. >> career politician kendrick meeks. he took thousand from special interests, such as tobacco, big oil, even bp. now he has been tied to a corruption case. isn't there a better choice? jeff greene is a true outsider who will not take $1 of interest money. >> david catanese is with us to talk about these races. we begin in wisconsin. russ feingold is running ads against the potentially leading republican candidate, ron johnson. why is running ads? >> i think he knows he is a threat. the initial polls show that this will be a dead heat. he spoke at a tea party rally way back in the fall and said that he wanted to get involved because of the passage of the health care bill. it is ironic, a traditionally blue state, the relatively unknown republican can come and make a difference here. the fact that feingold is pushing back is also telling. >> how are the two doing with money? russ feingold did about $2 million. mr. johnson had about $500,000. he has promised he will be able to self-financed his campaign, which means he will

. >> meek mike, i remember him. didn't you see mike nicco? >> used to be long time. >> you got a tan? >> a little bit of a tan. one day's worth. still very cold in southern california. weather-wise, good morning to you on this monday. temperatures running in the mid to upper 50s. cloud cover a little thicker, you may find mist from time to time. i didn't feel any coming in but most of it will develop now over the next two hours. we'll see clouds along the coast. still fog pushing through the golden gate over toward oakland and richmond and few lingering clouds up in the north. temperatures, upper 50s along the coast. low to mid 50s around san francisco, marin and san mateo and py down into the south bay, north bay valleys and upper 70s to low on 80s in the east bay valleys. temperatures pretty cool. san francisco will be 6 degrees cooler than average. oakland, 7. san jose, 10. concord, 12 degrees cooler. you should be 90 today, only 78. silver lining you won't have to pay pg&e for any air-conditioning bills. good morning, frances. >> welcome

>> they had a self provided quota of 995 meeke whale? >> larry: what is that?smaller whale, distributed throughout world. when the ice melts there is an algae bloom, and the crill feed on the algae. they go down to feed. during our winter it is summer in antarctica, the ice melts and whales migrate down there. >> larry: you saw the eye, captain watson, are whales smart? >> scientists are now discovering, whales are self-aware, sentient beings. i think they're highly intelligent. when people say that is ridiculous. i equate intelligence to live in harmony with our environment, by that criteria, we are not that intelligent. when you look at whales you are looking at a real mind in the ocean. i believe that one day through the use of computers we'll be able to communicate with the spe he says. i think that is an exciting possibility. >> larry: the way they die is how? >> they're harpooned. it is a very agonizing death. none of this would be tolerated at any slaughterhouse in the world. last year we filmed one whale struck. it took 25 minutes to die after being hit

also we have a congratulations to our assistant news director joe healy and lisa meek, they run the halfathon at a respectable pace of under ten minutes a mile. good for them. >> massaging their feet later today. >>> helio castroneves lost his cool after he lost a race, even though he crossed the finish line first. officials say he blocked another driver heading into the homestretch in edmonton yesterday. he ran around yelling at officials. they asked him to comment later, and he said they would have to talk to his lawyer. >> interesting. >> probably couldn't have said -- >> can't repeat that. >> exactly. >>> time is 5:57. the u.s. military is teaming up for drills this morning in tense waters. >>> who the warrior's newest player, bay area native says, he's eager to thanks for his work on the court. >>> live look outside this morning, gorgeous looking shot of the bay bridge as folks make their way to the city this daupte yr daupte your traffic and weather coming up in a little bit. >>> make e er league talks toda about the athletics and a possible move to giants

, and i recall that houston was one of the areas targeted for fraud, as well as florida, kendrick meek's home district is that fair? caller: there are certainly fraudulent issues that have gone on in the houston area, but what bothers me is that congress has used this competitive bidding idea as an anti-fraud measure. i do not see how it is it cms had done due diligence and a properly in rowling providers to begin with and checking them out to begin with to make sure that this never took place. guest: i am a tiny bit confused. are you opposed to competitive bidding? host: it sounded like he was great he is not with us anymore. -- it sounded like he was. he is not with us anymore. guest: i confess i have not heard that bill moving in this session, and i suspect that it will not make it through in this legislative progress. it means that it would have to start all over again in 2011. at least in the near term, it is unlikely to become law. host: but there was a lot of discussion about equipment suppliers. guest: that's right. as you point out, there have been incredible fraud cases that be

, and i recall that houston was one of the areas targeted for fraud, as well as florida, kendrick meek's home district is that fair? caller: there are certainly fraudulent issues that have gone on in the houston area, but what bothers me is that congress has used this competitive bidding idea as an anti-fraud measure. i do not see how it is it cms had done due diligence and a properly in rowling providers to begin with and checking them out to begin with to make sure that this never took place. guest: i am a tiny bit confused. are you opposed to competitive bidding? host: it sounded like he was great he is not with us anymore. -- it sounded like he was. he is not with us anymore. guest: i confess i have not heard that bill moving in this session, and i suspect that it will not make it through in this legislative progress. it means that it would have to start all over again in 2011. at least in the near term, it is unlikely to become law. host: but there was a lot of discussion about equipment suppliers. guest: that's right. as you point out, there have been incredible fraud cases that be

and then you'll have a democrat, and it's not clear yet who the democrat will be, kend rick meek who has been planning for this race for a long time. and then out of the blue in april jeff green, who is a billionaire, got into the race and spent about $6 million in advertising. and so it just makes it -- it's a free for all. host: in other states, some high profile primaries, in arizona john mccain and j.d. hey worth, and others. guest: again, it is another example of how uncertain this election is. you have john mccain, who was the g.o.p. presidential nominee two years ago who is now being -- faces a threat on the right from j.d. hay worth. in colorado you have an appointed senator who has the backing of the democratic establishment and you have his opponent who has been backed by president clinton. it's -- i mean, again, it's going to be very difficult to tell the outcome of all of this. and i want to go back for a second because i know you had some cash on hand numbers that were different than mine. i was looking where they are right at the end of june, those last reports. host: l

meeks: no. what my republican friends forget, that's not what president obama inherited, that's what george bush inherited and lost in eight years. why are we in this problem? it's the eight years of bad economic principles that george bush put forward. obama inherited deficits and loss of jobs, 750,000 of them a year, and now we are here again of trying to privatize social security. well, democrats and the american people rejected that idea during the failed policies of the eight years of george w. bush, and we reject that policy again because we understand the significance and the importance that social security brings to our families, it brings to children and those who are retired who without social security would be in poverty. but social security brings a sense of pride to those who have worked hard all of their lives so they can have something at the end. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from tennessee rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speake