>> our get real this morning is about dennis rodman. hall of famer, basketball's bad boy, several arrests for drunken driving, domestic violence, the head coach of a topless women's basketball team. problems paying more than $200,000 that he had in child support due until last month. and now, he is penning a children's book. the book is called dennis, the wild bull. and it kind of looks a little bit like dennis rodman has tattoos and piercings according to the website for the book. it will convey good lessons to children based on dennis's experiences as a world class athlete. it focuses on character was told to "the daily news." would you read that to your small children? >> we have the book, go the xpletive to sleep. have you read that book? >> i've never seen that. >> fantastic book. >> i don't know if it is in genre. >> it's a serious children's book. i'm all for redemption, maybe this was part of his therapy in rehab, write a children's book, help get through your childhood and help other children to continue to not make mistakes yo

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dennis rodman certainly has been called a lot of things over his lifetime.as not one of them. but the nba hall of famer has written a book for kids called dennis the wild bull. it be released in september and it will be dedicated to his children. what we do know is there's a cartoon bull involved, and that rodman probably has a lot of life lessons to dole out. and according to the book's blog, the book has the sole purpose of conveying good lessons to children based on dennis' own experiences as a world class athlete while overcoming obstacles as a child. carol, i want to know what's dennis going to wear for the big book lunch. remember when he showed up to that new york bookstore wearing a wedding dress, promoting his autobiography back in 1996. he has to figure out a way to top that. >> a clown outfit maybe? and i mean no offense by that. i just got three emails from people wondering who would play alice in the new "brady bunch." >> that's an excellent question. i don't even have a casting suggestion just yet, but i'll come up with one. maybe maggie smith.

dennis rodman's running mate, paul ryan was in florida with its large senior citizen population, medicaredget were key points in his address. and president obama was in new hampshire speaking the economy. more now from christina. >> paul ryan in florida, president obama in new hampshire, focusing on some of the hottest topics on the campaign trail. ryan started with medicare. >> i have heard the president has been talking about medicare a bit lately. we want this debate. we need this debate, and we are going to win this debate. >> ryan's mom betty a retiree who lives part time in the sunshine state joined him at the event. >> mom, i am proud of you for going out and getting another degree. i am proud of you for the small business that you created. and mom you did build that. [cheers and applause] >> in his weekly address, president obama focused on education. after a white house report that more than 300,000 education jobs have been lost since june of 2009. >> the economic plan that almost every republican in congress voted for would make the situation worse. it would actually cut funding

rodman recently reunited with his father after 42 years of separation.ing him closer to his own children. >> everyone has a children's book, right? >> it looks kind of cool with the bull. >> there are important life lessons we can learn from dennis rodman. >> i never know, maybe he has full circle now. >> who knows? we're going to move on now. it is a power struggle that is literally affecting more than half a billion people. coming up, india struggles to keep the lights off after two blackouts in as many days. for an extended look at our top stories, head to our blog, cnn.com/earlystart. measure commitment, folks by what's getting done. the twenty billion dollars bp committed has helped fund economic and environmental recovery. long-term, bp's made a five hundred million dollar commitment to support scientists studying the environment. and the gulf is open for business - the beaches are beautiful, the seafood is delicious. last year, many areas even reported record tourism seasons. the progress continues... but that doesn't mean our job is done. we're s

it's planned for 7:30 tonight at mary rodman rec center. linda so, abc2 news. >>> it's going to be be a busy day in annapolis. state senate will take up a measure whether or not to permit table games in maryland. they are going to discuss allowing casinos. [audio not understandable] remember all this is happening on your dime. each day the special session cost you about 30,000 dollars. something to keep in mind. >>> 6:05. did you catch the game the ravens beat the falcons last night 31-17 and it was baltimore backups painter throwing three second half touchdown passes and flacco you know the guy, he was 9 of 12 on the night with 88 yards and one score for baltimore. next friday the ravens will be playing at home against the detroit lions. kick off for that game is set for 8:00. >>> the impressive camden yards debut for manny machado the first game with the o's and he had a triple. it was manny with two hits on the night. the o's 8-2 loss to kansas city. the game broke the 5-game orioles winning streak but it was machado's first phone call a

the protest is planned for 7:30 tonight at the mary rodman rec center on west mull bury street. linda so, abc2 news. >>> 5:07. it was a preseason game but a win is still nice. the ravens beat up on the falcons last night 31-17 at the georgia dome. baltimore backup painter threw three second half touchdown passes and joe flacco he was 9 of 12 on the night for 88 yards and a touchdown for baltimore. it was a night letting the unproven players show their stuff and omar brown an undrafted rookie out of marshall two fumble recoveries and a reception. next friday ravens are at home against the lions. >>> a tough night for the o's. royals ended the orioles five- game winning streak. butler brought a big stick to camden yards with a home run in the four-run first inning. a double in the third and triple in the 5th. he was a single shy of the cycle. that's supposed to be the easy part. royals beat orioles 8-2 in the series opener and they will try again tom at 7:05 and tomorrow if you arrive early you will see the next in line for the legendariy statue being unveiled. a larger than life

rodman, central rosemont, crispus attucks, harlem park and parkview.aryland has already seen this years first case of west nile virus... according to the maryland department of health and mental hygiene. the virus was also found in a group of mosquitoes collected in montgomery county. most people with west nile virus do not show symptoms. those wwo do...... will have a fever, headache, body aches, skin rash and swollen glands 3 to 15 days after being bitttn by an infected mosquito. people older than 50 are most vulnerable. you should monitor your yards and gardens for standing water that can serve as a breeding ground for mosquitoes. we dodged the thunderstorms so far this evening......but the bigger problem... may be the hurricane season that has already started. started.this was the rough surf in ocean city......caused by hurricane irene as she brushed by ocean city last august.about 700-thousand people lost power because of the storm stormemily gracey joins us now...to explain why this hurricane season... may be worse than expected... emily? 3 20-12

program that point basketball player dennis rodman entered the no spin zone. >> bill: what was your drug of choice? >> alcohol. >> bill: you were drinking a lot. >> i used to do it because i was bored pretty much. >> bill: did you drink when you were playing a lot. >> oh yeah, like a rock star. >> bill: give me a scale on 1 to 10, 10 being the biggest party animal where were you. >> i was in the upper echelon. >> bill: do you regret it? >> no. i don't regret it at all. >> bill: strange moments in factor history continues tomorrow with barney frank and rob blagojevich. come right back comedians fed one liberals attacking them. later the factor tip of the day. this one will save you some money. moments away. >> bill: thanks for staying with us. i'm bill o'reilly. in the did you see that segment tonight. two interesting sound bites for you. comedians lovitz and deign i can't carvey who made it big on "saturday night live" discussed why left wingers, some of them get angry when president obama is mocked. >> as a comic they went after me for that i put what i thought was a sarcastic joke of t

program that point basketball player dennis rodman entered the no spin zone. >> bill: what was your drugoice? >> alcohol. >> bill: you were drinking a lot. >> i used to do it because i was bored pretty much. >> bill: did you drink when you were playing a lot. >> oh yeah, like a rock star. >> bill: give me a scale on 1 to 10, 10 being the biggest party animal where were you. >> i was in the upper echelon. >> bill: do you regret it? >> no. i don't regret it at all. >> bill: strange moments in factor history continues tomorrow with barney frank and rob blagojevich. come right back comedians fed one liberals attacking them. later the factor tip of the day. this one will save you some money. moments away. the capital one cash rewards card gives you a 50% annual bonus. and everyone likes 50% more [ russian accent ] rubles. eh, eheh, eh, eh. [ brooklyn accent ] 50% more simoleons. [ western accent ] 50% more sawbucks. ♪ [ maine accent ] 50% more clams. it's a lobster, either way. [ male annncer ] the capital one cash rewards card. with a 50% annual cash bonus, it's the card for people who like

flam buoyant basketball player, dins rodman enters the no-spin zone. what was your drug of choice?king a lot? >> i used to do it because i was bored, pretty much. >> did you drink when you were playing a lot? >> oh, yeah. like a rock star. >> give me a scale, 1 to 10, 10 being the biggest party animal, where were you? >> i was up there in the upper echelon, 15. >> do you regret it? >> no. i don't regret it at all. >> strange moments on the factor, indeed. and before we go, a quick reminder to check out the fox news special, fixing our school, airing this sunday at 9:00 p.m.,