now on current tv. the troops love me. >>only on current tv. out of my skin at people when i'm upset. do you share the sense of outrage that they're doing this, this corruption based on corruption based on corruption. >>i think that's an understatement, eliot. u>> i'm not prone tot. understatement, so explain to me why that is. i think the mob learned from wall st., not vice versa. >> announcer: radio meets television. the "bill press show." now on current tv. >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv this is the "bill press show." >> bill: 12 minutes before the top of the hour. we go to london at the top of the next hour. we'll be talking to anthony from "the washington post." bureau chief london bureau chief for "the washington post" about the euphoria in england now over the -- over how well the summer olympics went. they have a right to be proud and happy! taking your calls about paul ryan. we'll continue to talk about paul ryan particularly on the social issues throughout the morning show. there's one other story you pr

that is pretty big. >> 67 degrees on tv hill. the storm is causing problems for people who live in florida. >> how would you like to watch our show on a bigger tv? >> we have an accident on 95 >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we have picked up an accident southbound on 95 at 395. the right lane is blocked. monument street is closed near patterson park. that is the on going water main break and the cleanup. the train derailment has main street shut down in ellicott city near old columbia pike. in harford county, a water main break still has traffic in an alternating traffic pattern. 70 on 95 in the northeast corner. on 70 east down, 66 in towards the beltway and the city. -- on 70 eastbound. this is york road. everything is light volume. this is 95 at 395. traffic is getting by. the right lane is closed southbound. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we check on the buses and the trains with kurt kronke. >> we're moving along nicely. there

. >> 6:09. 67 degrees on tv hill. good news for some shoppers for one grocery chain. >> lance armstrong drops his defense against doping claims. >> a woman and their child falls several feet onto subway tracks -- a woman and her child fall several feet. >> we can see a storm system down to the south affecting the weather this weekend. >> we have an accid if only my dry skin was as soft as his. [ female announcer ] introducing the ultimate daily lotion from gold bond. because your skin needs a little healing every day. the ultimate daily lotion -- new from gold bond. >> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:13. 67 degrees on tv hill. a few more clouds starting to build in as a storm system approaches from the south. i want to start out in the tropics. the big story is a tropical storm isaac, moving west at 15 miles per hour. the wind is sustained at 45 miles per hour. we're not expecting it to strengthen much today. it will interact with haiti and cuba and it will lose some of its energy. the planned cuts off some of the ene

. >> 69 degrees on tv hill. a recall for a digital camera. >> the drought conditions are still hurting crops out in the midwest. checking the area roads. we'll give you an update on >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. not bad out there bang. the rain has moved out of the area. we're looking at one closure in the city along monument street. light street is also shut down. the water main break repair has been made at light street but they are still doing some repaving. 63 on southbound 95 from the northeast. not bad from the white marsh area. 60 on the west side towards baltimore national pike. 63 on southbound 295. this is the j.f.x. at coldspring lane. not bad with light volume from the beltway into town. 83 at york road from the parkton region is looking good. no problems down to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta s

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. >> 5:08. 52 degrees on tv hill. the backlash continues following comments by todd akin about rape and abortion. this is traffic on the beltway at frederick road. more onñi >> welcome back. 5:11. temperatures in the 60's to start the day. we did have some rain note yesterday evening. temperatures will stay below average again today. let's look to the numbers outside the city. 62 in cockeysville. up to the pennsylvania line, upper 50's. mostly cloudy skies to start. sunshine will break through. 20% chance for a thunderstorm this afternoon with a high temperature of 83. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> full of continues falling missouri congressman todd akin's inflammatory comments about rape. he commented on sunday that women have biological defenses that prevent pregnancy in cases of legitimate rape. akin apologize for that on monday saying he misspoke. a live report from washington coming up at 5:30. a biography of joe paterno hits the bookstores today. now he was fired fro

a book about the assassination of osama bin laden called "no easy day." >> 68 degrees on tv hill. will have some tips on some money you can save on money when your kids hit campus. >> a new company record with a talker treco trend. >> word of a possible accident >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. the major roads are looking pretty good. we have one accident in the northbound direction on 97 near generals highway. as you come off 50, be extra careful in the northbound direction. we have closures in effect in advance of the grand prix at light street. portions of hanover and hopkins place shut down between pratt and lombard. some delays along monument street because of the sinkhole repair. 11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side and on the west side. moving well down towards 32. here's a quick, live look at traffic. yesterday we had a major mess with delays leading up to the bay bridge. everything is getting along fine in each direction. 97 at generals highway, not seeing any delays. we will k

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once he is out, he will remain on three years' probation. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> we have the decision to reduce the sentence on our website, wbaltv.com. >> we're entering the start of the labor day weekend. >> for many, the grand prix of baltimore is the main attraction. jennifer franciotti is live downtown with a preview. >> fans can expect to hear the roar of the engines. racing begins this morning at 8:00 a.m. pratt andhe corner of eutaw street. the track cleaners or out and about. race on llc has taken over the five-year agreement to host the baltimore grand pararix. michael andretti has heard the complaints about last year's grand prix and already has a plan in motion. >> just improve on some of the things, some of the complaints that some of the people had. like the traffic patterns and so the pedestrian traffic was a little backed up and we will do things to help relieve that. >> there is also more sun is in place.ge in some of the streets remained open. eutaw street is open. we're expecting some of the race courses to be buttoned up around 7:00

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people should be mindful about who is calling for stops by their home. >> 67 degrees on tv hill. ming up -- two separate shooting incidents that happened over the weekend. >> a police officer shoots and kills a west baltimore man. >> things are pretty quiet on this monday morning. ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone at southwest airlines works together for one goal: to get you where you're going. and with flights all over the country to choose from, it's a good thing we love our work. and now we're excited to take you to the beaches of northwest florida. fly nonstop from bwi airport to panama city beach, florida, for just 99 dollars one-way. book all of our destinations online only at southwest.com. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i am stan stovall. >> i am sarah caldwell. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> tony pann has a check of today's forecast. >> there are a couple of sprinkles in a few neighborhoods. it is mostly cloudy at the airport and dry. los 60's

the mid 80's. >> you'll be on the golf team in 2016. >> i am training for right now. >> 72 degrees on tvill. is our nation back on the top spot? >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. hope you have them. >> time for a look from the latest medal count from the london olympics. . china leads the gold medal cou nt. great britain is in force right now. -- great britain isn't fourth right now. >> another win the orioles. 9-2, the birds win last night. steve johnson won the high school championship. last night he made his first major-league start on the same mound and beat the mariners. he struck out the side and nine altogether. he gave up just two runs. mark reynolds, home run number 9. 5-0. nick markakis, smoking hot since the all-star break. home run number 12. wieters drove in five runs. the orioles win their fifth s traight. steve johnson gets the win. the birds stay for a half back of the yankees. curtis granderson in the third. number 30 for granderson. the lead is only a run in the eighth. mark teixeira to mount st. joe. a shot to left. sher trying to scor

pictures that lighting up the web, next. >>> rapper and actor ll cool j plays an agent on tv now he has caught guy. police say he busted an intruder inside his l.a. home this morning around 2 a.m., he heard noise downstairs he went to see what was going on there was a bad guy he overpowered the suspect and held him until the police arrived. ll cool j was not hurt but the suspect suffered a few breezes. >>> prince harry is finding out what happens in las vegas doesn't always stay in vegas. tmz posted pictures of the 27-year-old royal naked with two unidentified women in a vip suite in las vegas he took off his clothes during a game of strip billiards. prince harry's people confirm the photos were of the prince beyond that they are not saying anything else. >> you know what the queen mum is going to be saying? >> you're grounded. >> maybe. >> the queen won't be happy. >>> mike checking out the forecast for the america's cup in afternoon. >>> choppy again winds out of the southwest gusty they relax a little towards the next couple of days. good morning here's a look at san jose sun out at

it happens all the time. >> 3 points will send a strong signal. 67 degrees on tv hill. still had -- >> the cabalism murder suspect is found incompetent to stand trial. >> medicare in the midst of it all. the latest on the conversation over overhauling the health-care program. >> the big problem northbound 95 shut down. details are coming up. >> we do have some thunderstorms in the >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i am stan stovall. >> i am jennifer franciotti. >> the weekend when not be a washout. >> if you're going to the ravens, people may have to deal with some rain. some thunderstorms late this afternoon or early this evening. 68 at the airport. the dew point is 63. the temperature will be close to 90. we do expect some thunderstorms this afternoon. low 80's over the weekend. we may dip into the 50's for overnight lows next week. >> you're scaring folks. >> "the snow is just around the corner!" >> and overnight accident is still impacting traffic. a

i was impressed. >> jags on thursday. 67 degrees on tv hill. remarkable gift for a wounded warrior. >> four people are recovering after a two separate shooting incidents that happened over the weekend. >> a prescription for success? more of the tactics on both sides to get the message out about medicare. >> we have crushes >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i am stan stovall. >> i am sarah caldwell. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. do we need the umbrella? >> it would not be a steady rain appeared mostly cloudy skies. temperatures will make it up to 78 or 79 this afternoon. it will be mostly cloudy for most of the day and the 30% chance for a rain shower. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> thank you. a triple shooting overnight caps off a violent weekend in baltimore city. >> nadia ramdass has some details for us. >> good morning. police have their hands full. four people are recovering afte

great to see you today, welcome to the "full court press" here on current tv. indeed lots to cover today, lots happening in our nation's capitol around the country, certainly where president obama is on the campaign trial. dough in new orleans where hurricane isaac has hit landfall for the second time and of course in tampa and around the globes. do you get when you press a bunch of conservative americans into to one place, you get the republican national convention. we'll cover it all and take your calls, but first let's take a little time out to get the latest today's current news update lisa ferguson. good morning, lisa. >>> hi bill good morning, everyone. of course your republican national convention is underway. the gop delegates are looking forward to what is happening today, and that is because paul ryan will be addressing the convention. many are saying he is number 2 on the ticket but number 1 in the republican hearts. according to the latest abc news "washington post" pullout last night, only 40% of viewers see anymore a favorable light. we can expect

say he sold marijuana for three-year and dealt about $20,000 of pot each month. >> 5:12. 73 degrees on tvill. federal reserve is set to make a big announcement that will affect your wallet. >> the morning commute is looking pretty good on the area roads. good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey t cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. you there ! i am looking for someone, hair black as night, skin white as snow ! yeah, yeah, i got that ! she is at the castle. dad ! honey ! but she's on the move. disney mobile magic, on verizon. you wouldn't happen to have an apple ? find characters, access wait times for the park you're in, and enjoy premium features when you download disney mobile magic, powered by verizon. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on

we will see you in the next hour. >> 5:23. 71 degrees on tv hill. >> the story of one cyclist who was taken an unusual path >> u.s. track cyclists has taken an unusual path to london. brian hickey is live in london with how he did. >> good morning. can you say hero for the weekend warrior? he is amazing. he doesn't have a lot of free time in his schedule. one thing he does best is focused on the moment. he looks like most sprinters, a huge frame whirling around at 50 miles per hour. but the similarities end there. >> i have never been able to train full time like everybody else because of my profession. >> he is an engineer in california, a devoted husband and the father of a daughter, not your typical olympian. >> it is one day at a time and you focus on doing the best you can of every aspect of your life. >> he is a national record holder on the bicycle, earning a spot on the olympic team. >> during a normal week, i do once a week. >> sometimes training during his 48-hour shifts, a grueling schedule. >> the realization is starting to sink in. more people are showing up. >> as a fire

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but i think she is ignoring us. >> 65 degrees on tv hill. the man with the hat, back to the big screen -- where you can find one of harrison ford quasi iconic characters this fall. >> the water cooler question -- with all the focus on -- has all the focus on the student athlete head injuries make you reconsider your job participating in contact sports? share your response on, our facebook page or send us an e- mail. >> in entertainment headlines -- and former blossom actress mayim bialek the sheep severely injured her hand and thumb when a car turned into the path of the vehicle. she was recently nominated for an emmy for her role in "the big bang theory." >> indiana jones -- the really big screen. paramount pictures is released -- releasing "raters on the lost ark was " on imax screens across the country for one week and september. steven spielberg, who oversaw the remastering said the film looks amazing on the giants' 70-2 -- 72-foot screens. >> 65 degrees on tv hill. still ahead, a look at the morning's top stories. >> and we will also che

. >> there you go. 66 degrees on tv hill. 5:06. president obama makes a trip to the midwest to me with people after a shooting. >> remembering the earthquake. >> this is the beltway at wilkens avenue. íúñ >> welcome back to 11 news today. 5:09. 74 degrees downtown. still pretty dark. when we see the sun coming up, there will be a lot of sunshine. temperatures in the 70's. 66 in ocean city. let's look at the beach forecast. 83 this afternoon. mostly sunny skies. staying sunny on friday. a 20% chance for showers. that could mean showers in ocean city on sunday. more details on the forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> officials are remembering the earthquake that rattled the state of maryland, the nation's capital, and states as far as rhode island one year ago today. at the center wasn't mineral, virginia. our area did see quite a bit of damage. some parts of washington, d.c., also suffered damage including the washington monument. the federal emergency management agency will commemorate the earthquake at a news conference t

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people could not wait for it to air on tv. crammed around a computer to watch the events unfold live. the little kids are watching michael phelps doing something that they hoped one day to do themselves. that is a special thing in the minds of children. >> he now has 15 golds, two silver, and two bronze. an amazing feat for a michael phelps. >> that is a lot of bling. >> he will be back in the water today to qualify for the 200 individual medley and he will compete in the finals tomorrow night against ryan lochte. that will be tomorrow night on channel 11. >> payback would be sweet. thank you, jennifer. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> time to bring you up to date on your morning commute. we have an accident in the area of baltimore national pike. down to 23 miles per hour. 23 miles perre at hour beginning at liberty down to baltimore national pike. closures in the city along light street at lumbered and monument. we have an accident for the south near powder mill road. this is traffic at 795. headli

the door for a presidential run it four or eight years. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >> 76 degrees on tv hill. 5:07. many of us look for the quickest fixed went looking for something to eat. >> how for one man drives every year for child the pizza. -- childhood pizza. this is shawan road. the latest on >> welcome back. 79 degrees downtown. low 70's in the suburbs. we're picking up some rain on hd doppler. especially in the western suburbs. the heavy stuff is north of thurmont. most of you will get some light rain showers to start today. take an umbrella with you. a good chance for showers early this morning. scattered thunderstorms will redeveloped later this afternoon. high temperature of 87. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> 3 people are killed and three others injured in a shooting near texas a&m university. a county constable was killed as he attempted to serve an eviction notice. the victim was taken into custody where he later died from his injuries. a female civilian was injured. evacuations of more than 400 homes it northern california. t

got into a fight and found a vegetable stand nearby. >> it is good for your skin. 6:51. 65 degrees on tv> grand prix closures and the update on accidents around the anncr: it'll start out as concrete and steel... but it'll become so much more. a new world-class resort casino in maryland. two thousand construction jobs to build it. four thousand permanent, good-paying jobs when it's done. hundreds of millions for maryland schools... real oversight to make sure the money goes... where it's supposed to. but none of it will happen unless we vote for... question seven this november. vote for question seven. and help build a better future for maryland. >> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:44. the remnants of hurricane isaac continue to dump nearly a foot of rain on new orleans. people had to be evacuated or rescued. president obama has declared federal emergencies in louisiana and mississippi. the victim from this week's perry hall shooting remains in critical condition. 15-year-old robert gladden jr. is charged as an adult with attempted murder of a classmate. defense attorneys disputed the ev

so the raiders game will be aired on tv 36. >>> demolition will begin next week on the bart station. starting next week crews expected to start tearing down building to make way for the new line. >>> a school struggles to recover after this bursts, floods the neighborhoodb and cause as sink hole -- neighborhood and causes a sink hole. >> the work that is catching a lot of attention. >>> flames destroyed a south bay nursery over night. the fire broke out before midnight that summer winds nursery on almaden expressway and branham road. firefighters had to led the fertilizers and pesticides inside to burn off to keep toxins from getting into the river. the building was a total loss, the owner plans to reopen as soon as possible. >>> we got a look at the flooding caused by a water main break and sink hole in san francisco. ktvu's david stevenson tells us how students handled that emergency. >> reporter: let's look at a couple things. this is the pipe, part of it that ruptured tuesday morning and caused the flood. this is the by pass that was built to allow cars to get out of the area and

(vo) this is joy on current tv. t romney treats his magic underwear the same way as his tax returns, then he's been going commando for the past 10 years. >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv >> i'll start it. you finish it. go ahead. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: yeah, how do you like it? you've been fighting for six years, right to become the republican nominee. you finally get the nomination. it is your big night. you got the world stage. everybody's waiting to hear from you. and what do you do? for 15 minutes, you turn it over to this bumbling clown clint eastwood. i hadn't seen him for a long time. i didn't realize how much he has failed. >> he doesn't look that good. >> bill: he doesn't look that good and he was not -- he was not clicking on all burners there. >> the entertainment world and hollywood is a little more insulated than the world of politics so he can get away with this stuff in hollywood. you can't in politics. >> bill: no, not at all. i gotta tell yo

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we'll talk more about it. >> announcer: on your radio, on tv, the "bill press show," new on current tvost buzz worthy tweets, posts and pontifications, from the entire social stratosphere including you. join in, tweet us, and you could be a part of our on-air and online coverage. >>now that is politically direct. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> announcer: radio meets television, the "bill press show," now on current tv. >> bill: hey, well, you want to know what the president of the united states is doing today, while the other party is down in tampa, trying to dethrone him, the answer is absolutely nothing. he has got a schedule that is no schedule today at the white house. i got -- the official schedule right here. daily guides and press schedule for monday august 27th. the president will attend meetings at the white house and those are all closed. there is not even a press briefing scheduled today. was sure there would be a briefing today at the white house, but there is not. but tomorrow he is going off to colorado fort collins, colorado, and then off to aims, iowa, and he's coming back, and i bel

pumped $300ave come million into the economy. >> 6:52. 71 degrees on tv hill. >> making yourself at home at the london olympics. a chance to live like a londoner by house swapping. >> the morning commute is not bad. one problem on the west side. >> weather-wise, partly cloudy skies right now. we have some rain in the seven- day forecast. partly cloudy in baltimore. 72 at the airport. 72 at the airport. >> time for this morning's olympic performance you can counts on. aly raisman takes home gold on the individual floor exercise. she had a score of 15.6. she also won bronze on the balance beam after a tie breaker. >> many american tourists are making themselves at home and the london games. >> deidre fitzpatrick is live with how they are crashing for free. >> they are doing it using the mantra "my house is your house" olympic style. they are the new neighbors. they are still trying to get used to the keys for their olympic get away. >> we were not sure if this would work or not. >> they swapped their home in california for this home in south london. >> if you turn around, you turn the wate

on tv hill. >> a mass of wildfire in northern california. >> an accident sets off a deadly chain of events in a los angeles neighborhood. >> we have some fog in ocean city. the rest of the state looking mostly dry. >> we have some problem spots in >> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:13. 65 degrees on tv hill. it looks ill little hazy -- it looks a little hazy to start the day. let's take you down to the tropics. things are active. tropical storm isaac is traveling west around 12 miles an hour. winds around 40 miles per hour. the's the latest track from national hurricane center. towards haiti, cuba, and maybe florida. this is days and days away. if it gets into the gulf of mexico, it could strengthen into a category 1 hurricane. the models have been all over the place. we put all the models on one plot. they are trying to come together. earlier they were all over the place. now they know are coming to a consensus and we get a better idea of where isaac is going to travel. they are all pointing at

, your new morning show on current tv. ay great to see you on this friday, august 3rd. we've got lots to talk about today, including the fact that as you know, the droughts are getting worse crops are burning up. yesterday, house republicans decided that they were going to go home rather than pass any farm bill or provide emergency assistance to farmers out there across america. you know what i think? i think john boehner ought to be fired for political malpractice. they ought to stay here and do their job. that's one of the things we're going to talk about here in this last hour together. we start out as always with today's current news update from lisa ferguson in los angeles. good morning. >> good morning, bill, good morning everyone. we should get a ruling by the end of the month on pennsylvania's controversial voter i.d. law. layers gave arguments last night. it could stop 1 million people from cast be their ballot come november. advocates say it is to prevent voter fraud and a new study says voter laws do protect mino

>>only on current tv. >> announcer: on your radio, on tv the "bill press show." ll: 12 minutes to go now before the top of the hour here. on the "full court press." and you know, we're not going to be able to cover everything in this one hour together we have with nia malika henderson but you can follow both of us on twitter. nia malika at niawapo for "washington post" of course. and you can follow me at bpshow. >> you got it. live from the white house briefing room later today. >> bill: tweeting live from the white house briefing room with all of my irreverent comment with things that jay carney has to say. i always wait for the call from the white house saying what are you doing here? >> they push back, i'm sure they push back. >> bill: i just sit there and basically, bs. >> i love your tweets. the fcc does not monitor your twitter feed. i'll just leave it at that. very fun to follow. >> bill: it is a good thing because i don't -- words i can't say on radio or tv i can say on twitter. >> there are a lot of colorful language you're using? curse words? >> bill: i

if you want to buy a political ad on tv, legally speaking, the station you want to buy the ad on, they have to give you their lowest advertising rate for airing your ad. advertising rates on good stations on big tv markets are still not cheap, but by law, you have to get the lowest rate for airing a political ad. that's because there's a public interest in making sure political speech can compete with commercial speech. and we can all learn about the issues and the candidates before the election. because there's a public interest at stake, because political advertising is regulated in a different way than commercial advertising, information about political ad buys on tv is public information. you have a right to know. you have a right to know who is spending how much money to put what ads on your local tv station. until recently, though, if you wanted to get that information, you had to physically go down to the office of your local tv station and ask them to see the physical papers from something called the public file. you could then copy that information down and then presumably, yo

at business at the new york stock exchange, i'm deborah koustron with the bloomberg on the weekend report for wbal tvs. >> we have much more news coming up. first, a look at events going on around town this weekend. >> nasa is all abuzz over its latest discovery in maryland. what's found in the greenbelt site has nothing to do with what's out there but what was here millions of years ago. nasa architect alan benstocky is in wonder over the most recent discovery at the goddard space campus, a dinosaur footprint of a large armored dinosaur called a notosaur. >> they were very heavy, probably slow moving and plant eaters, grazers. >> and covered with nodes like these, amateur dinosaur tracker ray stafford found the footprint. his toy gives us a good idea of what the dina saur would have looked like. over the years, he's discovered thousands of dino tracks and hundreds of fossils. >> amazing came up a lot this week. if you knew what you were looking for, it was a few feet from the sidewalk. >> the footprint is nine inches long because it appears he was running. >> while the footprint that ray found is a

welcome to the "full court press" here on current tv. great to see you today. ts to talk about in our three hours together this morning, a little daily town hall on current tv. mitt romney yesterday said he paid taxes every year and he never paid less than 13%. now, he still won't release his tax returns. he just wants to believe him. trust me mitt romney says. well, we don't trust him. if he lies about everything else why should we believe him about his tax return? we will talk about that and a whole lot more here on today's "full-court press." but first, let's get the latest the current news update now from lisa ferguson out in los angeles. hey, lisa. good morning. >> hi, bill. good morning, everyone. well, we know paul ryan has his own plan for the economy and for years, he has been out spokenly against president obama's stimulus plan. ryan voted against the 23r58 bill, and when claims started surfacing that he actually requested stimulus funds for wisconsin w he denied them. here he is with wcpo in cincinnati yesterday. >> i don't recall. i haven't seen this

welcome to "the full court press" on current tv. have you with us because we have lots to talk about, lots happening around the country around the globe, even outer space with the rover "curiosity" up on mars. we will give you a chance to sound off on the issues of the day by giving us a call at 8 since 6-55-press. how about this? president obama, the nation's number 1 boy scout says that the scouts are wrong to discriminate against gays but the boy scouts insist they are still not going to change their discriminatory policies. but the question is: should the honorary president of the boy scout's, president obama, resign from his position? of course, he should. we will talk about that. a whole lot more here but we get today's current news update from lisa ferguson out in los angeles. hi, lisa. good morning. >> hi, bill. good morning. good morning everyone. remember yesterday when they said the campains were starting to get a little bit ridiculous? well, let's just keep that same theme going today. shall we? keep watching because we h

live on your radio and current tv. >> bill: we're going to talk about voter i.d. laws at the top of the next hour. a very bad and frightening and dangerous decision coming in pennsylvania yesterday on that topic. meanwhile, remember yesterday we talked about president obama big article in "the washington post" this morning about the president's beer fest. >> yeah, sure. >> bill: beer drinker. he drinks beer and mitt romney drinks champagne. that's the difference between them. bruce reminds us that romney is a mormon so they don't drink. martinis or beer or champagne. they are divinely inspired to be perpetually foggy-brain and therefore do not require stimulants. [ laughter ] that sums up the mormon faith i guess. what we're talking about this morning on the negative campaigning and social security, jet says from the chat room, i'm just hoping president obama wins so my parents don't have to come back to live with me because of social security and medicare. yesterday we talked education with dennis van roekel from the national education association. linda says i en

got the spot to be on tv. because she was on tv, she basically launched pbs. was on julia's shoulders. she was their first tv star. >> why did do you this book? >> i think she's one of the greatest women of the 20th century. i rank julia up there with eleanor radios vels, jackie o -- roosevelt, jackie o, oprah winfrey. she changed the way we ate and the way we live. i had to see what made her tick and why we embraced her so much. >> are you a cook? >> i am a cook. my mom was a cook and not a very good one. sorry, mom. but truthfully my mom watched julia child. and with me 6 or 7 years old at her knee and my mom became a better cook as almost every homemaker did at the time. >> we have learned a lot about julia child with the movie. what is it in this book that's new and different? >> you know, this is really the first time we've had a chance to examine her entire life from start to finish. julia wrote a memoir herself but it was only called my life in france, a small part of her life. this examines everything from her days in the oss, a spy. her life was an al

your radio, on tv, the "bill press show," new on current tv. >> bill: 33 minutesust 10th. this is the "full court press," we're coming to you live coast-to-coast from washington, d.c. the president came back to town last night for 24 hours, before he takes off for chicago over the weekend. our show today brought to you by the sheet metal workers international association. giving a fair day's work for a fair day's pay. you bet. find out more information at their website, smwia.org. whenever we have our briefings at the house i am there, often sitting aside oliay knox. nice to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> bill: the president is back today and there is a briefing at 12:15. i thought the president might hold -- the last briefing jay carney said the president was going to hold a prime time news conference. >> i don't know about prime time, but i looked at today's schedule, and it is very suspicious, there is a lot of room, and i would bet we have a pretty solid shot at a press conference today. >> bill: i thought that too. a briefing has been called for 12:15,

welcome to the "full court press" here on current tv. bring you up to date on the news of the day and take your calls. paul ryan is out there all the time denouncing government spending, but now think progress reports that his entire family ryan family construction company business was built on government contracts for highways and railroads, o'hare airport and big defense department contracts. see, paul ryan is not a real conservative. he is a freakin' hypocrite. hey, we will talk about that and a whole lot more. we take time out before we start to get the latest, today's current news update from lisa ferguson standing buy in los angeles. good morning, lisa. >> hi, bill. good morning, everyone. the president kicks off his final leg through iowa today, where the first lady will join the bus tour. i with a has just six electoral votes but it's a key battleground state with the plenty of political clout. mrs. obama is still incredibly popular and at times, the president's best advocate. jay carney says this is where the journey began for bo

>>only on current tv. is on a monday morning, august 20th, president obama, pretty light schedule today. he gets his daily briefing at about 11:00 o'clock today and he and the vice president have lunch. don't panic. they are just having lunch like they do once a week whenever it fits their schedule. then the president is going to sit down for three local t.v. interviews. local television stations from jacksonville, florida, norfolk, virginia, and san diego, california california. the president is going to be interviewed by the virginian pilot. a lot of attention to virginia these days. kind of wonder why. this evening, the president and the first lady going out for dinner tonight with the winners of a campaign contest through the obama campaign where people buy and join bought lottery tickets bail to have dinner with the approximately and vice president. no idea what restaurant they are going to. might be right here in the neighborhood. we will be back with ron pollock and tall talk medicare. >> this is "th

unger, you're on tv and you're giving your point of view on tv and that is also not fair.ause you wrote a book. i'm on tv because i happen to learn to juggle when i was 12 years old and piers is on tv for -- well, i'm sure good reasons. but we get to give our point of view and i think you can't say our point of view is more valid simply because we don't have a lot of money. >> if you look at the supreme court decision, he said it's to help the disadvantaged class. well, the coke brothers have $40 billion. >> any human beings on god's earth could possibly be. for now, craig unger, thank you very much. this is already over a billion and it's completely corrupted that process. >> i feel that strongly, too. >> mr. unger, you're on tv and you're giving your point of view on tv and you're also on there because you wrote a book. i'm on tv because i happened to learn to juggle when i was 12 years old and piers was on tv for -- well, i'm sure good reasons. i don't think you can say our point of view is more valid simply because we don't have a lot of money. >> if you look at the su

thank you. >> 76 degrees on tv hill. the after effect of the july storm are still being felt by b.g.e.. >> customers have a chance to voice their opinions about the utility. >> we're used to seeing ratings on the door of our favorite restaurants. a different kind of rating might shop on the doors of our favorite eateries. >> a busy commute. several accidents in the city. several accidents in the city. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i am stan stovall. >> i am lisa robinson. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> i think the rain will come through in potato different batches. the western suburbs of that most of the rain this point -- it will come through in two different batches. there'll be a break in the day. scattered thunderstorms will redeveloped later today. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> b.g.e. customers got to voice their frustrations at the first of

thank you. 6:34. 72 degrees on tv hill. en you go on vacation it is usually to get away from mit all. >> one family might have encouraged this kid to keep up texting. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. with the ravens' super bowl aspirations and the orioles' surprising season, how excited are you about baltimore sports right now? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> live, local, late-breaking. you're watching wbal-tv 11 news today with stan stovall and mindy basara, double-team insta-weather plus with tony pann and ava marie, and sarah caldwell with traffic pulse 11. wbal-tv 11 news today continues in a moment. in a moment. better schools. that's what a world-class resort casino at national harbor would mean for maryland. but it won't happen if the special interests get their way. with thousands of local jobs and millions for maryland's schools on the line. we need to fight back. call your lawmakers and

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that is one fast animal. >> that is moving. >> she is beautiful. >> 73 degrees on tv hill. abed, an olympic performance you can count on. >> that is a tough one. we will update you on a few accidents that we are tracking at this hour. >> our latest named storms. not much of an impact to the united states. people already enjoying the boardwalk. 75 right n >> now let's get this morning's a lot performance you can count on. baltimore's michael phelps won three events. he beat out ryan lochte. the phelps now has 20 olympic medals. his >> hometown could not be more excited. >> jennifer franciotti is live at meadowbrook house fans are keeping up to the summer games. >> sherry impatient. they are too excited to wait for prime-time tv. they gathered around a computer to watch the events unfold live. he broke his days of record earnings is 20th medal. plans are in the works for a big celebration. the mayor said she is enjoying the moment. fans in his never read have their own idea about what should be included. >> we want to see the medals displayed and some crabcakes and natty-bo wo