kerry, barbara mikulski, and others demanded that lew explain what the president was doing. the american people were with them on tax increases for the rich. the nogse negotiation of shared sacrifice. why give up now. for 35 minutes the cross-examination went on with few details offered. when lew walked, mikulski turned to her colleagues and said, "i haven't seen a meeting like this in my 35 years in congress." we'd like to hear where you stand on this topic right now. we begin with a call from louisiana. terry, you are on the air. go ahead, please. you are on the air. caller: what i can't understand, they want to cut out medicare and medicaid and disability. as it stands now, i have been disabled since 2001. if they cut my disability we're going to be on the street. i mean, we don't have no choice. host: terry, i don't think anyone is talking about cutting it out. if they reduced it, would you be in the same situation? caller: yes, ma'am. host: what's your message to washington? caller: to get off their keaster and do what's right for the elderly and disabled. we're the one

and that is run by space telescope science institute in baltimore. >>> speaking of senator mikulski.ur to the eastern shore. she is touring the state talking with people about which parts of the government are work and which warts are not. -- working and which parts are not. she will discuss access to credit and trade issues when she meets with representatives from the seafood and poultry i dust dries. >>> a study found dangers to know about in cribs. 9,000 children end up in emergency rooms because of cribs or bassinets. your child's crib should contain a mattress and tight fitting. she don't use blankets, pillows or bumpers and make sure it meets current safety standards and is not part of a recall. >>> 6:48. talk about an amazing reunion. six patients involved in a triple kidney swap at the university of maryland medical center will meet for the first time this morning. each recipient originally came to the hospital with an intend donor. a spouse in one case and sibling in another and church friend. however, when blood and tissue type revealed the i tended donors were not -- inten

. >>> barbara mikulski is announcing more than $1 million in federal grants to help vets in frederickurrounding counties to help them find jobs. it will enabled the way stationto help veterans find jobs. and senator mikulski will attend an event at weigh station of frederick to make the announcement. >>> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >> hi. i am meteorologist lynn jet charles. and on tuesday -- lynette charles. and on tuesday, the 5th of july, we should be 65 degrees for the low. the record low was set in 1979 at 55 degrees. so 10 degrees cooler. and our high for this time of the year should be around 87 and the record setback in 1999 was 102 and don't think we will flirt with that record going throughout the daych the highs yesterday came in around 89 -- day. the highs yesterday came in around 89. we had cloud cover across the area for most of the day which is what held the temperatures down. in easton, at 90. patuxent river around 89. more 80s in charlottesville and winchester and snuck out 73into oakland. the lows

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. >>> senator mikulski is introducing a bill to provide grants for veterans to help find jobs. >> former mississippi -- former leader dominique strauss-kahn could face new charges. >> reporter: a french woman said that strauss-kahn tried to rape her. she talked about it on french tv. she said she never prelsd charges because her mother who was an official in strauss-kahn's socialist party convinced her not to go to authorities. prosecutors will determine if there's enough evidence to file charges. the former imf promises to sue for land iser. this comes as the sexual assault case in new york appears to be falling apart. prosecutors are questioning the credibility of the hotel maid who accused strauss-kahn of rape. strauss-kahn had been a leading candidate for french presidented as the u.s. case crumbled, supporters stouter -- started plotting his political comeback. but the latest allegations could put it in question again. >> in france rape charges can be filed up to 10 years. however cases classified as a sexual assault have a feef-year statute of limitation. >>> the jury in the casey

mikulski: i thank the presiding officer. madam president, i come to the floor today with a great sense of urgency. we are less than one week away from reaching our debt limit. if we fail and we fail terek the united states of america will be irrevocably fractured. we aren't at an impasse. we're at the edge of a cliff. unless congress acts, we're going to go over t and what will be the consequences of it? if we do not meet our obligations to pay our debts, it will result in a default and default will result in enormous increase in interest rates. for all of america that's so worried about tax increases, i got to send a real red alert when interest rates go sky-high because of our failure to act. it will be the biggest tax on america that we could have, and it will be a tax at the kitchen table. it means if you have a variable rate mortgage, it will skyrocket. if you have a student loan, that interest is going to increase. and if you have a car loan, forget it, the payments are going to be enormous. so we need to face what thi

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. >>> today barbara mikulski will head to the eastern shore to visit to easton as part of a jobs tours conducting. she is traveling around maryland talking to you about which parts of the federal government work and which parts don't. today, she expected to meet with representatives of the seafood and poultry industry. >>> and speak of the economy, the -- speaking of the economy, the obama administration is trying to make it easier for those out of work to keep their homes. starting next month, unemployed homeowners can miss as many as 12 payments before the foreclosure process begins but it only starts to federal housing administration backed loans. >>> off to a break. when we return, tragedy in texas a father dies at a texas rangers baseball game. >> what happened and does this have the league reconsidering safety at u.s. ball parks? >>> it was terrible. >> it was intense. very intense. it was the flames why unbelievable. >> an incredible store every survival. when you sea the -- see the video and heart story, you will be shocked by the outcome. you are watching "good morning maryla

. >>> today, maryland senator barbara mikulski will announce a $117 million grant to help veterans inrederick and surrounding communities. the grant will enable the weigh station of frederick to help veterans find jobs and provide them with services such as job training, mentoring and mental health services. >>> made in america, the slogan has historical meaning for many companies yet there is a growing belief that american manufacturing is dead. >> but despite that belief, the u.s. actually produces twice as many products here on american soil as it did 50 years ago. lesli foster has more. >> reporter: americans may feel everything is made in china but that's actually far from true. the u.s. remains the largest manufacturing country, outpacing even china. companies that keep production stateside have lower transportation costs, shorter supply chain and fewer problems launching new products. they have an advantage over firms that export their manufacturing. >> they look at new opportunities, they may say there are some advantages to being in the u.s., too. >> you may see more manufact

today, senator mikulski will be in frederick with news that will bring a sigh of relief to some veterans she plans to announce more than $1 million in federal grants to help veterans in fed ribbing and surrounding -- frederick and surrounding counties to find jobs. it will help them find jobs or services such as job training mentoring and mental health services. >>> 4:50. autism remains a mystery but experts blamed most of the risk on inherited genes. now one of the largest studies of twins shifts the focus to the womb suggesting a mother's age and health may play a larger role than previously thought. the study found a higher than expected rate of autism in fraternal twins. new study didn't try to determine what factors increased the risk during pregnancy. however, experts say they could -- that include stress, diet and infection and a mother's -- diet, and infections and a mother's age. >>> if your child is not verbal, experts say don't panic yet. up to 18% of kids are so-called late talkers and most develop language skills by the time they enter kindergarten. the study looked at wheth

. >>> and senator barbara mikulski will announce a grant to help veterans find jobs. is offering more than a million dollars in federal monies. she will make the announcement today at weigh station in frederick. >>> in today's economy, lawmakers down in washington are talking money and they did so even during the holiday. something they have not done since 1964. some worked on the 4th. >> we need the house and senate in washington together to negotiate with the white house so we can reach a credible plan to deal with the national deficit. it's a very serious problem. >> senators worked through the july 4th holiday trying to reach a compromise during the nation's debt or cover the nation's debt. the treasury department is now saying the real deadline to reach an agreement is july 22nd so there's time to pass legislation and make its way to the president's desk by the deadline again on august 2nd. now after that, the u.s. government will not be allowed to borrow anymore money. >>> 6:52. gas prices have stayed even for the past week. they are at 3.56 a gallon. the first

. >> senator barbara mikulski will announce more than $1 million in federal grants to help maryland veterans get jobs. the democrat will make the announcement this morning at the weigh station in frederick. >>> talks resume today on the debt ceiling limit. republicans want to make major spending cuts before the ceiling is raised. democrats say tax hikes are needed. the deadline to get a deal done is august 2nd. >>> well, it was a wild night for one montgomery county family. >> they woke up to an find an suv barreling straight into their home. >> it happened after midnight at the intersection of aspen hill road and parkland drive in aspen hill. surae chinn is there live to show us the damage left behind. an unbelievable story, surae. >> reporter: this is an unbelievable story. especially when you hear how close the suf came to this woman. let me walk you through what happened. the driver was coming down aspen hill road, hit the two parked cars and there's glass everywhere. then she hit that one way sign. came across the aspen hill library, came quite a distance here, came across also through

mikulski: madam president, i rise to speak on the reid amendment. madam president, first of all, i'm sorry that we're engaged in a filibuster. we are using parliament procedure in a way that only delays us taking votes. we are days away from default. we are days away from our bond rating to be downgraded. if we fail to raise the debt limit, the united states of america will be irrevokably fractured. we cannot fail and we cannot falter. we must act and we must act tonight. now, last night, the senate rejected the boehner plan because it wasn't a solution. it would lead us over the cliff because it did not meet certain tests. if the republicans force us into default or a downgrade, it will be the biggest tax increase on americans. when interest rates go sky high, it will be a tax on americans. we know that we have to agree to additional spending cuts, but it's got to be long term. we have to have a path forward for eliminating tax earmarks and entitlement reform that does not lead to a stampede to shrink social security benefits or to raise the medica

>> barbara mikulski, a liberal democrat from maryland.they're very worried if there aren't any tax increases on the wealthy, the millionaires, the billionaires, the corporate jet owners, the burden is going to fall on the middle class, the elderly. she's really worried about that. we also have a conservative republican, jim jordan of ohio who's broken ranks with the speaker john boehner over the latest plan. he says it's not a good plan and he also doesn't think they have the 217 votes necessary to pass it in the house of representatives. the bottom line right now, i hope it changes brooke, and you read my blog. this is a mess right now, but it's not just a mess. it's a mess with extraordinarily significant consequences for all of us. all of us right now. so we've got to watch this really closely. >> we are. we are. wolf, thank you so much. we'll see you in five minutes' time. but coming up next here, glenn beck's strange fascination and the controversial comments that has lots of you out there talking. joe johns has been digging on this

there was a fourth category that came about because senator barbara mikulski from maryland got an amendment added that the secretary would have discretion to add and these would be preventative services for women because over the years preventative services for women have thought to have been left out by the preventative health services task force and those were left to the secretary's discretion. the secretary last year decided she wanted some expert advice so she turned to institute of medicine. >> brown: an independent group. >> an independent group, an independent non-governmental group. this report is the result of what they came up with. >> brown: so they made the recommendations and, as we said, the most controversial here is on birth control. tell us what they're suggesting should be covered at no cost. >> at no cost they're suggesting basically all of the f.d.a.-approved forms of contraception. that includes birth control pills, implants, the i.u.d. and also, most controversyly, of this somewhat controversial though it shouldn't be too controversial because 99% of women of child be

it is senator mikulski's birthday. i am glad to have them be part of this event. last night, the house passed on a virtual party-line vote it plan the void of substance and truffle a political pandering to ensure minority. we have approximately 12 days left before our nation defaults on its debt for the first time in history. to many republicans are moving further away from compromise. we do not have any time to waste. we need to get back to reality and work together to prevent a catastrophic the fold. let me make this as simple as i can. the republican scheme to cap, cup, and kill medicare is dead on arrival in the senate. their "plan" which passed the house last night on a virtual party-line vote would wreak havoc on our country's seniors, the middle class, military preparedness, and our standing in the world. their plan to cut cap and kill medicare is the ryan plan on steroids. instead of being chastened by the public's overwhelming revierebuke, the republicans are standing down. to start with 10 years, it could have seen is paying two thousand 500 more per yea

so i say to my colleagues, looki one of myd colleagues said to me yesterday senator mikulski what it would it take to get you to the table? i said give me a plan and 30 republican names behind it. i will see if i can support the planning get 30 others.'sp, so madam president i'm no my time is up but i do want the time to be up on america. let's comer. together.ns. let's stop being democrats.t we at stopping republicans. let's say, call us what werica should be called, an american and what americans do? when the times get -- when the times are tough, the tough get going. make let's get going. let's make the tough decisions.t let's putic politics aside and e america number one and get usr back on track. t madam president, i yield the floor. >> madam president? th >> the senator from new york.k. >> first i want to tangle good rand and colleague from maryland for her great words. she comes from the heart of maryland and the heart ofe america. very few people i've met inany politics in my many gears in this endeavor have an a understanding of how average people a feel than the great senat

weather traffic may be a factor today but maryland senator mikulski is heading to the each shore to eastonou about which parts of the federal government are working and which ones are not. she is expected to meet with representative of the seafood and poultry industry for a q and a session. interesting u.s. senator coming asking you what they are doing right and what they could do better. i want to invite you to join us tomorrow morning at 7 for the new version of "good morning maryland" on the weekend starting at 7 right here on amount bc2. it's going to be a lead in to "good morning america" their weekend edition as well. ♪ >>> for get itget it ♪ forgetfo♪ forget itforget it forget it ♪ >> "kerosene." >> miranda lambert, so great to have you. >> everything she touches turns to platinum. >> your own microphone. it must be. >> absolutely. >> you're in a pink moment. >> oh, yeah, pink. >> we'll talk to you in just a few moments. you have big news on so many fronts. >> i do. so excited. >> this thing called getting married along with a grammy and all those awards. records. >> just a couple o

i was struck by a comment by democrat barbara mikulski. we heard reports of a trillion dollar cut with no revelations. sounds like mt. vesuvius. i mean, not going over well. and of course, speaker boehner has -- what is it? many reluctant and recalcitrant freshmen to work with. >> reporter: no guarantee even if they get a deal that it passes. >> stay tuned, as they say. all right, jon. i'm sure you'll be working this story there the weekend. josh? >>> now, to rahm emanuel, who walked abruptly out of an interview when a reporter asked him where he plans to send his kids to school. he said it's a private issue. but one that many voters feel they have a right to ask and linsey davis has more. >> i have so many more questions to ask. >> reporter: it was a simple question that triggered this abrupt reaction. >> i'm done. especially after that, i'm done. >> reporter: chicago mayor rahm emanuel stormed off right in the middle of this interview with wmaq-tv chicago. his temper flared after being asked where his children will go to school. >> oh, m

from liberals, let's talk to barbara mikulski of maryland. thanks for coming in. >> hi, wolf.ht now. >> let's get to some of the specifics. are you with harry reid's latest proposal with no tax revenue and no tax increases on billionaires and billionaires and no increases on corporate jet owners or anything? all of the cuts come from discretionary spending that could affect middle class and elderly and young people? are you with him on that? >> i am with harry reid to move towards a solution. i am with harry reid to work on a solution with speaker boehner. the reason i'm with harry reid is that we cannot fall and we cannot falter in allowing america to default on debt and also to have the downgrading of our debt. everything i believe in, the protection of social security and veteran's benefits and health care and medicare. we would lose if we default. it would be the biggest tax on the american people when interest rates go sky high. their mortgage will go sky high and students loans and car loans. we cannot allow this to happen. >> i assume you are also not only with harry re

senator mikulski from maryland. senator murray from washington. they had the courage to not have this debated on the senate floor. they had the courage to say, we are not going to allow debate. we're not going to allow the chance that you might get this bill passed that could save america from future generations, further courageous senators, senator nelson from florida. senator nelson from nebraska. senator pryor from arkansas. senator reed from rhode island. senator reid from nevada. senator rockefeller from west virginia. senator schumer from new york. senator shaheen from new hampshire. senator stabenow from michigan. senator udall from colorado. senator udall from new mexico. senator warner from virginia. senator webb from virginia. senator whitehouse from rhode island. senator wyden from oregon. it took a stand to vote in the senate that we will not allow debate on this floor over a balanced budget amendment. we're not going to allow it. despite the vast majority of americans knowing that we have to get our fiscal house in order, knowing that

so i say to my colleagues look one of my colleagues said to me yesterday senator mikulski what wouldit take to get you to the table? 30 i said give me a plan and republican names behind it. i will see if i can support the plan and get 30 of years. o be so, madam president, i know i aa time is up but i don't want the time to be upon america.t's let's come together and stop being democrats, stop being republicans.e let's say call us what we shoula be called, an american, and what do americans to? tough when the times are tough, the tough get going. tough let's make the tough decisions. back on track. madam president, i yield theofft floor. t >> first i want to thank my good friends and colleagues fromeat maryland for her great work. shela comes from the heart of maryland and america. it's very few people live met in politics in this endeavor have f an understanding of however ricd people feel t and think and take and and a great senator from maryland, and i want to thanki a her for her outstanding remarksn if this body on both sides of t the ogle would listen to her anw her common sens

madam president, i want to thank my colleague from new york, senator shiewrnlings as well as senator mikulski from maryland for coming to the floor and speaking about the crisis that we faissments the debt ceiling default which will occur in six days if we do not act will have a profound, negative impact on america's standing in the world and our economy at home. it threatens to stifle job creation and to slow down the business growth that we need to get out of this recession. it is the most serious impact you can imagine at a time when we are facing this kind of recession. this debt ceil something being extended or should be extended under a law that was passed in 1939 where we have extended the debt ceiling 89 different times -- 55 times under republican presidents, 34 times under democratic presidents -- and virltly evervirtually every pres done it. the president that holds the record for the most debt ceiling extensions in history is ronald reagan. ronald reagan extended the debt ceiling 18 times in his eight years. during that period of time, tripling the national debt. the nat president