ktvu viewer, paul anthony, took these pictures of a small grass fire along highway 15 this morning.tcher told us that the cause may be fireworks. crews put out the flame quickly, and no one was hurt. that area is considered a high threat zone because it's dangerously dry out there. >>> that fire appears to be an example of how fast flames can spread when it's this hot. fireworks are banned in most cities around the bay area. police in the south bay are really talking about this issue. >>reporter: they definitely are. this is the only city where fireworks are allowed in santa clara county. they're going to be very busy today. i want to show you this design where it says zero-tolerance policy against setting off illegal fireworks. you must be a resident and show proof of id to buy them. these type don't leave the ground or explode, and it's illegal to launch them in the air and against the law to buy them here and take them into another city where it's illegal. police and santa clara police will be out patrolling and so will various fire departments. one person we spoke to felt that a

paul and anthony are construction workers. they are working on a building site. anthony, i really need the day off. i'm exhausted. i have an idea. i'm going to pretend i've gone crazy. so he climbs up into the rafters, hangs upside down and starts to shout, i'm a light bulb. i'm a light bulb. the foreman comes over running to him and shouts, paul, you've lost it. go home, buddy and get some rest. so with this very self-satisfied smile paul packs up and heads home. seconds go by and the foreman notices that anthony is packing up as well. the foreman yells, anthony, where do you think you're going. anthony looks back at him and says, i can't work in the dark. see the light bulb left so he can't work in the dark. thank you three intelligent people who got that. >> we've got it. >> it's time for "bobbie's buzz." >> happy anniversary, bobbie. one month. >> one month. >> one month. i have some fun perks that i want to point out. so this is something that this time of year if you have hair like mine you want to get it off your shoulders. you can add some polish to your

and believe him. >> john: paul, if anthony weiner tried to say god let him off the hook, would new yorkers tolerate that? >> everybody can see through it. i don't think republicans and democrats are that far apart. they both say oh, god. one says it during sex and the other says it after the sex. >> john: you would agree religion seems to be a get out of hell free card from george w. bush who talked about forgiveness in his lost years when he was a confused youth at age 40. to president clinton's i have sinned speech. does this -- work across the board? would this work in a jewish community, a muslim community a hindu community invoke a hire power and get votes? >> i think that at this point all of these people are grabbing on to whatever they can grab on to like a lifeboat to sort of make this thing float right? for the republicans, it is interesting that they invoke god because i imagine having a sex with a republican is not a religious experience on any level. >> john: they're angry paul. you don't know what you're missing. >> it doesn't surprise me. they're going to say and do on both

paul and anthony are construction workers. they are working on a building site. foreman yells, anthony, where do you think you're going. anthony looks back at him and says, i can't work in the dark. see the light bulb left so he can't work in the dark. thank you three intelligent people who got that. >> we've got it. >> it's time for "bobbie's buzz." >> happy anniversary, bobbie. one month. >> one month. >> one month. i have some fun perks that i want to point out. so this is something that this time of year if you have hair like mine you want to get it off your shoulders. you can add some polish to your pony tail. this is from nordstrom. it's a great enamel cuff. >> all kinds of designer cuffs. >> a great way to dress up your pony. nordstrom's. >> this was a cool find recently. this just looks like hand lotion you'd stick in your bag. uva/uvb protection, but look at the tacap. has a lipgloss and a mirror. >> that is genius. >> they also have them without color. and then last, but not least, did you know today in honor of national workaholics day, i wanted to thr

kentucky senator rand paul was the lone dissenting voice. >>> more fallout for anthony weiner amid the latest sexting scandal. the one-time front-runner has not only lost his lead, but is now in fourth place among likely democratic voters. >>> a tornado tore through an industrial area in the province of milan, it uprooted telephone poles. >>> a wildfire continues to rage through central washington state as close to 300 firefighters work to keep it from reaching more heavily forested areas. the blaze has engulfed about 39 square miles and caused 60 homes to be evacuated. >>> the body of former major league pitcher frank castillo was recovered from a lake sunday afternoon. family members say castillo, who was not a strong swimmer, jumped into a lake sunday and never resurfaced. >>> police plan on questioning a woman about a string of other green paint vandalism in d.c., including friday's defacing of the lincoln memorial. >>> in health news, a new study finds breast-feeding may make children smarter. harvard university researchers followed more than a thousand mothers and their babies an

anthony weiner jokes. too easy they write themselves. >> the vatican announced pope john paul ii will be a saint where he cureds impressive as anthony weiner still being married but that's impressive. that is impressive. >> very good late night tv fodder. >> as long as you get your name right it's good pr. i'm sure that's what mr. weiner is banking on now. >>> another controversy, alex rodriguez has changed his tune and says he will now accept another rehab assignment. ahh, remember, where does this this take us in the saga? andy scholes with "the bleacher report." his doctor yesterday says there's no injury what's going on. >> a-rod is insisting he wants to return to the line-up. he said he was healthy enough to play but after a conference call with the yankees brass he's changing his turn. in an interview he said i'm an employee, i have to follow my bosses. that's definitely different than what we were hearing yesterday. barring another bizarre turn in this story a-rod will begin his rehab assignment august 1st. he could be back in the line-up by august 6th of course if he is not suspended about i major leag

talking about anthony weiner with chris smith from "new york" magazine and paul says there may be a silverining of anthony pushing forward. we're always depressed by what cowards the dems are. republicans have worse scandals and won't quit. i hope he wins. all right. that's one way of looking at it. on poverty, you should always make it a point that the rich keep getting richer, not because they deserve that much but because they rigged the system. good point. and another, bill says he's -- i think head of our fan club says you are really stupid and your show is a joke. why not educate yourself instead of being a fool. listen to mark levine. if i wanted to educate myself, yeah, he's the last person i would listen to. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." [ ♪ theme ] >> bill: hey, good morning, friends and neighbors. it is monday, july 29. great to see you today. welcome to the "full court press" right here on current tv. and on your local progressive talk radio station. we're coming to you live from our nation's capital. bringing you the news of the day. and as we start this new wee

paul that three years is a really long time in politics. hopefully for the good of america, we've all forgotten about anthony weiner by then. >> i disagree with both of them. it doesn't matter because people will say i won't vote for hillary clinton because anthony weiner is a creepy guy. and it's a reminder that we're going to -- this is not going to be the last time the impeachment, the monica lewinsky affair comes up in a presidential campaign with hillary clinton. we're going to have to deal with it. >> there is a brand new poll from quinnipiac about the new york city race that has weiner in fourth place. fourth place. can you see cristine quinn 27. weiner is certainly sinking in the polls and i think it's conventional wisdom and may fact that his mayoral chances are over. do you think? >> i think that's right. i think he doesn't make it into the runoff. the question is which two of the other three main candidates make it into the runoff. i think bill thompson is someone to watch. he's a narrow third in this new quinnipiac poll. he came close against michael bloomberg in the last mayoral election when nobody gave him a shot. he's somebody

in anthony weiner's case -- you know, just think about this. michele bachmann allen west rand paul's true. >> caller: and, you know, so -- i mean the guy -- i -- >> stephanie: you are right. it's people -- [overlapping speakers] >> stephanie: and somebody that -- you are right. >> caller: right. so i mean -- i just don't want to throw this guy down the tubes, because he is a progressive, and a very good progressive, and he was run out of congress basically because all of the democrats to a point were saying, hey, you can't have this. well, like i said think of those people i just named. and you want more of those people in there? >> stephanie: actually it goes to my point about is this partisan or male female because nancy pelosi was very much behind wanting him to step down, because i think a lot of women, including nancy pelosi were offended by his behavior. but you are right, whether that is right or wrong, and we should stand up for people that's up for debate. >> but should we have to expect it? >> stephanie: yeah. >> i don't think so. >> stephanie: eighteen minutes after the

paul was the only senator to vote no. comey is a former deputy attorney general who worked in the george w. bush administration. >>> 5:17 now. anthony weiner's latest "sexting" could cost him the election for new york's mayor. weiner's popularity has taken a dive since it came out that he had continued "sexting" even after he resigned from congress over that very same issue. last week he was the leading candidate in the mayoral race in new york and now down to number 4. but he isn't giving up. >> i'm going to keep talking about the things important to this city. i don't really care if a lot of pundits or politicians are offended by. that i'm going to keep doing those things. >> weiner vows to stay in the race, has angered the clintons though. a source close to the political power couple tells cnn they are livid with him personally because they care about his wife who was a top aide to hillary clinton. >>> vice president joe biden is having breakfast with former secretary of state hillary clinton. this follows a private lunch yesterday at the white house between clinton and president obama. it's not been discussed or disclosed exactl

paul is on that side. >> we have to take a break here, but when we come back politicians on both coasts admit to behaving badly with women. we take on the anthonyner and bob filner scandals. next. >>> i have said that other texts and photos were likely to come out. today they have. >> i will be entering a behavior counseling clinic to begin the process of addressing my dmaifr. >> the conduct of some of these people here is reprehensible. so disrespectful of women. and what's really stunning about it is they don't even realize. >> nancy pelosi denouncing anthony weiner and san diego mayor bob filner. both former democratic house colleagues now caught up in sex scandals. we're back now with the panel. weiner admits he continued having sexually explicit contact over the internet with at least three women a year after he had resigned and said he was going to get help. filner says he's getting two weeks of therapy after allegations he groped several women and more coming out of the closet. but neither are leaving politics. what do you make of this? >> i think they're both political walking dead. refusing to move. filner says he's going to take two w

paul is on that side. >> we have to take a break here, but when we come back politicians on both coasts admit to behaving badly with women. we take on the anthonyeiner and bob filner scandals. next. when i first felt the diabetic nerve pain, of course i had no idea what it was. i felt like my feet were going to sleep. it progressed from there to burning... to like 1,000 bees that were just stinging my feet. [ female announcer ] it's known that diabetes damages nerves. lyrica is fda approved to treat diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is not for everyone. it may cause rious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right ay if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in md or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, changes in eyesight including blurry vision, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling, or skin sores friabetes. common side effects are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain and swelling of hands, legs and feet. don't ink alcohol while taking lyrica. don't drive or use machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. those who have had a drug or alcohol problem maye more li

anthony weiner cscandal. >> republicans are facing issues of their own with a war of words with chris christie and rand paul. we'll get to that in a few minutes. >> the democratic drums are beating loudly for anthony weiner to step out of the race for new york mayor but the former congressman keeps stepping up and now his campaign has another scandal. more bad news for weiner's bid to become new york city mayor. his director is apologizing after a tirade against an intern that gave information to the daily news. in a statement she writes in a moment of frustration i used inappropriate language in what i thought was an off the record conversation. it was wrong and i'm sorry. sometime people say to me this campaign is rough, you may want to quit. >> reporter: tuesday anthony weiner issued another defiant response to the growing calls for him to get out of the race in the form of a simple one minute campaign commercial. >> quit isn't the way we roll in new york city. we fight through tough things. we're a tough city. >> reporter: political campaigns for new york city mayor aren't supposed to get this kind of n

paul. thank you very much. more politics next hour with the comeback kids, eliot spitzer, anthony weiner.disgraced out of office, and now they're trying to get back into the game. so, are voters willing to forget the past, or at least forgive? we'll take a look. ♪ [ male announcer ] it's a golden opportunity to discover a hybrid from the luxury car company that understands that one type of hybrid isn't right for everyone. come to the lexus golden opportunity sales event and choose from one of five lexus hybrids that's right for you, including the lexus es and ct hybrids. ♪ this is the pursuit of perfection. checking out of the hilton shouldn't be a pity party. your next trip is calling. saying, "deb, find a view for two at a conrad." or "make room for more at an embassy suites, deb." or "deb, lead a victory dance at a hampton." so chin up, love, and never stop vacationing. book during the great getaway for great rates at our ten top hotel brands. travel is calling you to hiltongreatgetaways.com. at our ten top hotel brands. if yand you're talking toevere rheuyour rheumatologistike me, abo

paul joins me here. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in washington. "erin burnett out front" starts right now. >>> another horrifying train crash tonight. two commuter trains collide. plus a horrible day for anthonypresident is livid with him. >>> and the pope's shocking words, but do they really signal anything new for the church? let's go "out front." >>> good evening, everyone, i'm erin burnett. we begin "out front" with a developing story. anoth another major train crash, tonight in switzerland. you're looking at the picture. at least 40 people injured, 5 of them, we are aware, very seriously. two commuter trains collided headon before 7:00 p.m. the driver of one of the trains is still missing.

paul begala. welcome to "new day," thanks for being on the show. >> thanks, chris. >> all right, the first question to put your genius to, does anthony weiner stickrace? >> oh i think he definitely stays in the race. there's actually very little downside for him to stay in it. it's really tough for him to win and it's for a reason you alluded to earlier in the broadcast, chris. his strategic imperative is to make it about the voters, not about himself. as a guy i used to work for used to say it to me if i make it about their lives than mine we will both be better off and i don't think anthony can make it about their lives, the voters in new york city any longer because it's all about him and i think that's going to be very tough sell to the voters. >> huma abedin, those who know her are moved greatly by her sense of self-respect, that she is known for doing the right thing. what is the simple explanation for why she decided to get out there in front of this? didn't do it for the resignation but did it here, why? >> well this is not a woman trap without options. she's strong, she's smart, she's successful. i have to say for me, i have to -- this i

anthony weiner, gets a lot more support from our viewers than i thought and our listeners. robert says he tried to impress the ladies. so what. [ laughter ] >> bill: hello! paul says well, he should not have had a press conference but just done as republicans do and said he's already dealt with that issue and moved on. the problem is the spectacle of his going out there and bearing his soul like that. that is the problem. i would say that compounds the problem. and kirk bonham says i don't care. i so don't care. this is just between him and his wife. we do not know when these pictures happened. yes, we do. we know they happened since he resigned from the united states congress. and within the last year. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: it is wednesday morning, july 24. good morning everybody. welcome to the "full court press" right here on current tv. so good to see you today. and we want to help you get your day off to a good start by bringing you up to date on all of the latest news from the nation's capital around the country, around the globe. we'll tell you what's going on and want to hear from you, what you think about it. you can do so by giving us a call at 1-8

and chris christie and rand paul continue to attack each other while democrats just sit back and smile up in new york city. you will not be surprised to learn that anthonyner is still in the race. and sidney leathers, the woman he was sexting with, is talking about maybe doing a photo spread for you know whom. that and more on current tv. minutes we're going to do the young turks! i think the number 1 thing than viewers like about the young turks is that were honest. they know that i'm not bsing them for some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know i'm going to be the first one to call them out. cenk on air>> what's unacceptable is how washington continues to screw the middle class over. cenk off air>>> i don't want the middle class taking the brunt of the spending cuts and all the different programs that wind up hurting the middle class. cenk on air>>> you got to go to the local level, the state level and we have to fight hard to make sure they can't buy our politics anymore. cenk off air>>> and they can question if i'm right about that. but i think the audience gets that, i actually mean it. c