host: "republican leader: a political biography of senator mitch mcconnell" -- mitch mcconnell won in 2008 a record fifth term in kentucky. >> for too long, mitch mcconnell has been running away from his record, but now kentucky is closing in, bailing out wall street, tax breaks for big oil, it get him. we will ketchum. shipping jobs to china. voting with bush. no wonder mitch mcconnell is running from his record, but he cannot run forever. it is enough years in washington. it is time for change. >> but would they find it they will looking for bruce? will you be at his home in florida? the 11 homes in six states. with a sniff out his record? virginia investigations showed huge fines by the veterans administration. after falling his trip, kentucky needs to stick with mitch. host: his margin of victory last year? guest: about 6% of bruce lunsford. lunsford was largely self-funded as he is a millionaire. the race tightened for a while as the economy when south, but lunsford like some and the others tried to run against mitch mcconnell in ways that did not make sense. no one has ever succ

host: "republican leader: a political biography of senator mitch mcconnell" -- mitch mcconnell won in008 a record fifth term in kentucky. >> for too long, mitch mcconnell has been running away from his record, but now kentucky is closing in, bailing out wall street, tax breaks for big oil, it get him. we will ketchum. shipping jobs to china. voting with bush. no wonder mitch mcconnell is running from his record, but he cannot run forever. it is enough years in washington. it is time for change. >> but would they find it they will looking for bruce? will you be at his home in florida? the 11 homes in six states. with a sniff out his record? virginia investigations showed huge fines by the veterans administration. after falling his trip, kentucky needs to stick with mitch. host: his margin of victory last year? guest: about 6% of bruce lunsford. lunsford was largely self-funded as he is a millionaire. the race tightened for a while as the economy when south, but lunsford like some and the others tried to run against mitch mcconnell in ways that did not make sense. no one has ever succes

host: "republican leader: a political biography of senator mitch mcconnell" -- mitch mcconnell won in 2008 ñññññ y needs to stick with mitch. host: his margin of victory last year? guest: about 6% of bruce lunsford. lunsford was largely self-funded as he is a millionaire. the race tightened for a while as the economy when south, but lunsford like some and the others tried to run against mitch mcconnell in ways that did not make sense. no one has ever successfully made issues like campaign finance reform the turning point in one of these senate races. supporting president bush, even though bush's popularity had declined, supporting president bush was not that much of a liability. senator mitch mcconnell had been extremely effective in bringing home federal project pork ky. citizens of kentucky thought he was doing a lot of good for the state. they wondered why to turn him not it now that he had achieved of an official status. it looked tight, but senator mitch mcconnell one more comfortably than the naysayers thought. host: the author is a lawyer. he is the author of this new book on m

gwen: in fact you talked to mitch mcconnell, the senate minority leader who says he's happy the angst is all on the other side. >> he was absolutely delighted. mitch mcconnell is not the most demotive person but for him was incredibly happy and happy to show his delight that the infighting among the democrats was certainly a gift to the republicans, at least at that point. gwen: dan balz, you with your colleague hanej johnson i'm sure a best-selling author of the new chronicle of the campaign, called "the battle for america 2008." and as you watched this unfold, you talked just a moment ago how quickly everything repolarized and you go back to when you were talking to barack obama, joining his campaign before he was president, did he see this coming, is this what he was vying into or could you have seen it coming? >> i don't think anybody could have seen it coming this way. this was an extraordinary campaign and the country was galvanized and, you know, george w. bush was, you know, the force against which people were reacting. and i think that the president, and a lot of the people a

kentucky senator mitch mcconnell on "fox news sunday" moment ago: >> i think it is in serious troublefor good reason. first of all, americans are very skeptical about putting the government in charge of all of american health care. they are also skeptical as to whether it will be paid for, the congressional budget office says it is not paid for. and even if they become convinced that it is pad foid f you have to look at how it is being paid for. >> jamie: joining me now the host of "fox news sunday," chris wallace, good morning. >> chris: good morning, jamie. >> jamie: as you know, more and more people are following the health care debate and more and more people want to get involved and more and more people want what they want and are showing up at the town halls and are being criticized for it. did you ask about the opposition from the democratic party, really criticizing the people in the way they are calling them unamerican? >> chris: yeah, absolutely. and what senator mcconnell said is you know, if you are not winning on the facts of the argument in health care, then you try to c

. >>> cuando vino el huracán mitch, la comunidad centroamericana se organizó y recolectó comida y medicinaestra mente fue el senador, y con eso se llevó todo. >>> admiran que el senador edward kennedy siempre supo navegar en contra de la corre.h@h@tdblypqúakp >ueh@h@tdblqkph@tdblyptinkph@h@ habló de la necesidad de una reforma migratoria. >>> qué tipo de vació tdblÑkph@ no nos dejen abandonados. >>> y a pesar de los escándalos según ellos h@h@tdblypvotkph@h@p causa, porque decía que sus abuelos vinieron como inmigrantes. >>> ellos que tuvieron que trabajar con él lo recuerdan. >>> siempre encontraba la solución , y saliamos satisfechos, y la seguridad que pondría a alguien que resolvería el problema, estar con él, haberlo conocido para mí fue un privilegio grande y lo voy a extrañar bastante. >>> y no solamente se sienten tristes ellos, sino también fue defensor de los más pobres, los discapacitados, el senador edward kennedy dejó su marca en más de 300 leyes, y una de las más importantes la que protege los derechos civiles. y estamos aquí a la espera que comience un evento privado con fam

we'll ask the gop's top man in washington senate leader mitch mcconnell. also, -- we'll ask our sunday panel if this is an organized mob or just exercising their freedom of speech. and our power player of the week. 100 years of helping our nation's warriors. all right now on fox news sunday. and hello again from fox news in washington. with a number of global hot spots to discuss, let's get right to it with our first guest guest, president obama's national security adviser, general jim jones. and, general, welcome to fox news sunday. >> good to be here. >> is the leader of the taliban inside pakistan dead? >> well, we think so. the pakistan government believes that he is. and all evidence that we have suggests that. but there are reports from the massoud organization that he's not. but we think that it looks like he is. >> let me ask you to clear up another matter. there were reports yesterday of a gun fight between two leading contenders to replace him. and one where both of them had been killed in a gun fight. but this morning one of those two people who

s top man in washington, senate leader mitch mcconnell. also, town hall turmoil. >> get out of here! >> chris: we'll ask our sunday panel if this is an organized mob or just citizens exercising their freedom of speech and our power player of the week. on 100 years of helping our nation's wounded warriors. all, right now, on fox news sunday. and hello again, from fox news in washington. with a number of global hot spots to discuss, let's get right to it with our first guest, president obama's national security advisor, general jim jones, and general, welcome to "fox news sunday." >> good to be here. >> chris: is baitullah mehsud, this leader of the taliban inside pakistan dead. >> we thinks so the pakistani government believes he answer all evidence that we have suggests that, but, there are reports from the -- mehsud organization that he is not, but we think it looks like he is. >> chris: and let me ask you to clear up another matter. there were reports yesterday of a gun fight between two leading contenders to replace baitullah mehsud and

you have jim jones and mitch mcconnell, "fox news sunday." check your local listings, and we will see you. coming up, is believed the most wanted man in of pakistan is dead. from a united states air strike. what it means. call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. i felt amazingly boxed in. (announcer) joe uses the contour meter from bayer. (joe) my meter absolutely adapts to me and my lifestyle. i'm joe james, and being outside of the box is my simple win. (announcer) now available in five vibrant colors. shepard: mounting evidence today that a missile strike by the cia has killed the most wanted man in pakistan. let's give you the latest. officials are working to confirm the death of this man, baitullah mehsud, maine leader in pakistan, believed to be responsible for committing suicide attacks and assassinations. he died tuesday, say his people, when a missile attack struck his rural home. this is one of the most volatile regions and pakistan, and it is not

. >> cuando vino el huracÁn mitch la comunidad centroamericana se organizÓ por sÍ mismo, recolectÓ comidaaparecieron tres aviones militares. >> con eso se llevÓ todo a centroamÉrica. >> dicen que el s sador siempre supo navegar contra la corriente firmen sus principios. h@tçx÷lkpfue kennedy, h@tçx÷íyh cuando anunciÓ su candidatura t÷ parasenadoeral, h@h@tçx÷íybgékp salud, desde hace muchos aÑos, ha sido el punto de para que eso realmente ocurra. >> ¿quÉ tipo de vacÍo dejara?hÁ que rodearon su vida personal en el pasado, segÚn ellos, supo inspirarlos. >> se identificaba con la causa de inmigrantes porque se recordaba que sus abuelos y los abuelos de sus abuelos, un dÍa tuvieron que venir los estados unidos, a este paÍs como inmigrantes. >> ellos tuvieron oportunidad de trabajar con Él, en asuntos como la reforma migratoria, lo recuerdan. >> un de problemas, no importa tan grande fuera problema que le llevÁramos, siempre encontraba soluÓn. cuando nosotros haremos de ahÍ, serÍamos insatisfechos de haberlo visto, haber hablado con Él y la seguridad de que ponÍa a alguien que nos resolverÍa el

also, mitch mcconnell. see you then and keep watching fox news, where more news is always on the way. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- shepard new evidence in that one of the most wanted terrorists in the world will never kill again. i am shepard smith. the news starts now. >> we have information. >> a taliban leader -- shepard: the taliban leaders targeted in an american air strike. new details about this top terrorist. what his death could mean for peace. who is in line to take over his taliban army? first, the evidence of the leader's debt. the foreign minister of pakistan says his people are pretty certain that the taliban boss is dead after an air strike. he is baitullah mehsud. it is confirmed to the associated press that he is dead. the white house says it is true. the people of pakistan are safer tonight. >> this is an individual whose title as a murderous thug was well-deserved. shepard: baitullah mehsud was deeply fear

. >> it is a powerful argument that republicans, including mitch mcconnell, the republican leader and others are making when they say the democrats want to cut $500 billion of your medicare over the next ten years. it gets people and you've seen that in the town hall, people saying, they are going to pull the plug on grandma. i mean, getting that kind to sarah palin and she's clearly trying to play for a larger stage here. i mean, but i think in large part she really is contemplating for a small stage. and, you know, she has the support, you know, not only for evangelicals but flipping among a lot of folks. >> knowing the congress as you do, if the house version has the end of life counseling version in it, the senate version does not, when they get together and try to forth some sort of compromise, who wins? >> well, it depends on who needs the votes. in the end -- >> clearly this is a much tighter option in the senate than in the house. >> they need at this point, the senate has a big hurdle unless they use a procedural mechanism to just need the 51 votes. but it seems to me at this

that is mitch mcconnell purity is the second to last person to speak. -- this is mitch mcconnell.d then we will have the vote for the supreme court justice nominee sonia sotomayor. when it happens, we will bring it to you. we have a brand new information on three big stories. mike emanuel is at the white house. the white house is commenting about bill clinton's trip to north korea. >> the white house says debriefing is under way. a member of the national security council spoke with him on the phone last night. press secretary robert gibbs says president obama would also like to meet with mr. clinton, but the timing of such a meeting is not clear. marthatrace: a potential new vi. >> some drug companies are fast track in the process of getting vaccines out as kids had back- to-school, fearing the wrath of spreading of swine flu. u.s. manufacturers are soon to follow drug makers in europe. cdc officials say this test that is used for seasonal flu may not be as affected by testing for swine flu. trace: william la jeunesse made me eat goat. >> it is the new miracle meat. it is lower in

you have mitch mccon nell trying to tell republicans, wait a second, don't sign off on anything yet. we want to make sure we are on board with this and they are trying to keep those guys in communication and harry reid on the majority side who wants to make sure he is overseeing it. they have to make sure something does or does not get through the senate. they have a significant role to play and i wouldn't be confused. i think they are definitely watching from the side and making their -- >> yes or no, the only vote today the sonia sotomayor vote. >> he will get that on thursday. that is all but assured. right now it is all over but the shoutin'. i think we are waiting for the vote. >> it is all over for us. and we will have a look at the forecast and the obama administration promises to put its efforts behind a clearing and cleaning the water in our area. >>> and some local post offices could be closed to save money. we'll be right back. of kelly saunder's nature valley, the place that inspires her to go faster... and slower, elk mountains, colorado. where's yours? 100% natural natu

. >> i haven't had mitch connellit say that. >> se: you'veever heard mitch sayhat?>> e republican leader. >>ose: well, despite a histopi of accomplishments i legislation, many ve sai.. some have speculad that what you have beenable to do in the legislative career is perhs more importanthan what youre could havdone as president.de leave that tothers to settle, i just put it on the table. tell me what you ho to accomplish now in terms of health care, in tmsof other o important social issues. >> well, i think this election is for chane. i think it's prarily a change p with regards to iraq. that's. ought to be the nuber.. one issue that w in the coress should address.ho secondly it was cnged because of public/prive perception people wanted e congress address the kind of concernsad that are affecting wking families, middle-class families- rher than special interess. i think the avage family are concned about it... witut getting in a long.. trying to keep this answer short, in are here i can be most act is in the areas of health and the areas of education,he area of emloy

. >> i haven't had mitch mcconnelt say that. >> rose: you've never heard mitch say that? the republican leader. >> rose: well, despite a histori of accomplishments in i legislation, many have said... some have speculated that what you have been able to do in the legislative career is perhapsiv more important than what youre could have done as president.de leave that to others to settle, i just put it on the table. tell me what you hope to accomplish now in terms of health care, in terms of other o important social issues. >> well, i think this election is for change. i think it's primarily a changep with regards to iraq. that's... ought to be the numbe. one issue that we in the congress should address.ho secondly it was changed because of a public/private perception. people wanted the congress to address the kinds of concernsad that are affecting working families, middle-class families- rather than special interests.sp i think the average family are concerned about it... without getting into a long... trying to keep this answer short, in areas where i can be most act is i

the top repub the senate's top republican, mitch mcconnell, says he'll work with reid on the logistics of a vote. the house has already okayed it. the obama administration wants $2 billion to keep the rebate program going, extending "cash for clunkers" until labor day. more than 150,000 gas guzzlers have been traded in for fuel efficient vehicles. the price tag: $664-million. >> paul: wall street started the day with a modest sell off but didn't end that way. the dow was down 18 points in the first hour of trading with the nasdaq off 19 points. but an upbeat long term outlook from caterpillar and a better than expected 3.6% rise in june pending home sales turned stocks higher during the mid-session with the dow up over 33 points. the selling resumed in the afternoon but stocks made a late rebound to close on the plus side. >> susie: oil prices fell slightly today but are still up eight dollars in the past three sessions. light sweet crude settled at $71.42 cents a barrel close to the high for the year. prices are being pushed up by hopes a global economic rebound will boost demand for

dean mitch will be in the house and break down the players about to break out this year and those looking at a do or die season. that is at 11:35 on sports plus. >>> while the redskins are known as a team that will anteup the money for plays, the burgundy and gold and not compete with the team on their home field today, d.c. united spent $400 million on players in their off season and they were on full display for 70,000 strong. reynaldo, ka ka among the names in action. and d.c. united was as good as the best team in the world and then after that real madrid showing why it is the best team in the world. two minutes later, all alone right here after that assist and united keeper comes out to no avail. >> they bring in world class players that are fresh. and you can see the difference that fresh legs makes. they are a great team and we were happy how we came out. >> and forget the sweltering temperatures in d.c. today, the hottest thing in the city is not the weather sit surprising i will the washington nationals who are right out a seven game win streak longer. going for their second swee

mitch mcconnell said his life was truly momentous. john mccain said he was irreplaceable. back to you. >> i hear is not just current lawmakers reacting to his passing but we are also hearing from several former presidents. >> we are. former president george h. w. bush called him a seminal figure in the senate. president carter said he was an unwavering advocate for millions of less fortunate. and nancy reagan says she considers kennedy an ally and dear friend. >>> we will be hearing from senator mikulski shortly, but the junior u.s. senator also released a statement saying i served for two years on the judiciary committee and i consider him one of the most remarkable leaders of our generation. i have lost someone who does been a mentor and one of my heroes. sheila dixon led a moment of silence before today's board meeting. she later spoke about his impact on the people of baltimore. >> his contribution in making sure that the country is open to justice and equality, he was a voice in some cases alone to provide opportunities for many people. we benefited as a result of tha

. >> mitch mcconnell, the republican leader, in a meeting with conservative groups, asked the nra if it was going to score this vote. it means it will be a key vote -- >> they already said there were going to do it. that >> is why they are going to do it, because he asked them. now you see states with big hispanic populations, people who were going to vote for her, now not going to vote for her. i in to be a guy this week who was one of the leaders of the -- i interviewed a guy this week was one of the leaders of peace and campaign for george bush and other republican candidates. -- the hispanic campaign for george bush and other republican candidates. when you combine this with the immigration stuff, the republican party is headed for minority status, a permanent minority status for the foreseeable future, if it does not do something to get back a significant portion of this fastest-growing group of voters in the country. >> oh, those awful republicans, scoring negative to flee on sotomayor. -- negatively on sotomayor. barack obama as a senator scored -- voted no on a john roberts,

>> the person we heard this morning, t.j., was mitch mcconnell, the top republican in the senate who got on the senate floor, despite the fact that official debate hasn't begun and this is really what we have been seeing. members of the senate talking about whether they're going to support sonia sotomayor or whether they're not going to support her and here is just a preview of what will come later this afternoon. from mitch mcconnell and also from harry reid, the top democrat on the senate. >> a long ten weeks ago president obama made history when he nominated the nation's first hispanic to be a justs to the united states supreme court. only the third women. this week the senate will make history when we confirm her. judge sonia sotomayor is an american of tremendous qualifications with her academic record and cuveer experience are really second to none. >> judge sotomayor is certainly a fine person with an impressive story and a distinguished background, but a judge must be able to check his or her personal or political agenda at the courtroom door and do justice even handedly as t

>> when i said that the republicans ar whipping this hard, mitch mcconnell, e republicanenate leader, ked to the nra if they would score this vote. >> they alrey said they were going to do that. >> is why they e going to do it, because he asked them. they said, ok, we will do i now yo see state wit big hispanic populations, peoplwho were going toote for her who are nowot going tvote for her. i interviewed a guy this week who had been one of the leaders of t hispanic outreach for george bush a other republican ndidates. he said, "wean onl pray that people forge abo the sotomayovote, but when you combine this with the immigration staff, the republican party is headed f a minority status if it does not do something," it es not do sothing to get bk a signifant portion ofhis fastesgrowing groupf vots in the coury. >> are yshaking your head, charles? >> thosewful publicans, scing a vote on sotayor. baracobama as senator ted agait johnoberts, perhaps thmostexcellent candidate fo the gh court in 50 years. the reason was ideology he believes that ideogy is how you ought to but read it is perfe

four-year term or an eight-year presidency, will the attack be from the fringe or from the people like mitch mcconnell, leaders on capitol mill? >> i only look 3 1/2 years ahead because i don't know after 2012 but kathleen is right. chris: so rush limbaugh will continue to be the big -- >> the g.o.p. is is this th -- their base is what -- the appeal to that base is what this whole thing is about. we've been talking about in terms. race based stuff and birther stuff, it is an increasingly old men and southerners. that is what the republican party is. and that dictates their politics. chris: trish. >> it's a huge problem for them. they need to shift and not have that as their basis. really start to focus more on the economy. because that's going to still be an issue going forward. if they could really harness that. and they could make that their issue. that would resonate throughout the country. chris: let me ask you a question. a year from now if this economy is around double digit unemployment, around 9% or 10%, will this hatred level, that's not a bad word for it against obama persist? >> i

. >> reporter: this michigan car dealer has mitched feelings. >> i'm sorry to see it leave but there's been a lot of problems in the program. >> reporter: the owe fishes insist the money is on the way. >> every dealer who has a deal in the pipeline will be paid. we have the money to pay them and they will be paid. we're committed to doing that. >> reporter: some dealers are quitting cash for clunkers early to make sure all of their paperwork is submitted before the clock runs out monday night. clayton sandell, denver. >> the most frequently asked questions about the program, you can head to our web site at abc2news.com. you can find that cash for clunkers story in the slide show. >>> soon, it will be back to schooltime in baltimore. one community is making sure its kids were ready. dozens of children got free school supplies and free haircuts at the third annual party on the block event. neighborhood businesses banded together to make it all happen. one community activist tells us he not only wants to be a dad for his own kid, he wants to be a father for the whole neighborhood. >> a dr

mitch: you're not a target until you become popular. tavis: much better said. you say it easier than i did. what is the nickname biz come from? >> unfortunately it comes from me not saying my full name when i was a kid. my full name is christopher isaac stone. i couldn't say christopher, i said biz bur. it kind of sounds the same. it stuck and i tried to go by isaac most of my life and do i in some places. but biz, other people find out people call me biz they want to call me biz. tavis: it is reported so much the success you've had and some places been reported. the back story was. tell me what you were doing. tell me your back story prior to twitter. >> before, i was working at google and before that another start-up. i don't know how far back you want to go. i was at a startup that was a rival startup to my current cofounders startup which is called blogger. we knew of each other through the internet. i left mine. he sent me a note and said why don't you join us. that's when we actually met. originally sort of an arrival way. and then we became colleagues at

mitch mcconnell s not the ost demotive pers but fo him was incredibly happy and happ to show s delight that the infighting among thedemocrats was certainly gift t the republicans, at least atthat point. gwen: dan bal you with yor colleague hanej johnon i'm sure a best-sellin author of the new chronicle of te campaigncalled "the attle for america 20." and as you watched this unfold, you talked just a moment ag how qukly everything repolarized and you o back to when y were alking to barack obama, joining s campaign befo he waspresident, did he see this coming, is his what he was vng into o could yu have sn it coming? >> i don't thinkanybody could ve seen it coming th way. this was an extrordinary campaignnd the country ws galvanized an you know george w. bush was, you know, the force against whih people were reacting. and think that the psident, and alot of thepeople aroun him thought they wuld come in washington on a mndate for change, but alo because of what had happened the lat mont of the campaign, the collapse of the economy, that there would be a sense in washington of let'sroll up

minority leader mitch mcconnell predicted a vote to extend the program, but with some republican changesand it looks like ford is making up for past since. the ford focus is on top of cnn money.com's list of cash for clunker cars being purchased, and the iconic american automaker says its explorer suvs, the same ones that started the suv craze in the '90s are the most traded in vehicle. ford is also seeing people snag the gas-friendly escape suv. toyota's corolla, prius, and camry made the list, as did the honda civic, hundred day elantra, and chevy cobalt. >>> certified baltimore's most accurate, here is chief meteorologist norm lewis, and maryland's most powerful doppler radar. >> nice evening out there. a little on the humid side. things are looking good, but we do have some clouds and showers in our direction, with cooler air. but that's only going to last a couple of days. >> for a moment. >> heat is going to be coming back for a weekend. let's take a look outside right now. your shot from harbor cam overlooking the downtown area. >> it's dark. >> there you go. the moon is -- was in

nationalization of your health care, with senator mitch mcconnell tomorrow. and you want to tune in for all of fox news sunday. when chris also talk with national security advisor, general jim jones. and that is tomorrow morning, check your local listings or watch chris here on the fox news channel at 6:00 p.m. eastern on sunday and chris will be joining us shortly, as we -- the ceremonies get underway in washington. >> rick: looking forward to that. but first a hurricane brewing off the coast of hawaii is weakening. while the mid west is going to get wet weather and thunderstorms in that part of the country, rick reichmuth is at the fox weather center with the latest. nice to see you, rick. >> rick: good to see you, too, what are talking about, felicia, we have yet to have a named storm in the atlantic and the pacific, more active and felicia was a major hurricane and now winds are 90 miles per hour and you see, hawaii here is potentially in the path of the storm. fortunately, though, it will weaken quite a bit, before it makes landfall and maybe monday nigh

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there are still six unknowns on the republicans' side of the aisle and today senate minority leader mitchcconnell renewed concerns that sotomayor will govern based on feelings rather than law. >> empathy is only good enough if you're lucky enough to be the person or the group that the judge in question has empathy for. in those cases, it is the judge, not the law which determines the outcome. >> and mcconnell went on to warn that when a judge and not the law determines the outcome, our country is headed down a dangerous path, but so far, not a single democrat seems to have been persuaded. bret. bret: shannon bream live on the hill. bill clinton goes to north korea and wins the release of two american journalists. the fox all-stars give us their take on that trip, next. havin' a cuppa tea. gecko vo: takes lots of sweat to become that big. gecko vo: 'course, geckos don't literally sweat... it's just not our thing... gecko vo: ...but i do work hard, mind you. gecko vo: first rule of "hard work equals success." gecko vo: that's why geico is consistently rated excellent or better in terms of f

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that's the key when you talk about starting pitchers making them hook their mitch. >> and you know what it's like to struggle. what was it like to -- >> we've been through it, through the slumps, the only thing to do is keep battling and showing up. he was able to drive in a key run late in the game. because it was a good pitch. getting every run we can was huge. >> thank you very much. back to the studio. >> thank you. as we look at the win for the nationals 5-3 over the pirates, the offense in the late inning got it going for the nats 4 runs in the final three frames. how did they do it? we'll take a close look as we continue with nats xtra right after so when you said you bring fiber optic all the way to the home, you meant... we bring fiber optic all the way to the home. um... which gives you more bandwidth than cable. so you can upload faster. so it's like comparing a horse and buggy to a sports car. am i the, uh, horse? (announcer) it's a whole new internet. makes uploading as easy as downloading. because your internet's not fast unless it's two-way fast. boss: come on in, i had s

after that, the biography of senator mitch mcconnell and then on "you and dave," a health-care discussionh dr. john ger arret. c-span is health care hub is a key resource on the health-care debate. follow the links. what's the latest events -- watch the latest events. including any town hall meetings. >> the british house of commons is in summer recess until october. prime minister's questions will return on wednesday, october 14. tonight, we will show you a debate from the scottish parliament. the scottish government released the lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds. he was diagnosed with cancer and was originally convicted of the lockerbie bombing. this is the scottish parliament on the government's decision to release him to libya. this event is about one hour 50 minutes. -- one hour and 15 minutes. >> good afternoon. there is just one item of business today which is a statement by the secretary of justice on the decision. this is of utmost seriousness.

that shower activity should stay on that diagonal through the day and you folks south and east of the mitchtro. rain until at least noon. let look at the forecast pr the western shore and upper eastern. variablely cloudy, 75, cool and comfortable just gorgeous. don. >>> thank you, on the way to work and/or school. here is christy in for sharon. >> no t a bad ride. we have a couple of accidents to update you on if you are traveling in the edgewood area we have a crash, that's at avenuington road. bell air at mountain road attracting plenty of attention there and 95 mhoing well in both direction, no problems or r delays, as for the beltway system, no problems to talk about in or all the way around. and baltimore city we still do have the water main break, westbound saratoga, we are starting to pick up volume. this report is brought to you by toyota. now back to you. >> thank you. the top of the news the bus, wagons and suvs are gassed up and lunches should be packed. thousands more students are getting ready for their first day of school. in at least three subdivision, eyewitness yous in and

a spokesman for senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said it depends on how it is set up. if it is a government plan under a different name, it is not going to get support. he was referring to the troubled government-sponsored companies that help to guarantee half of the nation's mortgages. you are on the independent line. hello. caller: good morning. my point is this. european countries already have public health insurance. the one country this is closest to in terms of our government is canada. they have had public health insurance for several years i do not hear people running around desperate and raising cain about that. i do not know if it -- why in the greatest country in the world [inaudible] i do not understand it. host: sue on the republican line. hello there. are you there? caller: hello. i am not exactly sure what the public option is about. we voted for them to go up to washington, d.c. and do the best that they can for all of the people here in the united states. not to be a democrat, not to be a republican, not to be an independent, but sponsor the people of

. >> and your guest will be mitch mcconnell of kentucky. the senate is going to have that take charge and take the ball on this when recess is over. >> absolutely. and the question is the gang of six, the three republicans and three democrats trying to work out a deal. some are saying they don't want a deal, and they would rather have the health re reform deal go down inlames. and we were asking them about the economy because there were good -- was good news about the employment numbers and i'll be looking forward to asking him whether the president gets any recognition for that. >> that will be good. thank you, chris. >>> well things might be looking better for the economy but still over 14 million americans were unemployed last month, putting the national jobless rate at 9.4%. but the president afeeling much more optimistic, by taking that the airwaves reassuring americans that the worst may be behind us. the jobless rate was lower than june but still made it clear there is a long way to go. >> we must do more than rescue our economy from

mitch mcconnell, the republican leader was on the floor of the senate during this past hour, talking about all the things that he opposed about her. very representative of the majority of the republican conference in the senate. he talked about the wise latina comment, of course. he talked about the so-called empathy standard. that is a principle sent forth by the president time and time again, much of the infuruation of republicans. he was looking for someone who could supply empathy on the cases in which they sat and sat in judgment. >> mike, we're going to ask you and kelly to stand by. why don't we go ahead and tap in here to the senate floor. a process that kelly and mike have covered so often. we can see all of a senators there, all 99. senator ted kennedy, the only one that is not there. >> i -- >> mr. graham. mr. graham. >> i. >> mr. grassley. no. mr. gregg. i. mrs. hagan. >> i. >> mr. harkin. mr. hatch. no. mrs. hutchinson. mr. inhoff. mr. knowway. i. mr. isaacson. no. mr. johan. no. mr. johnson. >> i. >> mr. johnson. i. mr. kaufman. mr. kaufman. i. mr. kennedy. mr. kerry. m

in kansas city, after touring children's mercy hospital, three republican senators, minority leader mitch mccon al, john mccain and kip bond of missouri told an invitation only audience healthcare reform is an issue that should be tackled. >> we have too many people not covered. >> we all want reform. we all want to reform the system. >> republicans also want to start from scratch. >> we ought to step back, start over, and target the individual problems that we know we have related to costs. >> focusing on costs, there might be right 'ems quickly agreed to like preventing insurance companies from denying coverage because of pre-existing conditions. just yesterday, john kerry from massachusetts and republican senator orrin hatch from utah made it sound like a compromise on malpractice suit limits could be hammered out. there are cases that deserve huge awards, huge judgments. we have to find a way to get rid of the frivolous cases and most of them are. >> if there is an added motivation for democrats to compromise on healthcare, it is the august town halls. >> i think it is the first time

some enjoying their opponents getting screamed at but mitch mcconnell has an issue with democrats that conservative groups. the people showing up at these things, are worried about medicare. >> and congress lashed out at a constituent that asked him about health care reform. >> you are talking about david 2009. he was at a meeting about a highway project. at the end of the meeting they said okay you can ask questions. congressman scott said the people in the audience were trying to hijack the event. here he is. >> not a single one of you had the decency to call my office and set up for a meetings. okay? then do that, do that, but don't come and take advantage of what these individuals have done. you want a meeting with me on health care, i'll give it to you. >> the question was from a doctor that lived in his district. >> julie: thank you very much. >> gregg: president obama on his way to mexico with the first summit with our neighborhoods from the north and south p then on canada, trade disputes are expected to top the agenda. major garrett is live in mexico where air force one is goi

mitch lowe, thank you for joining us. we look forward to seeing how the company continues to grow and how the lawsuits turn out. thank you very much. erin, back over to you. >> thank you, julia. >>> and next, industrial metals gaining nearly doubling, mark. >> really? >> yeah. since that infamous day when you sat down. the sector is an indicator of manufacturing output, which is the key to whether we're going to get a "v," a "u," an "l," an "l" with an upward slope. >>> why he thinks now is the time to be bullish, and what it's saying about our economy. c >>> our next guest says investors who want to capitalize on the coming economic rebound should put their money on metals. demand rising out of china, look at prices are up about 90% so that's nearly doubling, mark, since the haines bottom. here to tell us which metals has the upside potential and which one to avoid, good to have you with us, michael. i'm hoping you can hear me because i see you're trying to hold your ear piece in. the bottom line is they have already st

they point out that gov delivery works for republicans rick perry and mitch daniels. a lot of controversy centers on what role it could have been where the company. the white house saying yes, they used the company that is a massive government contractor to sent out the e-mails. >> shannon: there is the admission. eric shawn has been on it all day long. thank you for joining us. >> major garrett has been on this also and i'm sure the questions will continue. >> shannon: absolutely. we enjoyed his head-to-head with mr. gibbs in the white house briefing that launched this. thank you for being on it. >> sorry to see it leave, but there has been problems in the program. we have 38 clunker deals of which i've been paid on 7. i have haven't been paid on any in three or four days. >> shannon: that is the reality for auto dealers across the country as the cash for clunkers program comes to an end. it's been wildly successful in terms of sales but dealers say they're having a tough time getting money promised to them by the government. compounding the problem, malfunction of t

and we will keep those promises, ok, mitch?[applause] >> i have several questions. >> ok how about one in fairness to everyone else. >> ok, illegal immigration. ok, now back in the 80's, i lived up in new jersey. and white horse pike on the way to atlanta city, there were illegal immigrants working those gas stations, and have people, nine and 10 living in the back of the gas station. you call up the immigration and customs and you know what they say? you are violating their privacy. >> on immigration there is a bill that does a couple of things, and i may co-sponsor it. and additional 8,000 border agents to secure the borders. and secondly and equally as importantly, if you think about it, they come here to work. americans go to mexico to goof off. [noise from crowd] >> so if you take away their ability to work, they quit coming. so how do you do that? how do you do that? if they can find out if you or i within three days can legally buy a gun. we have a system now in place, and it's called e-verify, a lot of places where you