leonard pits, syndicated columnist for "the miami herald".table witness on the stands when you saw him? >> are you talking about her friend? you know the prosecution really rolled out a parade of her friends in the beginning of this trial and all of them really had the same message that casey anthony had no signs that anything was wrong during that month that her daughter hadn't been seen. she was going out to bars, partying, sleep over, renting movies with her boyfriend. so, going to a fourth of july celebration. not letting on that anything was wrong. that's what the defense theory is she was so sexually abused so, physically and mentally abused that she stashes her pain deep back in the back of her head and can act like servicing okay. >> tim clemente. >> in my opinion, that behavior is something completely different. what it actually is is that she's in a position where finally she's free. she has released the burden of the one thing that she couldn't get rid of legally which was her daughter. and the fact that the daughter was now gone,

say that the miami herald site if i sent an anonymous u.s. intelligence official so they're looking for ways to decrease popularity cause concerns about you know could he last over the long term is it a good option to reelect him. to turn him out of some other stories making headlines across the globe an eight year old girl has been killed in a bomb attack on a police checkpoint in central afghanistan reportedly ordered by insurgents to take a package containing homemade explosives to the police station militants are said to have detonated the device as she approached a vehicle in the facility no one else was hurt in the attack the taliban has previously denied recruiting children and hasn't claimed responsibility this time the attack comes a day after it won in a hospital that killed at least thirty eight people in the east of the country. protesters have marched in the means capital hanoi for a fourth consecutive weekend calling on china to stop entering the country's waters in the south china sea the two communist nations have been accusin

things they got into and the source i just wanted to say that the miami herald. and not in this u.s. intelligence officials you know they're saying that china is in critical condition and that's absolutely not your i mean i can't i can't believe and deny the fact that china is in any kind of critical condition attached to the fact that he's doing great well must soon be back in the limelight very very soon. thanks very much for joining us live there from going as well and lauren journalists there in caracas thanks very much for time. and by the way all our stories are lined up for you at r.t. dot com along with blogs and expert opinion if you want to see that interview again you can see it right now on our t.v. . also there if you click on a couple of other stories playing around with a laser beam lands one man in southern russia behind bars he allegedly tried to blind the plane through despite flashing his red light at a local airport. and a heartfelt apology and he kept an carlos receives an invitation to a borscht tasting from a russian football fan keen to sa

publication which is the spanish language version of the miami herald. how would the u.s. manipulate that sort of regime change just briefly how would that happen what i mean by supporting opposition forces here who are also constantly looking for ways to undermine or overthrow destabilize the government so by supporting them and saying look if something did happen we would you know we would back here i mean why now and again these types of rumors are are generally perpetuated when there are false about a president or a leader is challenged in order to discredit and and the head of state and remember about it so we have elections presidential elections in two thousand and twelve it's just really a here away and so of course chavez is already like just can't is there looking for ways also to decrease its popularity because concerns about you know could he last over the long term is it a good option to reelect him things like that and and the source i just want to say that the miami herald cited was an anonymous u.s. intelligence official so you know they're saying their chi

insult to the injury of the miami heat's loss in the nba finals, a full page ad ran in monday's miami heraldeading congratulations, miami. next to photos of heat championship t-shirts and hats, all from macy's. a macy's spokeswoman apologized to heat fans. whoops. >>> coming up, an owner pays for the parade. a captain pulls up lame. the tigers walk off winners. >>> plus, the bruins shell shock the canucks, forcing game seven for the stanley cup. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> in weather we continue very hot. the southern half of the country. the northern half, a little cool and we're stormy in the middle. your forecast coming up. you're watching "early today." 2 >>> good morning. if you are just waking up, this is "early today." in sports facing elimination on their home ice, last night the boston bruins flattened the vancouver canucks, forcing game seven in the stanley cup final. here's nbc's fred rogan with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. there is something about home ice advantage in these stanley cup finals. the canucks win all t

so i want to close by reading a letter to the editor in "the herald" from sandra wallace of miami. this is what she writes: "elisha dawkins serves seven years in the military in both iraq and guantanamo where he was awarded for his behavior yet he's being held in federal lockup awaiting deportation. this man thought he was a u.s. citizen because his relatives told him he was when he came here as a young child. our military was certainly glad to consider him a citizen. mr. president, the dream act would allow the u.s. government to consider as a citizen someone who like elisha dawkins was brought here as a child and who wanted to serve this country." mr. president, i yield the floor. mr. wyden: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that sean mills be given floor privileges through the rest of the day. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. wyden: mr. president, millions of americans are hurting economically. yet, so much of the debate here on the senate floor seems to be democrats and republicans fight

a syndicated columnist for "the miami herald" and winner of the pulitzer prize for commentary. you saw some of that drama there and vinnie politan was talking about it. what do you make of casey anthony and what has gone on in this trial? >> well, i mean it's really almost a greek tragedy the way this thing has unfolded in court. of course, once the defense laid out it's opening argument basically saying that casey was a victim all of her life of sexual abuse at the hands of her father, that caylee had in fact drowned in the pool and the father and her covered it up, basically that he knew about the death this whole time and played like he didn't, it really took a turn for the even more dramatic, i can tell you that lines to get inside the courtroom have been starting at about midnight for court to get in the next day at 9:00. so obviously there's a lot of public interest about this case and -- >> and you're absolutely right because we have seen the people rushing to get a seat in the morning. i mean, really trampling each other to try to get a seat for this trial. what we're s

. >> if any of those hateers got the miami herald they had this to enjoy.ts that said raise another banner. >> while you were helping police with a trespassing cart this weekend, here is what you missed. >> look at ben rivere, come on. >> the twins ben makes a nice play. but how about this catch by connecticut george springer going over his shoulder ala willy mayes. he will get docked points for the landing, however. the as were snake bit. cocoa crisp hits what he thinks will be a game winning homerun. the sox leaps to take the homerun away from him. that's two runs as chicago beat the as. 24 hours of lamons in 2400 pieces. alice's car goes off course and crashes. he walked away but also none of the fans or media nearby were injured. >> minor league baseball in durham the tie that appears to be a homerun to center-field. only the bull's outfielder protests. they find it between the fence and a ground double. norfor example manager gary allenson doesn't like it gets ejected and does a little recon climbing the wall looking for any base pal. -- baseball. he n

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who gave the go ahead for this ad to appear in "the miami herald"? for winning the title. did i miss something? they posted an online correction later. boston bruins force a game seven with vancouver in the nhl stanley cup. i will show you that in 15 minutes. >> i can't wait! >>> still ahead this morning, what happens when a 45-foot yacht tableckles the windy san francisco bay? you guessed it. cap-sized catamaran. >>> did last night's republican presidential debate please the tea party? we will get their reaction in a few minutes. you inspired a very special dog food. [ female announcer ] chef michael's canine creations. chef inspired. dog desired. down the hill? man: all right. we were actually thinking, maybe... we're going to hike up here, so we'll catch up with you guys. [ indistinct talking and laughter ] whew! i think it's worth it. working with a partner you can trust is always a good decision. massmutual. let our financial professionals help you reach your goals. -why? -why? -why? [ female announcer ] we all age differently. roc® multi-correx

""miami herald"" couch. wolf blitz we are a little tease of what's coming up.ow officially three hours away from the big debate. >> going to be a major debate. how did they screw up like that? how could anybody have predicted that miami -- >> right under where it says with the mavs wins. i don't know. that would never be a mistake you would make or i would make, of course. let's move on. >> we've all make mistakes. that's a blunder. >> anyway, the debate. >> the republican debate, seven candidates will take the stage and we'll see what happens. i'm expecting some fireworks. there's going to be substance obviously issue number one. the economy, jobs, jobs, jobs. no doubt, medicare, there will be some national security issues as well. i'm curious to see how hard these other republicans go on mitt romney who's the front-runner for this republican nomination. we'll see what they say about him. i know all of them are going to be very tough on the president of the united states who's not here, but guess what? guess who is here? manchester, new hampshire and will be m

"the miami herald" and then we have "the denver post."ouple more to show you before we get to your phone calls. "the orange county register" and finally, "the washington times." we have this article from "the new york times" -- two articles from "the new york times" looking at this issue. "2012 pullout worries military experts." host: that is just a little bit from "the new york times" this morning. now to your reaction on president obama's speech last night. we will begin with a democrat, al, in redding, california. are you with us? all right. we will go to pennsylvania and bill on our republican line. looks like we're having trouble with our phones this morning. we will read a little bit more from some of the articles we have here and then we will try to get the phone calls working right away. this is back to "the new york times." "senior officers said their military campaign planned for 2012 -- campaign plan for 2012 envisioned building on security gains earned by troops who had already flowed into afghanistan's south and southwest." "

this is "the miami herald." host: also this morning is "the baltimore sun."gop hopefuls target obama." host: also says in this story that john huntsman is expected to declare his candidacy soon. we will go to hank in detroit, michigan. what did you think of last night's debate? caller: thank you for "washington journal." i really enjoyed this program. i just did not like it. i expected some discussions about jobs. that was their theme. where are the jobs? where are the jobs? we are fighting a war over there, but i thought it would touch on casualties. i do not think they did anything for the american people. there was nothing that was helpful in terms of jobs programs or any of that stuff. although the comments calling barack obama a one-term president, it did not appeal to me. i thought that there should have been something about jobs, national security, and some of the other important issues. host: there was one question asked at the beginning about jobs. did you hear any good responses from the candidates on that issue? caller: that is what was so disappoi

this is the "miami herald". campaign 2012 revs up is their headline. president obama kicks off with miami fund-raisers. will florida give him enough votes as well as campaign cash to win in 2012? also this morning. baltimore sun. gop tar hopefuls target obama. a poll released mon monday showing rom my ahead of form alaska governor sarah palin who has not entered the race. 24% of the republicans polled would support romney for the nomination and 20% chose palin. says in the story that utah governor jon huntsman is expected to formally declare his candidacy soon but skipped the debate. we'll go to hank in detroit, michigan. hank, what did you think of last night's debate? >> caller: thank you for "washington journal." i really enjoy joy this program. i just didn't like it. i don't know, just so dull, you know. i was nodding most of the time because i expected some discussions about jobs. you know, that was the republicans, you know that was our theme before the election, where are the jobs? where are the jobs? and i think to hear more about security. we'r

here is the "miami herald." also in the "washington post" -- but there are some good stories in the paper today, for example, the lead in the "usa today." that is one that is good news. and in the "financial times" about the shale gas industry in the u.s. let's stop there and go back to calls. clinton township, mich., dorothy, you are on the air. caller: good morning. the way things have been going there is not anybody die know in my area -- anybody i know in my area in the suburbs of detroit that is doing good. everybody is struggling in some form. if things do not get back together, we are doomed. i do not see us getting out of this any time soon. i am really, really frightened about our future. host: the administration today is going to toledo, the president, to a chrysler plant. what effect have you seen of the government involvement in the auto market? caller: be honest, i was disappointed with the bailout. and when it happened, it did not do me any good. i got my car repossessed because of a leafy, not bec

. >>> and macy's is apologizing for running a full-page ad in "the miami herald" newspaper congratulatingba title the night before. it had a full line of gear but, of course, problem is, it was the dallas mavericks, not miamiá which captured the title. that's a costly mistake. >>> 8:04 right now. let's go back to al in las vegas for a check of your weather. mr. roker? >> all right. thank you so much, guys. and as we are here in las vegas at our charity. it's a charity that helps with training. tina received some training from this charity. this is alfredo and caroline. we're going to try to make a bed. whoever is faster. >> yes. >> i'm going to help you. i have a feeling you guys are going to win. tina, let's get started. here we go. while we're making the bed, i'm not going to really help very much. how do you get the corner. let's show you what's going on as far as your forecast. pick city of the day. look at that, whipping! it's like snapping, like a snapping kind of thing. las vegas, news 3, sunny and ot. 100 degrees. wan id asgoe nto the satellite radar, you will see more storms maki

>> if you are a miami fan, go to macy's and pick up your miami championship jersey. this was in the herald had a full gainepage ad props saying, come down to get your miami heat championship t-shirts. in says congratulations miami. " macy's has a full-page ad. >> i think the game ended around 11:30 p.m.. a maybe they had to make a decision and guessed wrong. park >> yes, cuba and, he has so much youthful exuberance that people tend to dislike him until he wins. p tweeted that he slept with the trophy. >> he did a couple of things that i think really showed that he has his head on. he did not do any interviews during the playoffs. he kept to himself. then, he invited the original owner of the dallas mavericks, on the podium to accept the trophy. pataki is not a self- centered billionaire. >> he is paying for the parade. he says, why should the city pay for the parade? he is footing the bill. >> give him credit. as they have one for 11 straight years of 50 games or more. they have been a good team but they have not been able to get over the hump. product is a young guy wearing jeans is, look

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