rick: thank you.when we come back, in addition to the president's remarks, new developments in the story brought last week that philadelphia area swim clubs are accused of racism 49 minority children who were denied access to the pool -- the city police department faces a similar controversy because of web comments. call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. rick: a philadelphia swim club is facing accusations of racism, and the police department is facing the same accusations after officers posted inappropriate comments about the pool controversy on there website. space -- they paid to use his private school at a private club in a mostly white suburb northeast of philadelphia. but when the director and the kids showed up, they said that the club members made racial comments and pulled kids out of the pool. then you probably remember that the club cancelled the membership and gave them their money back. the president o

i'm rick folbaum. the news starts right now. 200 years ago in this land, he might have been another person's property. now, barack obama stands here as the most powerful person on the planet. tonight, a history-making event as america's first african- american president touches down in africa. the president has tough words for certain leaders there. put the pedal down, and gm. -- down, gm. the car company we all own the pulling off a dramatic return from bankruptcy. it is gm better equipped to handle the bumps in the road? plus, why are these guys heating up with ebay? business as usual is over. that is the word from fritz henderson. his company emerged from bankruptcy in 40 days, quicker than a lot of people thought it would. gm is already making big promises. >> we appreciate the risk support we have received during this historic transformation. we will work hard to repay that trust and the money that so many have invested in gm. rick: it is a lot of money. the government offered $50 billion in tax d

i'm rick folbaum. the news starts right now. 200 years ago in this land, he might have been another person's property. now, barack obama stands here as the most powerful person on the planet. tonight, a history-making event as america's first african- american president touches down in africa. the president has tough words for certain leaders there. put the pedal down, and gm. -- down, gm. the car company we all own the pulling off a dramatic return from bankruptcy. it is gm better equipped to handle the bumps in the road? plus, why are these guys heating up with ebay? business as usual is over. that is the word from fritz henderson. his company emerged from bankruptcy in 40 days, quicker than a lot of people thought it would. gm is already making big promises. >> we appreciate the risk support we have received during this historic transformation. we will work hard to repay that trust and the money that so many have invested in gm. rick: it is a lot of money. the government offered $50 billion in tax d

rick: hi, everybody. breaking news of chicago where senator roland burris is set to make what his staff has billed as a major announcement. the controversial senator will not run for reelection to keep his seat in the year 2010. we're waiting for that event to begin any moment. as soon as it does, we will take you back to chicago. but first, the back story. we have to start with rod blagojevich, of course. after senator obama left his senate seat for the oval office, blagojevich was arrested, accused of trying to sell the open position to the highest bidder. while blagojevich was still being investigated before impeachment, he appointed roland burris, a longtime illinois and opposite -- politician, to take the senate seat. it was initially resisted by harry reid and other democrats but eventually went through after a face-saving series of news conferences. not long after that, burris himself made inconsistent statements about his contacts with blagojevich's people. eventually, he tried to arrange funds fo

now they have a bonafide rick: mess on their hands rick -- a mess on their hands.lls is talking about banning competition. >> this is the pot calling the kettle black. michael phelps, a poster boy for speedo, who introduced the suit last year -- someone has overtaken them, and acting next year they are looking at banning all of the suits. the question is, what do to with these records now? jane: it does remind me of baseball where people say the records were broken and they think the guys were using steroids. >> he is probably a nice guy, but the amount of trashing the freestyle was so much that i do not know -- it will not be able to be brought naturally. it is the same problem with track and field. a lot of records were set that people were sure involve steroids. what do you do? you could put an asterisk next to them, and they could be viewed as aided of records. jane: the man who smashed the record is on the left. he is not a swimmer in michael's category. he has not had a lot of checking ships are metals before. -- he has not had a lot of championships or medal

rick: thank you, chris.for the latest developments you can go to the live shots page on the fox news website which allows you to follow breaking news as our reporters, producers and camera crews file reports live on location. if you can't catch everything on air or you want to know more about the stories we report on you, check them out at fox fox nba.c -- foxnews.com. megyn: a man killed his wife while on a mexican cruise. the question now, what happened inside that cabin? rick: do babies have memories of what happened in the womb? a surprising new study on when memories begin and how it could hope your baby. (male announcer) if you've had a heart attack caused by a completely blocked artery, other heart attack could be rking, waiting to strike. a heart attack caused by a clot, one that could be fatal. but plavix helps save lives. plavix, taken with other heart medicines goes beyond what other heart medicines do alone to provide greater protection against heart attack or stroke and even death by helping to

rick: hello, everybody. police are arresting a suspect in a horrific murder of a wealthy couple in florida. now they are saying that more suspects are still out there. we're awaiting a news conference with the sheriff's office in florida. investigators now linking a real-estate agent to a group of day laborers. they say that they killed melanie and byrd billings. 17 children, most of them with special needs. these were kids that the family had adopted. brian wilson is joining us with a live report from pensacola. he will be joining us in a few minutes. megyn: the democrats rushed to nationalize the u.s. health-care system. going into overdrive this morning. live pictures from capitol hill where no less than three committees in the house of start reviewing pop the 1000 plus page plan to nationalize our health care, as president obama keeps the pressure on them to do it and do it fast. good morning, everybody. rick: welcome back. house democrats and putting the cost of their plan at roughly $1.50 trillion. the

rick: these are private companies.ere concern that big government is getting too involved in the business of private companies? >> absolutely. the idea that the government here in washington could tell a private business what they can compensate their top people for it does cause alarm. spencer baucus says that the government has no business setting compensation for executives, although hit knowledge as it could be an unpopular stance right now. and the chamber of commerce says that this bill could stifle growth, prevent the attraction of talent, and slowdown job creation. the president is on board, and has been, but this bill goes farther than he was initially asking for. check out what was said yesterday. >> we are encouraged by provisions in the house legislation, because i think it was just about one month ago where we sat down and send part to the legislation is to act on. >> its still us to go to the senate, though. jane: states like california do not have enough money for employees, but west virginia says they h

rick? rick: this is completely unacceptable. what else do we know about the suspects, the four of them and the charges that they are facing? >> well, four suspects, they are each charged with one count of dismembering a human body. they are cemetery manager carolyn towns who investigator say is the ringleader of this scheme along with grave diggers keith nix, terrance n. nicks and maurice daily. they may have pocketed $3,000 cash while keeping the grand scheme off the books. if convicted they could spend as much as 30 years in prison. rick? rick: karinason in chicago with a terrible story tonight. thanks so much. new details in the murder of former nfl star steve mcnair. 911 call made by the person found his body. >> as you know, police say mcnair's mistress shot him to death while he was asleep on the couch. she then apparently killed herself with the very same gun. we also now have the police dash cam video from when she was pulled over for a dui less than 4 hours before the murder. here she is. she is taking a field sobriety

rick: thank you very much. it is summertime, but some folks are looking at very dangerous temperatures today. how hot? >> brutal heat and all-time record highs. yesterday, oregon saw temperatures of 106. elsewhere across the country, we are dealing with some strong storms. we have a thunderstorm watch box for parts of the mid-atlantic and parts of the northeast. expects severe storms with gusty winds. rick: thank you very much. $700 million for horse birth control. we kid you not. william la jeunesse, what have you got? >> i am in california. the federal protection for about 40 years. in the past, adoptions of these animals would keep the numbers in balance, but there's now an overpopulation problem. the democratic bill appropriates $700 million for home inspections and birth control. republicans say it is simply too much. the argument now heads to the senate. back to you. rick: that is you news whip. martha: it was a day many of us will never forget, april 16, 2007. a crazed gunman opened fire at the virginia

rick: james rosen, thank you. martha: let's bring in bret. one of the things that jumped out of me -- the public option which has been discussed in such detail -- at one point in the game, it was extremely important to president obama, that there be a public auction, it exists now. what do you think that means? >> whatever you have in the house side as far as a public auction goes, -- if anyone can be agreed to, it will happen. what comes out of the senate finance committee is seen by many here in this town to be what we will be looking at or closest to it. as the house debates the public auctiooption, and it is signifio get the blue dogs to sign up, but they're also not going to vote on a full house bill until september. that is also very significant. in the senate finance committee, what you're looking at is a system of cooperatives. state run co-ops that they will try to sell as a public option but it will not be what the true democrats have been fighting for, the federal runt government plan. that is where it is headed. rick: it seems lik

- the ricks found themselves in the same difficult position.hey held a deeply ethical conviction of what should be done with their unused embryos. - the embryos is a human being and at that point you have to take care of it. - we didn't want to donate them to research. we didn't want to just, you know, freeze them forever. and we wanted to give them a good chance for life. - but with an overwhelming 400,000 embryos left in limbo, advocates hope they can offer them a chance at life. - it's not a decision you just say oh, yeah, we just do it because it's a bunch of cells and what do we care? no. i mean and that's why specifically we chose embryo adoption because they needed a family. - it was a hard decision, yes. but it was for us the only possible way to go. - the ricks received one profile. - no, we've never actually met them. - the ricks picked mary and kent wilke to love their unborn child. - what happened and it happened pretty quick. we got the profile in the mail, it said yes we want them. i had heard about embryo adoption a long time ago

rick: fox news alert.es bond braun has been indicted for the murder of a special police officer steven johnson and hate crimes charges for the attacks at the memorial holocaust museum in washington, d.c. has been officially indicted while recovering from wounds. martha: new might want to think twice before going back to the tanning salon. cancer experts have identified ultraviolet radiation as a top cancer risk, putting them in the same category as smoking and the chimney sweeping. we have the chief of cosmetic surgery with us from new york city, top of the top at mount sinai. you yourself had skin cancer removed? you would have thought that you would have known exactly, right? >> i pretty much did. but it can happen to everyone, that is the point. martha: what is the evil of tanning beds? >> like smoking, you do not have to do it. you should opt out immediately. injures your skin. uva and uvb, they penetrate into your skin, causing collagen, spies, and it can you take your dna. >> we hear about skin damag

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>> yeah, absolutely. >> rick: good.ecause i think really, you know, whatever little mechanical ching all of a sudden click in, it really made a difference because your slider was one of the pitches that is unhittable. >> right. i mean, it's not a huge change we made. it's just the fact that the ball is coming up from back here instead of up front. my pitch have a lot of life. i'm up in front with the good arm slot and coming down through. >> rick: what do you mean "coming out of here?" >> when i'm on time, my hand comes out in front and release is in front of my face. >> rick: you can see it? >> right. it comes up here. when i'm on time it's back here so the ball -- you never get a chance to get in front. >> rick: casting -- >> right. absolutely. >> rick: is there a way you hold your slider that could be different from the other guys in the bullpen? >> it's a standard grip. i go on the back of the horseshoe and my pressure points where my middle thinger and thumb. >> rick: you take the index finger off the ball. >> it's

i'm rick sanchez. the president of the united states will be speaking in a minute. he is scrambling on something that isn't looking real good for him, the health care plan. criticism from republicans and now democrats because of the cbo report. you know about all of that. so, when the president comes out, you will get to hear from him right here on cnn. >>> do you realize that history is trying to repeat itself down in central and south america. this is all going to make sense for you. this is a story i have been following for quite some time because it is important. let me take you back to the late 1950s. fidel castro, kicked out of cuba, returns to cuba. there he is. he lands in santiago and begins a revolution against the government. he was barrel even taken serious by the way when he was doing this by the united states and the rest of the world. guess what? they should have taken him serious. the rest is history. fast forward 50 years, castro still in power and another leader may be trying to follo

wait, rick! next guest... stay with us! >> welcome back, to "fox & friends" on this sunday morning, clayton morris, ainsley -- >> in for alisyn, she has a tough job, and -- >> clayton: dave briggs. >> i wonder how she can get up so early with those kids. >> clayton: one of this news stories, what we now can confirm from alaska governor sarah palin and everyone wanting to know what in the world will happen after she leaves office in six months after her resignation she announced on july 3rd. well, fox news can confirm she is reiterating, she said in interviews, she's willing to got out and stump for for whomever needs her help, be it independence, and republicans and democrats if they support her views and she'll stump for them. >> dave: she's not back in the game, yet, and a couple of races in new jersey and virginia and have not heard her name dropped as stumping in either one of those states, waiting to see when she gets back into the game and polls suggest she might have a decent shot, come 20

rick, get out of the pits, rick. get out of the pits. there's information out of the pits. >> i'm not in the pits. i think you're in the pits. and i'm not talking about the trading pits. >> rick-i argue with the reality or i can argue with your illusion about what the reality should be. but right now i'm arguing with your illusion. >> he's back now to go head-to-head, toe-to-toe with me on the fed's so-called exit strategy. hey, it might say "exit" over the door, but there's no handle. you know, out of record low interest rates, steve, seriously, welcome to "fast money." let's get on it. what do you think, steve? is there really a chance they'll thread the needle, buddy? >> rick, i have to tell you that when i look at the numbers they've gotten it right. when i take a look at the fed's balance sheet, they were up as high as 2.3, 2.4 trillion, and now it's come off. i don't know who made that chart. that's not the chart we requested because that's through 11/6/08. that's whatnot we asked for. there -- that's not even the one i asked for.

rick santelli, final thought on this. conservative democrats, sometimes called blue dogs, used to be called yellow dogs, now called blue dogs, i don't know why. conservative democrats are emerging over 50 of them in the house, probably, what, almost a dozen in the senate. are they going to straighten this story out in washington? is that possible? are conservatives too -- are they too conservatively pessimistic about the outcomes for governmental policies. >> >> the party in control is where the blue dog democrats are having control. they want to get re-elected. the constituents, the public, is worried about some of the big expenditures, lots of debt, very little detail. i think the notion that they are in control speaks volumes about an up side to less size, more detail, less debt. and i think that's the direction we need to head. >> all right. i happen to think that is inside the stock market. we have got to get out of here. we have gone way over, but you're all so darn interesting. jim glassman, mike ozanian, thank you

here is what he said to me, rick. he said, honestly, you know, the professor was acting erratically. he was saying strange things. they were trying to calm him down. >> this is a black police officer? >> reporter: this is a black officer. the black officer says that -- he said, this is what happens to a black man in america when a white woman calls the police, that would be his neighbors. a black man in america ends up in jail for trying to get into his own house. so he said that and then he went on to explain why he is supporting the sergeant and what happened at the scene. take a listen. >> all right. >> every time we get into the situation, we are subject to being second-guessed as to why we did something or should we have done something differently. coming after the scene, that can be done. you can always say, okay, we could have done something better. we could have done it this way. right there, on the spot, that's what happened. from what i saw and i was there, he did nothing wrong. >> reporter: there is another

say dumb things. >> not now. >> rick, get out of the pitch, rick. >> i'm not in the pitch. think you're in the pits. i'm not talking about the trading pits. >> i can argue with your illusion of what you think reality should be. right now i'm starting with your illusion. >> he's back now to go head-to-head, toe-to-toe with me on the fed's so-called exit strategy. it might say "exit" over the door but there's no handle! out of record-low interest rates, steve, seriously, welcome to "fast money." what do you think, steve? is there really a chance they'll thread the needle, buddy? >> i have to tell you, rick, when i look at the numbers, they've gotten it right. i take a look at the fed's balance sheet, they were up as high and $2.3 trillion, $2.4 trillion. that's not the chart we requested because that's through 11/6/08. that's not even the one i asked for. did you rig this for me, rick? >> all i can tell you is at the bottom of the sea there is a bunch of sunk are ships and chart rooms and they're filled with charts. >> the charts will tell you we've had a half a trill dollar

what's it like to be rick santelli? a couple of months ago you're nobody, and now you get stopped in airports. >> before we go into that. we have a tradition on the "fast money" center, everybody needs a new name. everybody needs a name. and i understand your badge was sur, so we are going to call you big sur. >> when i first trading commodities in 1984 i was 6'2", look what it did to me. you should see how many bags of tea i have in that office. let's get down to business. what's the word on the street? hey, the market's been stalling at nine-month highs, still it's at nine-month highs. traders, is this a correction coming? hey, guys -- >> it is a -- hey, rick, good to have you by the way. by the way you want to know what a giant rick is, his daughter is performing tonight in las vegas. 21 years old, los angeles is the name of her group, they're in the championship, rick came here instead of being there. he's a stud. is there a correction coming? absolutely there is. 100 s&p points in two weeks is much too much, folks,

"newsroom" continues right now with rick sanchez. rick? >>> what a scene in honduras. the president not allowed to land. the public revolting. and look who's directing the chaos. >>> was this nfl superstar killed by his mistress? >> it is clear that steve mcnair's death is a homicide, as the result of being shot four times. >> new information on this shocking crime. >>> republican congressman peter king questions the expanded media coverage of this quote, pervert and pedophile. and he talks to cnn. what you are saying about it. >> this has gone too far. this is enough. >>> sarah palin twitters her defense against all who question her ethics, while americans try and figure out why she's quitting her job as governor in the first place. on your national conversation on your national conversation for monday, july 6th, 2009. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> hello, everybody. i'm rick sanchez in the world headquarters of cnn with the next generation of news. this is a conversation, not a speech, and certainly, it's your turn to get involved. we will begin now with b

rick? >> it it is amazing. it almost sounds by your telling that they love whoever loves them most or perhaps better said, whoever loves them at the time. unbelievable story developing there. we are so glad that you are there atia, to follow it for us. stay safe and thank you. sbl. >> once again, we are reporting michael jackson's family knew about his prescription drug abuse and tried to intervene in one of the investigative reports that we have filed for you. when they tried to intervene, did they do anything wrong? how do you confront somebody you know is hooked? i am going to show you how to do it. also, senator ensign's affair, allegations of a coverup and a heck of a lot more money. that's the latetivist on this s. a lot more going on on this friday. >> hello. my name is shan nan from ft. lauderdale, florida. there air lot of pharmaceuticals out there. these people are running the show. these pharmaceutical represents, illegal drug dealers is what they are. bye-bye. i think i'll go with the preferred pack

and here is mora winning for rick, so rick goes up 3-0, and we are not going to hear the end of this. had a feeling about melvin tonight, and europe right. >> jim: well, melvin always plays well against the angels. it doesn't matter who gets the game winner, as long as the get it. tomorrow night i'll pick b. rob, don't worry. >> i was still in the heated there with that terrific slide until melvin got that second base hit. so rick dempsey picked the player who is going to perform tonight. berken goes to the mound tomorrow for the orioles. tell us about jason berken. >> well, jason berken has really been struggling to get the ball down in the strike zone, and i think it's something he has to really concentrate on, but what might help him, as long as he has to throw so many fastballs when behind the the count is to start using his changeium more often. this is something he did in the minor leagues that helped him a lot. he has to get himself in a situation where that change-up can be effective. looking for his second win on the season. sean oh sullivan. they didn't know whether to put h

you have to add that, rick. >> well, but -- >> rick, rick, you cannot have a half of a sentence if youon't have the second half. >> well, let me help you here. are you saying no one's allowed to be arrested in their front lawn if the police officers think they've done something wrong? >> they acted stupidly in arresting him after establishing that he was a homeowner. that was the quote. don't give half a quote. >> okay. that's fair. >> we have to be honest on this. >> i'm being honest. he had the right to -- >> you know you're my friend and president obama is a respected leader. i like the guy. but i think he made a mistake. he killed the press conference, did a great job, and then on that part. you don't start a conversation by saying this is my buddy from harvard, i don't know all the facts, i'm admittedly biased, but these people behaved stupidly. that's not a good thing. >> they behaved stupidly in arresting him after -- >> do you think crowley is a racist? >> first of all, i don't know crowley. i don't know his background. rick -- rick. i will finish the comment. >> all right. >>

. >>> up next, rick sanchez in for >>> up next, rick sanchez in for campbell brown. -- captions by vitac- www.vitac.com >>> tonight, here the questions we want answered. the president shocks the press corps with a surprise appearance to back off his earlier comment that a white police officer acted stupidly in arresting a black harvard professor. >> cambridge police are not stupid. >> i could have calibrated those words differently. >> is that enough? and who really prejudged who? did the cop prejudge the black professor, or did the black professor repprejudge? is it enough to calm the police officers? we'll ask them. and the sergeant in the middle of it all speaks again. >> i really didn't want to have to take such a drastic action. >> is it even fair to suggest that america's new surgeon general is overweight? late-night comics think it is. >> her food pyramid calls for three to five servings of mcribs. >> a judge that's fit for the job. you'll hear from both sides. >>> they are cheering in the streets because evangelist tony alamo was found guilty after women say they were forced to m

letyour go to rick. >> alisyn: toss it to rick.you guys have been -- >> rick, what is going on? >> rick: what's up? >> coming up -- okay. >> clayton: i'm listening to what they are telling me. >> the surprise is also delicious and we'll have it for you, when we ces e back and mor joey chestnut! >> alisyn: you don't have to have any more now, the contest is over. >> ut!ayton: oh! ( thump ) yes. ( thumps ) yes, yes... and yes. so you really do have america's largest push to talk coverage area. yes. ok, we're going to need a lot more darts... ...and a new map. switch to verizon wireless owner of the nation's largest push to talk network coverage area and the most reliable voice network in america. activate push to talk and get this great deal. trading up to appliances that work hard... and taking advantage of lowered prices that are loaded with freebies-- like free delivery and free haul away that are hassle-free. maybe all that will make those big purchases - feel less big. - ♪ oh yeah! more saving. more doing. - that's the power of

. >> rick, popping out after box? >> you're afraid of boxes, he no, i'm claustrophobic. >> he doesn't like receiving packages. >> monica says she's afraid of a toad because the male toad fertilizes the egg on the female's back. >> that's odd. >> greensboro grub writes me on twitter, the fear a lot of people probably have, fear of larry king. >> that cockroach was nasty. >> we want to hear what your phobias are, spiders, sfaks, cockroach. >> dave who had hair once. >> you don't want to touch dave's hair. >> it's not a hair thing. >> nicole kidman is scared of butterflies, that's pretty freaky. >> don't touch my head, man. >> all right, rick, how is the letter. >> get the handy wipes out. clayton. >> if you're in the southwest, it's extremely hot once again, you think it should be hot in arizona and nevada this time of year, but this is extreme so a couple more days, heat advisories across the southwest again especially along the colorado river valley and across the valley north of l.a. stay inside. if you can at all. i

holms sitting in for rick sanchez. a lot of people are talking about health care and trying to figure out what is going to come out of a lot of committees on the hill. we have just ht a conversation with debbie stabenow, a democrat from michigan. talking about things that might be in and might be out. that has a lot of you talking already. we goal over here and check out some of the tweets you all have sent us. the one at the very top says, we americans go to doctors way too often and demand drugs. take better care of yourself and prices will go down. that's one way to look at it. right below that, this is not necessarily here at cnn. this is addressed to congress. de dear congress, avoid the red pill and the blue pill, take a chill pill and kill this bill. the one under that, keep the public option and narrow the mandate. the one below that, cannot afford to cut a public option. it needs a mandate. >> a lot of people reacting to the fact that the senate finance committee doesn't appear they will be able to get their b

>> unquestionably so, rick. i have chinese diplomats with whom i have dealt for a decade or so who tell me now without batting an eye don't talk to me about human rights anymore. i was in havana not too long ago and got the same kind of remark from a cuban. we have lost the high ground with regard to human rights and the rule of law. we lost it because of the last eight years. >> that's bothersome. let's pick up on that subject. i think you're the guy to talk to because you were a part of that administration. so we'll be talking about that. can you stick with us? >> i will. >> stay there. we'll come back and pick up on this subject and be as fair about it as we possibly can. >>> meanwhile, south carolina governor mark sanford has said he's sorry more times than i can count now. guess what? he's saying it again. this time, it's a little different. it's in an open letter to the people of south carolina. i will read it to you. my guys brush their teeth like they clean their room. i'm glad anticavity listerine® smar

back to you, rick. >> rick santelli, one real quick one here. is it fair to say these corporate bond spreads have narrowed back to either at lehman in september of '08 or even pre lehman. >> i think it's fair to say, larry. if you're using that as an argument that the equity market should get to the same money, a lot of the bailout money has been a positive for the financials. i'm not sure equities can keep up. people on the floor have an adage. you might see 10,000 in the dow, but you might see 12.5% unemployment. there are issues. i agree with maria and some of your guests. it isn't all that rosie out there. equity price is a good thing. they can go up despite other issues. >> stay with me. i'm going to hold the bullish. let's bring in joe la vorn yeah of deutsche bank. he's been a long-term economic bear. he's turned very bullish and our great friend mort zuckerman of u.s. news and world report. he wrote an opinion-ed, "the economy is worse than you think." i agree with your piece. but in the last couple weeks there's been a spayed of new dat

i'm rick sanchez.heard a lot in this business, but this one that you're about to hear with me may take the proverbial cake. it was said on national television. here's the setup for you. you ready? army pfc, private first class bowe bergdahl is being held by the taliban. they're threatening to kill him. he is an american. there are questions about how he got captured, which i raised here yesterday with my own analyst. but listen to what this retired army lieutenant colonel has said on the air, which, for the most part, goes unchallenged. the analyst's name is ralph peters. >> nobody in the military that i heard is defending this guy. he's an apparent deserter. reports are indeed that he abandoned his buddies, abandoned his post and walked off. we'll see what the ultimate truth of it is. but if he did, if he's a deserter of war time, one of my old platoon sergeants used to say, he's in -- i want to be clear if when the facts are in, we find out that there is some convoluted chain of events he really was

i'm rick sanchez here at the world headquarters of cnn. is the deputy press secretary for the president of the united states. he's good enough to join us now. he's going to be talking about some of the things he just heard. i take it you were able to hear these two lawmakers. right? >> reporter: i heard a little bit of it. i didn't hear the full context of their statement. >> let's start at the back then when senator mitch mcconnell, minority leader, said that, look, this is not about the president. this is about policy. is he belied by the comments made the other day about this being republicans' watter loo? >> reporter: i think if you've seen the strategy memos from the other side, people who are opponents of reform aren't necessarily viewing it from a substantive standpoint. it's been political in large part. there are people who are working constructively towards reform and we think we've been able to make a lot of progress with them and if we don't, this country is in a lot of trouble. >> do you think that the republicans -- are you o

. >>> your national conversation begins right now with rick sanchez. rick? >>> now, the investigation. what killed michael jackson? we have startling new information. sarah palin talks to cnn. is she fishing or cutting bait? literally. >> it's not a matter of retreating or quitting. >>> cnn reporter embedded with u.s. forces in afghanistan. we will take you behind the front lines and watch your back when checking in during your summer vacation. the video, all vacationers need to see on this national conversation for wednesday, july 8th, 2009. >>> hello, again, everybody. i'm rick sanchez with this, the next generation of news. this is a conversation. it is not a speech. it is your turn to get involved. >>> you heard me mention that police reached out and told us they are going to be holding a news conference during our hour where they are going to tell us definitively, one would think, whether steve mcnair actually was killed by his girlfriend or whether perhaps there was a third party involved. there is mcnair and sahel kazemi as well. he was found with fou

rick? >> thanks so much. we appreciate it. >>> meanwhile, i see hundreds of comments coming in about the story we mentioned about sotomayor. let's start with twitter. rugged cowboy said, i told you the old men need to go from government. they make too much money and they are only about them and not us, the people, go, go, go. now let's go over to facebook. kalima is watching as well. he says, your take on the wise latina women and the three guys grilling her about culturally relevant issues is hilarious. you are right. there is an awed dasty to it. my thanks to all of you for your comments and we will continue to share. >> she brings to the bunch an expansive background. it is not narrow. >> the change in face of america, what these women want the old guard in washington to understand about sonya sonia sotomayor. >>> how did that fire start? that, when we come back. stay with us. some people like to pretend... a flood could never happen to them... and that their homeowners insurance... protects them. it doesn

rick santelli, i want to bring you in. i mean, am a conspiracy theorist, or it always speaks to someone whispering are you following the story, this is a big deal. >> see, it's not consistent here. because i tell you what. high-frequency trading really has been a buzz issue on trading floors for a long time. >> yeah. >> but not with deference to commodities, with deference to stocks. many believe that the big run-up in stocks is driven in large part by high-frequency trades, but nobody complains there, because they like when stocks go up. you can't pick and choose. high frequency, if it's a culprit, larry, you can't say i don't like it when the fundamentals purportedly don't match with the pricing there, but i love it when it happens when it goes with stocks. >> i don't have a problem with computers or speedy transactions. >> but i would argue the fundamentals in the economy don't match 9000 dow. >> i don't care -- the commodities are going to do it, they're going to driven by market forces. it's a global phenomenon. you h

rick, you said you do stories as a serious newscaster. so much any more. >> this drug oddly pronounced correctly by greg is a soil sample found on easter island. i was a little surprised proobs didn't bring it up. >> sorry. my notion is that the olsen twins are carrying around the giant mega lifts as their heads, that is why they have so much trouble standing up. their heads are the size of easter island. greg, you asked why is it that people who claim the conspiracies never put that much into their school and hygiene and then you said blame the jews only they can keep so many disruptive minds busy thinking about nothing. >> we couldn't do it without the big people at the pentagon who keep the population docile. >> you left out the trilateral commission. >> what a point, greg. >> read more about this in my new pamphlet con speary, how the jews and their friends keep the truth hidden. i wrote it today but it is dated the ten teenth. >> that looks like a takeout menu. i don't trust him. >> i don't think you can blame the jews and then say i

rick, i know where you're going to be.ing out at 2110. >> anita, thank you very much. of course she's on ports radio 105.7 the fan. we're going to take a short break. we'll take a look at the pitchers for tonight's starting pitchers when we come back. ♪ ♪ (tucci) count on the nation's fastest 3g network. at&t how far can you see? at pnc, taking the long view is how we help you take the right path. even to change it when conditions demand. keeping you on the road to achieving your goals. it's something we've been doing for over 150 years. let our strength and stability be the basis for yours. pnc. leading the way.  >>> time now for rick dempsey's scouting report on the orioles starter rich hill. >> he has had a tough time at camden yards. he's 0-0 in their record, but his e.r.a. is 14.34. the orioles have come back and won every game that he's pitched here so far, but that e.r.a. is suffering. you have to take my word on this one right here, you've got to turn the curve around the other way. he's got to find something t

rick. >> wendell, i mentioned at the top, oil. this is a nice feel-good visit for many, many reasons for the president, for the people of africa, for the people of the united states to watch this take place, but there is also a business aspect to it. we mentioned the fact that ghana and other parts of africa are major oil producers, becoming even bigger players on the world scene, and this is an opportunity for the president to, perhaps, lay the groundwork for some future business transactions as well this trip. >> well, the oil situation in ghana is fairly recent, as i understand it, and the discoveries have not yet been fully exploited. the president, of course, wants to keep a good relationship with that country. much more oil being produced, for example, in nigh jeer ya where the political situation is much less stable and it sun clear that the president can do anything other than talk about that. he certainly is unlikely to visit nigeria, so there is a faction, including some officials who work for former president george w.

i agree with rick.emember, it's to overweight the best sectors in the s&p and underweight the worst. he's saying getting some energy stocks, don't get left behind by the coming switch even though you think oil is coming down as i do. believe me, i think his call will be heated because of the real portfolio managers or pms don't invest the way i advise you to do at home. these managers who do mutual funds, they cannot afford to underperform the benchmark. they have to beat the s&p 500. if they don't, that's a great way to lose your job, so think try to stick closely to it. the best way for them to control their own destiny is focus on sectors. that make sense, 50% of the stock's movement is based on a sector. to try to beat the mark, they have some real explaining to do, not if they lose money, okay? that's what you would think. they often will, because they're so-called long only. they have to explain if they lose more money than an index fund would. that's why this is important. luckily you're not a po

>> rick santelli -- >> tomorrow night. >> rick santelli, why don't you come back and join us tomorrow night in center square and we'll discuss between now and then. we need to come up with a nickname for mr. santelli. everybody give us a little viewpoint and send your options in, but rick santelli tomorrow night. >> all the e-mails directly -- >> we'll see you tomorrow night. rick santelli will be here. we've got your final trade after the break. q >>> time for the final top trade. >> potash p.o.t. >> karen? >> got to like unh. >> tune in tomorrow for more "fast money" where rick santelli will be your host tomorrow on cnbc.

. >> let's bring in rick. we have to tell you what rick's going to do at the end of the show because it's going to keep you tuned to our station throughout. he's going to kiss a seal later. is that right? >> that's what they tell me. >> isn't he married? (laughter) >> ah! >> happily. don't you love when you spend all this money on these studies that we could have told them obviously that's what happens. like you feel better if you swear. >> (bleep). >> just call dave briggs. he would have told you it works. >> the study if you're a night owl you do better at night. if you're a morning person you do better in the morning. >> ahhhh! >> what's the shark behind you there? >> i know. right now we're is he shark tank and at the new york aquarium. zoos and aquariums, all about conservation but a lot had coming under the gun for financial problems. new york has come one a unique way to make money. take a quick look at the weather maps. we have a couple of stories going on. one is severe weather that we're going to hav

orioles left two on. >> rick: atam jones not too happy about that.putting more than one hit in an inning. the orioles just kind of flat on offense tonight, jim. >> jim: there is the line score, 2-6-0, 0-6-0 for the birds. the orioles in seattle had the bats explode. it was a five-run rally in the day game and they come home and get shut out. cecil, the university of maryland product gets the shutout. and jason berken with a tough loss. one of those nights where the other starter was doing whatever he was doing to hold ounce the orioles' bats and the birds could not get anything positive going with any consistency. >> rick: you have to give credit to brett cecil. as jim was saying, they had been swinging the hot bat copping home from seattle. you can see how much trouble the oriole also have with left handers from time to time. this year actually playing much better than they have in the past but cecil tonight, pretty unhittable with that big sweeping slider. he certainly found the outside corner quite often. did not leave too many pitches. luke scott

rick: the first thing you did this come to "fox & friends" samantha and tammy, her mom. >> rick: haveg by. looking at the weather picture we have a cool start to the day. courtney friel has been e-mailing me saying she is freezing in wisconsin. it is called there. temperatures in the 50s and it will only get into the low 60s for highs around wisconsin and parts of michigan. past that we seek cooler air moving across areas farther south and that's a big relief or if 66° in memphis. the satellite radar picture shows one system exiting the northeast. some rain showers moved through in the overnight hours of election i stare across the eastern seaboard. florida, you'll see those rain showers and thunderstorms throughout the afternoon hours. but you see the cloud cover that slides out there across eastern seaboard? in posted around. i think this week will launch rain showers kind of become more steady again. so the bloom returns. across the west we have clear skies from washington all the way towards california. in fact it is very warned once again. a big bridge building there and it will

rick is pretty safe. >> no. >> i know, dave, william, alisyn. >> dave is about as safe as it gets. >> i know. >> alisyn ray. >> you could be dick though, dicks could be rebellious. >> the daily weiner joke seems to be happening right there. >> and coming up on the show rick, before we get to weather coming up on the show, speaking of names, we have a guy named after a famous movie character that cannot get a night's rest. people are ringing his phone off the hook, they think it's the real him. we'll tell you who this is. >> because it's a movie character and you think i'll dial that number. >> and people have been crank calling him. >> thanks, i can't wait. >> good. >> very cool across the far northern plains. >> and 55 in minneapolis, in fact, extremely cold across the far northern planes and one more coolish day. 70's across tennessee after the heat we've had. a little bit of rain across parts of florida and this front draped here going to stick around all week long and bring the rain and gloom across the eastern seaboard starting tomorrow, probably all the way through about friday.

rick reichmuth and with the weather. his outside. >> rick: and more skin in the olympics. start to the day across much of the east coast. it'll be a nice day across the east. enjoy your day today if you want to get out, go to the beach, picnic in the park. from lots of nice. the satellite radar picture shows us the eastern part of the country looking very good. we had big storms move across the northeast and the overnight hours. across the mid-atlantic as well. the next cold front is pushing through parts of michigan, ohio and kentucky and heading toward west virginia. that will be in your weather tomorrow and will cause problems. remus stretched across parts of missouri and towards nebraska and kansas today. that will and by the afternoon. behind that front beautiful conditions, dried not human in, an across the soda. chicago a gorgeous day for you. the four corners, the moisture thereby afternoon looking to they will have thunderstorms. there is a rotation across the pacific northwest. that will pull out of there and a big ritual building and with the temperatures we wil

dempsey key to the game tonight. >> rick: the key to the game, don't go to the well.ernon wells with that career batting average at .314. he feels comfortable hitting in both ballparks. this is his highest homerun output against any teams, 27 homeruns and 91 rbis against the orioles. if we stop vernon wells, we have a real good chance of beating the jays tonight. >> jim: just to renew our competition tonight, you are up 1-0 on me. who is your player to watch? into i have a good feeling about melvin mora. he has not hit a homerun in 49 games. 50 is going to be the number tonight. i got to call a melvin mora homerun tonight and we all know how melvin hits in the second half of the season. he is poised and ready to go, jimmy. who is your pick for the night. >> jim: one of those great minds think alike. my player to watch is melvin mora. >> rick: no way. >> jim: he has hit in the last two games on the road trip. i like the way the ball jumped off his bat the last couple of games in seattle. like you, i agree he is due for one of those breakout games. it's been a long time