led him to two titles two seasons ago in the premiership, and the champions league. is he worth it? >> they will pay $131 million for the right to sign ronaldo. keep that in mind. he now has to agree personal terms. real madrid are on a spending spree. they're spending all kinds of money. is he worth it? i don't think any player is worth that kind of money. certainly he can change a game for you. he's a very talented player. he's going to be fitting in on a very talented team. there is no question that real madrid are going to be much better with him? but $131 million? i don't think so. >> you got to love tommy. >> tommy worldwide celebrity. he gets mobbed ev

no question real madrid will be better with him, but $131 million?on't think so. >> the two best players in the world will be lining up next to each other. ronaldo and kaka, they both speak portuguese. >> you do, too, right? >> little bit. whenever we have ronaldo and kaka on the show, you can do the interview. >> i would be a decent bet for that one. though no one else would understand it. >> that's all right. it would be cool. >> how about the reds and nets. cincinnati just a game out of first place in the al central. i've been trying to tell people, don't sleep on the reds, and they're not. >> reds up 2-0 ; but, 2-1 in the eighth. ryan zimmerman did walk twice. doesn't get all of this. but phillips, and the nats get two runs out of it, and win the game 3-2. look at that! your washington nationals. and people are dancing in the nation's capitol. >> washington now 15 wins on the season. no other baseball team has less than 25. they're in tampa tomorrow. the reds are in kansas city. >> let's update you on the games that are currently in progress. >>

good morning, on the madrid independent line. caller: good morning. i was going to give him a c, but i will probably go down to a d. while they are paying back money we still have the same systemic problems in banks beforas before crisis. nothing has changed. the burden of the bad loans in the transactions have been shifted to the taxpayers. we have eaten those bad debts, but nothing has changed to regulate these folks. we will end up in the same mess again. host: louisiana on at our democrats' line. caller: good morning, i give president and his administration an a +. they have been doing a tremendous job. just think where will it was when he went in. you could see the economy getting better. i am so happy for them and i hope they continue to do a good job. thank you. host: john, as part of this process of dealing with banks, talk about republicans have reacted. have they worked with the administration or not? what is the general feeling toward the banking industry. guest: they have been convicted. there was a lot of skepticism on the creation of the

an estimated 4 madrid billion dollars in commercial real- estate debt is set -- $400 billion is set toturn over this year with more in june. we could expect to see the default rate on commercial mortgages climb much higher. that, in turn, would translate into potentially crippling bangkok -- bank losses that are recovering financial system is still too fragile to withstand. even the news that the banks have raised, or announced some $50 billion in new private capital since the relief of the -- the release of the stress test results. the slimming crisis in commercial real-estate lending could lead to an all familiar -- all too familiar predicament where banks suffer losses, major owners of hotels and shopping centers are forced into bankruptcy, foreclosed properties push realistic prices and further down for -- downward and a perfect storm of all those forces combine to inhibit our economic recovery. the testimony we will hear today points out that trump -- transparency and accountability are critical in a crisis such as this. to increase transparency and to help restore confidence in o

security conditions, convicted world trade bombers were communicated by mail with the terrorists in madrid, spain, where many, many people died in that attack. there would certainly be strong reasons to believe that detainees currently held at guantanamo, known to riot and grossly abuse prison guards, would use their access to counsel and investigators in order to convey messages to their allies. i'm concerned about the extra cost that would be incurred in preparing prisons and courthouses for trials. i understand the courthouses in which try terrorism cases were litigated had to be hardened to accommodate terrorism prosecutions and the attendant threats they entail for participants and the public. a recent "new york times" article indicated that one of every seven prisoners released from guantanamo bay and determined to be low-security risks were recaptured on foreign battlefields fighting american forces. what does this say about the danger posed by the medium and high security risk detainees still being held? there have been numerous documented accounts of al qaeda members using violenc

that empowers individuals and does not make them as a madrid the coming health-care bill would do depend on the government. >> host: and i am wondering in your life you said a great deal of its and 74 as a columnist for the washington post put before that your writing and part of that teaching -- did you ever consider running for office? >> guest: not seriously but i live in maryland and have been there since the mid-70s and about 1982 as i recall some republicans wanted to know if i was interested in running for senate and i said no because there are only two republicans in maryland as far as i could tell. i was one in jeanne kirkpatrick was the other. it's a very democratic state and for the more i have a metabolic urge to write. i can't write an explosion and therefore i would find the life of public office almost interminable hearing where you sit and listen to other people talk, it would be tiresome. >> host: philadelphia next for george will, independent line. >> caller: mr. will, first of all, you are one of my favorite commentators. there are a couple blind spots with global warm

we know from the london and madrid mass transit bombings that terrorists seek enclosed places. western kentucky university teamed up with the university of louisville and designed devices to detect leaks in rail transport tanker cars. chlorine or ammonium nitrate spill in any neighborhood could be disastrous. research funds have been rewarded to reduce the explosive potential of ammonium nitrate by coating it with coal combustion byproducts. when mixed, these two chemicals form a common explosive material for terrorists and were the deadly material used in the tragic oklahoma city bombing. mitoc provides communication services to disaster sites to make interoperable communications where it did not exist and these -- in these public venues. mitoc has been deployed to areas around the country to help them solve the interoperable need for communications in the disaster scene when no other communications systems were work, including texas in hurricane ike and recently in kentucky in the massive ice storm throughout the entire state. so these are research projects producing results

field of candidate cities, chicago is one of only four finalists for the 2016 olympics along with madrid, rio day january tpher row and tokyo. the select committee will make their final selection this october. mr. president, we must work hard to bring the olympic games back to the united states. there is no greater honor than representing your country on the world stage. i'm convinced there is no greater world -- no greater city in the world than chicago. as president obama and i can both attest, chicago is a diverse and inclusive city situated on the banks of the beautiful lake michigan, it is a jewel of the midwest. chicago has always been a global leader in culture, art, architecture, commerce, sports, and even cuisine. the olympic spirit is alive and well in chicago. the chicago 2016 olympic committee recognizes the importance of the games and renewing old friendships around the world as well as establishing new ones. this ideal and the value of a friendship through sports is at the heart of the city's olympic bid. it is a city i am proud to call home, and it showcases much of what m