this is where i want roland martin back up. we have roland here. we have mike brooks who is going to be standing by to take us through this as well. i want you guys to watch this with me. i want everyone at home to watch this. this man obviously has something important to say but then he pushes it and he gets arrested. we are going to talk about that. this man is a minister named zach lie. he engages the protestors in an argument. he feels they are wrong and excluding americans like him. that's what he believes. here is what happens. >> we have a city ordinance. >> i don't care what you have. >> put your hands behind your back or i will shoot you with a taser now. now. put your hands behind your back now. put your hands behind your back. put your hands behind your back. you will not do this out in the middle of the street. you have a right to protest if you have a permit. you don't have one. >> that's interesting. let me bring both of you guys in. there are two parts to this story. the man's right to say what he wants to say. >> his first amendment

and that's true of nathan and of roland. so -- i mean, it's really -- and, you know, my means of recording what people say is to basically say i've got to go to the bathroom a lot and go in and write down a lot of notes, you know? and then come back out and keep doing whatever we're doing. i would say it was very helpful in the case of clay and nathan and also mayor murphy that we got to be pretty good friends throughout this. that's a double-edged sword because it feels weird to write about people who you consider your friends, but there was never -- i don't think anybody was ever under the allusion that i still wasn't -- i mean, they figured out, you know, it's not just that i have a bladder problem that i go write down things a lot, you know? [laughter] >> and in terms of why i changed names. that was not my choice. that was not the choice of the few people in the book whose names were changed. that was because, you know, when your book is about to be done, then you get appointed a publicist and you get appointed a lawyer

multi media journalist and cnn tv 1 contributor roland martin, social comment stater for cbs morning news and msnbc, nancy giles, president of the national action network, reverend al sharpton. ceo of bring the noise east link, chuck dee, and executive director of bet kovm kim osario debated the idea of social challenges that have hindered many african-americans for years. >> enough is enough. this discussion tonight isn't going to be about the role of art in society or free speech or whether the "n" word is acceptable or what hip-hop can teach us. that ship has sailed. the damage has been done. the issue before us is what are we going to do about it? >> if i might, i've got a question for the audience. if you'll indulge me and please follow along. how many of you by a show of hands feel like you've seen enough of what mr. graves has talked about? show your hands, please. how many of you believe enough is enough? if, in fact, you dorks stand on your feet for me one time. give some love to what he just said please. [ applause ] >> we are not going to pay to be insumted. they don't hav

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. >> and joining me right now, mary madeline, paul, and roland martin.end of august, president on vacation, this is the time for the white house to get the bad news out there. today they announced we are facing a $9 trillion deficit, $9 trillion. how does the president go out and make the case for an expensive health care overhaul when we're facing deficits like that? >> i think he's got to say the only way over time to get handle on these deficits is to get a handle on health care costs, health care costs are one of the principal drivers of this deficit. >> we're hearing, roland, this growing chorus of slow down. joe liberman says, you know, listen we're in this huge financial crisis, fix that first before you deal with health care. is he right? >> i've never heard members of congress say let's speed up, they always say let's slow down, let's put something off. i think paul is right, but the problem, though, is you have to explain what that means. all right, look, every time the white house says roland, we're going to lower the deficit over time by incr

that's how it works with roland martin and myself. we've been doing these segments and they've exploded and a lot of people watch and e-mail and say, hey, i like you guys together. we decided to make this a segment now. it's called "r&r." except you can expect no rest or relaxation during this segment. how are you? >> i'm a black man who did not play football so, don't even ask! >> not going there and you're starting already. let me share with you a couple things. first of all, a billboard. it says "shave the whales." this is a billboard from peta. they don't want americans to eat animal, we should stop eating animals because it's cruel to eat something that is alive. they're showing a picture of an obese or large-framed woman and then a picture of the whales and saying "save the whales." some women find this offensive. have at it. >> i'm not a woman. how dare you insult women in this way? you didn't put a fat dude up there, some guy that's overweight. and also, when's the last time peta had a bmi index on their membership application

senators roland burris of illinois, kent conrad of north dakota and chris dodd of connecticut and new jersey's robert menendez. house members being investigated include john murtha of pennsylvania, linda and loretta safn chez of california and charles rangel of new york. the politico reports that rangel has now spent more than $1 million in his defense. the u.s. commission on civil rights is demanding an explanation from the justice department about its dismissal of a civil complaint against three members of the new black panther party accused of intimidating voters last november in philadelphia. commission chairman scwerld reynolds tells the washington times, quote, if you swap out the new black panther party in this case for neonazi groups or the chu klu klux klan you likely would have a different outcome. the only charge that stood was a weapons complaint against the leader. the justice department says the evidence did not support the case. the times reported last month

>> these aren't talking points, roland.we're talking about the american people. >> sarah palin contributes to this nonsense by giving a lie. not a distortion, a flat-out lie. you have people who are listening to this stuff on ra o radio, on television. come out of a politician's mouth, they say that person has to know. when john boehner writes it is going to fund abortions and it is a lie, that is a ridiculous charge on his part. what you have here, you have individuals going to these town hall meetings behaving like spoiled brats. this is not the way you conduct yourself. if you want to have debate, have civil discourse. it is wrong. sherry, you should call it for what it is as opposed to saying it's -- >> i wish, roland, you would be that strict and that authoritative with the members of congress that were ready to vote for this thing. no, i don't think so. to -- the american people -- to chastise the american people were taking part, we should welcome the fact and be glad people are interested enough to take part in demo

a water main break between roland avenue and falls road. live look at the west side of 70, no delays there. everything empty off liberty and running smoothly on 95 southbound and northbound at mountain road. this traffic report is brought to you by toyota and your local toyota dealer. choose from 16 different fuel efficient models. click on at toyota.com. toyota moving forward. don and marty, back over to you. >>> this is an incredible story. >> it certainly is. it's rare for a person to live in the same house that their family has owned for 100 years or more. it's happening here in little italy and a couple of other places. it's so rare that baltimore city is honoring them with the centennial homes award. >> how are you doing, sweetheart? >> good to see you. >> reporter: everyone knows john peppy. he was born and still lives in this house in little italy a home that's been in his family for more than a century. >> mr. penti, good morning. >> good morning to you. >> how are you feeling? >> oh, i feel great. >> mr. penti is 99. his family wi

the watermain break is fixed but westbound northern parkway between roland and falls road consider an alternate. going to cause problems as we go through the morning rush and eastbound north 100 at 295 a report of an accident. a live look outside. hartford road you can see very little traffic out there. 95 and the white marsh area, usually one of our hot spots of the morning but right now checking out ok. stan and mindy? >> our big story an investigation into a stolen car turns into a deadly accident. >> the tragic scene took place yesterday in baltimore. jennifer franciotti live with the details. >> good morning. police say the suspect was traveling at a high rate of speed when it hit a nissan causing it to flip over several times killing the woman inside. the alleged carjacker was spotted near mlk and mulberry. police originally called off the pursuit and then the car collided with a a nissan and was knocked more than 50 feet from the intersection. >> flipped several times then smashed up against the wall. sounded horrible. just a big crash. just like that. i mean, i didn't even get

first of all a watermain break cleaned up but road repair going on between roland and falls road also road repairs in the city charles street closed between center street and reid street going on until about 7:00 a.m. monday morning, so something to be aware of as you head into the weekend as well. we'll give you a look at some of the speed crenscrors, all in the green and up to speed to be major roadways. at the harrisburg expressway north of the belt way you can see things moving fine there and 8 5 at the harbor tunnel things moving fine and no major problems on those roadways to report. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> an investigation into a stolen car turns into a deadly accident. >> the tragic scene took place in west baltimore. jennifer franciotti joins us live from city police with details. >> police say the suspect was driving at a high rate of speed when he hit a nissan causing it to flip over several times killing the woman inside. >> flipped several times, then smashed up against the wall. sound horrible. it just a big just crash. just like that. i mean, i didn't

they're doing a paving project just here behind me in roland park. and there are a few power outages in the area. here's a closer look at what we found today. another humid, hazy day stretches across maryland as the warmest air of the summer has baked the state over the past several days. for those who have to work in it, it's miserable. construction workers braved the high temperatures. this is the scene in charles village. yesterday was the first code red heat alert this year. firefighters also had to take precautions, working under extreme conditions in this heat and humidity. >> heatstroke is a major concern in any fire when it starts. we have a -- what we call 4-14, which is they send a vehicle with plenty of hydration. >> reporter: in baltimore study, high school prep programs operating in nonair conditioned buildings were canceled today. >> i think it was 98. really hot. >> reporter: student athletes here kept hydrating during practice. skychopper 13 was over a pool where some people recharged with a cooling dip. pge crews stayed on alert, dea

>> roland is saying we need to step back. has there been anything about this dialogue that has made you uneasy that you have seen in the past few days? >> what bothered me most about the dialogue was not what happened in this particular case. what bothered me were the reactions that people had. many people reacted to this case without knowing all the facts. so i'm getting all these e-mails in my box saying, oh, boyce, you're backing an uncle tom, because you're not jumping on our side. >> that's harsh. >> well, you know, it happens. a hustler's dream is a hater's nightmare. so effect liviveffectively, tha happen. but people were acting on preconceived notions of race and preconceived notions of police officers, which may or may not be true. most people who hate police officers don't know much about -- >> boyce, i'll have to wrap you there. just as the temperature of this gates/crowley thing was cooling down, that nasty e-mail from a boston police officer surfaces. d

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there's many free -- >> hold on, roland. i'm going to get to you guys in a minute.ant to talk to karen. here's what i don't understand. you say people aren't being heard. how can anybody be heard if this is your approach? the congresswoman is here to listen to you and these throngs of people show up and yell all at once. how could anyone possibly listen to that? >> she wasn't there to listen to us. she was there to tell us her talking point. >> how do you know that? did you give her a chance? >> yeah. she started in with her platitudes on this health care bill and said she was going to be there to answer questions but she left. >> let me just ask you, karen, if congress doesn't get where you are and how you're feeling and your frustration and your anger about this, who does? who are you listening to? who's inspiring you right now? >> well, i get my news from a number of sources. i'm looking at -- >> who's the leader? who are you looking to if you don't like your congresswoman? >> we're grassroots. we're a local organization. there's nobody -- i'm not getting a dime

democratic strategist paul begala joining us and cnn political analyst roland martin. let me get one thing out of the way. both secretary reich and paul begala support a public option. so we are not debating whether the democrats think that's a good idea but whether that's essential. secretary reich, are you or a lot of democrats out there ready to risk anything for -- any sort of reform for this one principle? >> look, i -- i think that the health care -- the principle here is moving the ball forward. the public option is critically important. i mean, i started out in favor of a single payer and convinced that was a political non-starter and public option was a kind of way of at least keeping the private insurers on their toes and cutting their costs and controlling long-term costs. if you give up the public option you are giving up almost everything, campbell. but i think it is critically important that the administration understands both economic and policy terms but also in policy and political terms why that public option has got to be highlighted and there has go

meanwhile, roland martin is going to be joining me in just a little bit.t the politics of the day, including what john mccain had to say and do on this day and during the weekend and questions about what the president of the united states the preparing or might possibly break a promise that would be, well, possibly politically harmful, as well. stay with us. hi, may i help you? yes, i hear progressive has lots of discounts on car insurance. can i get in on that? are you a safe driver? yes. discount! do you own a home? yes. discount! are you going to buy online? yes! discount! isn't getting discounts great? yes! there's no discount for agreeing with me. yeah, i got carried away. happens to me all the time. helping you save money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> hi, rick. >> there are two stories i want to get your input on. the first one, to john mccain. john mccain this weekend on "state of the union." let's do that first. dan, what he said on "state of the union" first about the problem with hispanic voters for republicans. >> unless we

i love what jeffrey and roland both said about the mark on history. there are great debates is no secret. that the debates should be aired, i think, anybody that has any interest in any history and trajectory of our future as it is involved in our history should be interested in. this the motion that a historical book would somehow be negative on colleagues that were in those conversations doesn't hold together to me. >> but staumentement, jeff, thes no secret that he was dismayed by not pardoning scooter libby. >> in the context of a long eight-year administration, it's not the only thing. but, you know this is the kind of thing we want to hear about the last days of the bush administration. what were their discussions? and i think it's -- i can't wait to hear it. >> so it will be helpful to get the insight in terms of the vp's thing. a lot of folks are making all kinds of statements. well, we heard this and that. if he lays out in terms of his view what took place between him and secretary of state colin powell and condoleeza rice and secretary of d

although roland mentioned one of the two rules of crime on tv.ch is if they show you with a helicopter shot or show you in slow motion, that means you're guilty. that always happens in tv. that's like one of the laws, right? but in any case, i don't think this matters one way or the other. what's going to matter is the evidence. is there evidence to prosecute this guy? and i continue to believe it's going to be a very hard case to prosecute him. >> video or no video. >> video or no video -- >> but he's trying to establish his compassion. listen to what he's been saying, i've been getting your e-mails and phone calls. there are people out there two actually care about me. >> do you think he's anticipating an arrest? >> there's no doubt. this wasn't just him swinging a web cam around, this was a professionally produced video. they know what's coming down the pike. >> they have searched his house, his office, they have searched the pharmacies. the cops don't do that unless they are about to bring a case -- >> and jim, you i believe talked to a defen

roland, i'm going to go to you. was this just a photo-op? >> look, i think the predominant focus of this meeting was indeed a photo-op. but look, i think what we can take away from this is we have to learn to have dialog when it comes to issues of race in this country. i remember when i was a student at texas a&m university, as a freshman, there was a white gentleman who just -- we happened to run into each other in our dormitories. we began to talk. he began to share his apprehension about african-americans based on an incident when he was a kid when a black kid stole his ball and took it home. for ten years he was walking around not liking black people because of this incident. we can talk about racial assumptions, we began to learn without that dialog, it never happens. that's where we have problems in this country when it comes to race. we're afraid to have the honest and frank dialog. >> a nerve was touched, boyd, because this question came up at a primetime presidential news conference. not only that, the president felt compelled to an

we are dealing with water main break repairs in the city at roland on the northern parkway. we will continue to monitor them. not a lot of delays. we have switched to i-95 in the white marsh area. we are dealing with what roads this morning. take it easy. use caution this morning. that is the latest. let's check on the buses and the trains. >> good morning. the wet road is not slowing up the buses get this morning. the 27 and 44 buses are diverging at falls and northern parkway due to the water main break repair their. the 17 bus as a diversion with a water main break repair their as well. light rail is on schedule. no delays on the camden or brent declines. back to sandra shaw. >> we have an active hd doppler this morning. most of the activity is to the south and east of baltimore. there is a slow-moving front that has not cleared the area yet. there is a storm cellar around st. michael's. around baltimore city, some light rain. no big deal. this energy will move up and out of the area. we will remain settled -- unsettled and cloudy today. 75 degrees downtown. 69 degrees in

watch for a water main break blocking the right westbound lane of north parkway between roland avenue and falls road. there is a look at your drive times and your speeds for 95 as well as the top and the west sides of the beltway. the beltway is looking pretty good. you can see 37 miles an hour. a 12 minute drive there. and the west side is looking pretty good at will kens. no issues at baltimore national pike. this traffic report is brought to you by the cook rein firm. call them at 1-800 the firm. back over to you. >>> still ahead at 4:00, star singer sentenced chris brown will learn his fate. will he see jail time? >>> flying danger, the warning about lasers that one pilot wants every passenger to hear. >>> staying safe while you ride the jails. >>> and take another live look outside. will we see rain tonight. you're updated forecast coming right up. >>> anytime now r&b singer chris brown is scheduled to learn his punishment for a high- profile crime. he is likely to be sentenced to five years probation and community labor. his career has suffered from the fallout with radio statio

the road work is continuing between roland and falls road, also a road repair charles street closed between center street and reid street all weekend. so be aware of that. speed crenscrers show everything is moving censors show everything is moving just fine. drive times this morning the joiter loop of the beltway 11 minutes. 95 southbound between the beltway en route to the city 10 minutes there. 95 southbound between the 895 harbor tunnel thruway and the fort mchenry toll plaza is five minutes, so we are looking great. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. stan and mindy? >> thank you. new this morning city police officer is crfercroing from injuries after being struck by a car in east baltimore. >> officers were called to the scene just before midnight the 3,000 block of cavalry street reports an officer and woman were struck. the woman who was a passenger was dragged when she tried to get out of the vehicle. the woman was taken to hopkins for a treatment. >> police discovered a carjacking. >> and within moments they became witness to a deadly crash as the suspect tried to flee. jennife

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10,100 for roland martin. and when all else fails, let your partner sit on you. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> good luck to tom delay. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." up next, "lou dobbs tonight." >> good evening, everybody. the obama white house appears to be in disarray tonight over its health care initiatives. the obama administration insisting the president still supports a public option, so-called. although top administration officials saying the idea could be abandoned over the weekend. also, americans losing patience with president obama as the showdown over health care is escalating. those americans expressing anger and frustration in town hall meetings across the country. but the white house and supporters are striking back. new controversy over second amendment rights. gun control advocates furious that a man with a rifle turned up outside president obama's event in phoenix today. that is the subject of one of our "face-off" debates tonight. but first, what could be a pivotal point in the showdown over the president's health care initiatives,

school officials say they have seen a bomb in public school roland this week. the chancellor says it stands at 41,000. -- a bumomp in public-school enrollments this week. the final enrollment is projected to reach 44,681. in prince george's county, schools say they are ready to fight the flow. they plan to offer free seasonal flu vaccines. other prevention tactics include hand sanitize the thirst and tips on proper hand washing techniques. -- include hand sanitizers. in fredericksburg the university of mary washington confirms one student does have the swine flu and three others suspected of having the virus. these students are isolated and are treated by the university health center. >>> officials are breaking ground for a new army medical research facility. the army medical research institute of infection -- of infectious diseases will replace the former building. it is designed for research on the deadliest pathogens. >>> the investigation continues into a police shooting in northeast. this happened about 3:30 in the morning at a shell gas station. police sa

>> i'm going to go with michael vick. >> i love roland.was the drama. >> michael vick coming back to the nfl. i'm sort of agnostic on the question of should he get a second chance. >> he should, he should. >> if he should get a second chance, i think it's interestingiinteresting i it's interesting it's philadelphia this is where they booed santa claus, where they had to set up a makeshift jail because the fans were so rowdy and they needed to bring them in on game day in the stadium. there's a new character, and it's the philadelphia sport fan. >> philly fans only want to win. don't care about anything else. >> that's true and should donovan mcnabb not have a great season, we'll see what happens then. thaw thank you for being with us. i'll see you 6:00 a.m. eastern on monday morning. "larry king live" starts in just a minute. we just know. announcer: finding the moment that's right for you both can take some time. that's why cialis gives men with erectile dysfunction options: 36-hour cialis or cialis for daily use. cialis for daily use is

and in new york, cnn political analyst roland martin. fran, you were there. i'm going to go through this with you. take us back. this is days before the 2004 election. a new osama bin laden tape had come out. everybody wondering what that would mean for the election. tom ridge claims secretary of defense rumsfeld and attorney general john ashcroft pressured him to raise the terror alert for political reasons. you were there, is that what happened? >> i wasn't only there, i was chairing this meeting, and i will tell you what happened is after a discussion between tom ridge and i, we agreed i should call a council meeting. the reason you call that meeting is to get the various views the other cabinet secretaries. they frequently don't always all agree. and what you want to encourage is this free exchange of their views. which is exactly what happened. by the way, tom ridge was not the only person at that meeting advocating the terror alert shouldn't have been raised. next, i think we have to point out to our viewer, there is also a tape probably worse than the

. >> roland, what did you think? >> this is the importance of having influence.ack to when you look at the role president jimmy carter's played whether it came to monitoring elections across the world. i think back to when in the '80s when president ronald reagan was in the white house, many latin american countries did not really look to reagan for leadership but they looked at speaker jim wright for leadership. so when you have an individual who has the kind of relationship as the person across the table will respect, then you take advantage of that. so it is a smart on this administration's part. it was smart for secretary clinton. it was smart for all of them to recognize it is not always the present occupant in the white house who can help influence. you take advantage of all the people as your disposal. i hope it does a moment where we do something with saudi arabia, we called on president george h.w. bush to get his input. >> to stephanie's point, roland, about the secretary of state doing so much of the work behind the scenes to bring this moment about. d

montgomery county planning director roland stanley has turned in his county credit card after an audit of his expenses. auditors say he filed to provide adequate documentation for meals and other expenses. officials tell "the washington post" he has reimbursed the county for expenses that were wrongly charged. stanley says he's being singled out and is frustrated by the investigation. weekend repair work means major delays on metro. red line trains will share a single track between medical center and friendship heights until midnight tomorrow, and between fort totten and tacoma. for the next month, there will be major delays sunday through thursday nights on the yellow and blue lines. the weekend got off to a great start but brace yourself. the mercury is going to climb a lot higher. meteorologist steve rudin is here with a first look at the forecast and steve, just how hot is it going to be? >> beverly, let me tell you, a huge differeare mpcoedmp to today, for tomorrow --ew have eden watching ercatt thunderstorms pop u live ivle aimo ty thehe t southo f dc., stafford county st south o

black and proud didn't come out of the white music industry. [ applause ] >> roland martin if that's the case, and we get applause as we at every town hall meeting, it seems to me that the fervor we feel and hear is often left in here and the demand against those record companies, when reverend sharpton is leading a march, where we see hundreds rather than thousands, how do we change that dynamic? >> we have to establish accountability. that's the one word that we are actually afraid to use and act on. on my radio show on wvln i have all these big movements, meetings and covenant meetings and down halls, all these different events. what i say is you can come on my show to promote it. i'll have you back on to see what we've accomplished. to sit here and complain all day is a complete waste of time. >> nancy giles, since we're here in the black enterprise settings, often corporations will assume that stockholders won't open that proxy note and do the vote. so if you don't as a community open that note and vote and deal with proxy and who is being elected and what is the movement of tha

ted roland has answers in our "crime and punishment report" on the manson murders. >> reporter: do youieve in god, charlie? >> sure. i believe in myself. why wouldn't i. >> reporter: it was the madman behind the murders that frightened and fascinated the world. 40 years later, charles manson continues to draw attention. when this prison mug shot was released in march, millions viewed it online. helter-skelter remains the number one selling true crime book of all time, authored by vincent bugliosi, the prosecutor who put manson away. >> other than jack the ripper whose identity has not been conclusively established, manson may be the most famous, notorious mass murderer ever. >> reporter: some people can't seem to get enough. and a perfect example is scott michaels company called dearly departed tours. they have a helter-skelter tour where people go around to different spots that are connected to the manson murders. who goes on these tours? >> the people that take this four are people that are generally fascinated with this case. >> it's completely fascinating. it's got celebrities, blo

the column he wrote for 45 years-- 30 of them with roland evans-- was one of the longest running in u.s. history, offering political analysis and opinion. he also often scooped competitors and in 2006 he famously blew the cover of c.i.a. operative valerie plame, sparking a government investigation that led to the perjury conviction of scooter libby, vice president's dick cheney's former chief of staff. in his memoir, novak wrote "i had a terrific time fulfilling all my youthful dreams and at the same time making life miserable for hypocritical posturing politicians and, i hope, performing a service for my country." robert novak was 78. i see you're flatulent in three languages... graduated top of your gas... (announcer) got gas on your mind? your son rip is on line toot. excuse me (announcer) try gas-x. powerful relief from pressure and bloating in a fast-dissolving strip. gas-x. pressure's off. >> rodriguez: the cash for clunkers program has given the auto industry a much-needed boost. general motors said today it will increase production by 60,000 vehicles and call back nearly 1,400 l

at roland, still in right lane closure. if you're heading out in baltimore county, mccormick and chess club, an accident being worked out. it is rough out there. lanes are developing volume at liberty and white marsh. >> there are some important issues on the to do list for the senate. >> the vote of the supreme court nomination and the continued funding for the cash for clunkers program. >> supporters for sonia sotomayor came out in force as the vote nears. >> this is a boat that will matter and will be remembered by our butts in a community. >> union, civil rights, and hispanic groups tried to brush aside the criticism. >> i am not convinced that the judge sonia sotomayor will put aside her personal views some republicans will break ranks and vote yes. >> my vote for her confirmation will be based solely on her relevant qualifications. i will support her and be proud for her as a sheet shows the american dream is possible. >> also on the agenda whether to keep cash for clunkers alive. president obama wants it. >> we have

[cheers and applause] roland tolino? what? you are not roland? sir -- [shouting] >> what does this say? [shouting] >> let me see your id. you are the imposter. >> do we have a microphone? >> mike rounds genesse -- >> who wants to share a question with us? >> mr. tolino, let's get a microphone so everyone can hear you. it is not fair you do not have a microphone. >> there are $200 million in savings if we have tort reform and no one loses but the lawyers. why have we not consider that - - considered that? tell the american people that. >> this is the answer from a doctor and a politician. here is why tort reform is not in the bill. when you go to pass an enormous bill, the more things you put an end the war and amaze you make. the reason it is not in the bill is because they did not want to take on the trial lawyers in addition to everyone else. that is the plain and simple truth. now, taht is the t -- that is the truth. what is a reasonable possibility -- first of all, i think most people would agree that most people who get injured eye to get so

welcome roland hemmian who will induct harold. [ applause ] >> i am proud to induct into the hall ofone of the most consistent and clutch hitters of oriole's history. to illustrate that, i want to read off some names. first of all he rates 29th in baseball history with runs batted in. players who are already enshrined in the hall of fame in cooperstown who have not amassed 1000 runs batted

. >> you can see more money and main street with roland martin tonight at 8:00 eastern and a new money and main street every thursday morning on "american morning," both on our sister network of cnn. >>> i guess people will sue for just about anything. a college graduate who just got her diploma in april is suing her school. she claims they haven't given her enough help to try and land her a job. so now she wants her tuition back. $70,000. she even wants pain and suffering money i. óóóóóóóóóóóóó

behind me here in roland park. those people who have to be out in it are taking precautions. and you should be out in it -- avoid being out in it if you can. have you have heat-related issues, you can always call 911. >>> another hot and hazy day in maryland. as warm air has baked the state for the past several days. and for those who have to work in it, it's miserable. yesterday was the first code red heat alert this year. firefighters also had to take precaution, working under extreme conditions in this heat and humidity. >> heat stroke is a major concern in any fire when it starts. we have what we call a 414, which is plenty of hydration. >> reporter: in baltimore city, all high school prep programs, working in nonair conditioned facilities, were canceled. students here kept hydrated during practice. and sky eye 13 was over a pool where some people recharged with a cooling dip. bge stayed on alert. dealing with heat-related stress on the system. and a fast-moving storm last night that dumped about a half inch of rain on the area. it caused several power outages. and they a

all right, we'll certainly learned about the ugly side of chicago politics in the last year, the rolandlagojevich is paid to play -- pay to play scandal, but it seems that someone is running for the senate seat that president obama once held, the latest protege. let's take a look. >> today, i am pleased to announce my candidacy for the senate seat once held by my friend. sean: it looks like the chicago political machine is turningç t another questionable candidates in illinois. he is a, quote, a friend of obama's. he was once considered such a problem that his name was mentionedç with slumlord tony rezko in jeremiah wright. he was born to a greek immigrants and raised in chicago. his parents started the broadway bank, and very successful chain of banks, in the chicagoland area. -- a very successful chain. >> he was the vice president of the bank. got his master's from the university of chicago in business administration. about the same time, barack obama was teaching law at the university of chicago, and they met each other there. he actually played professional basketball in greece f

. >> reporter: cnn commentator roland martin got the highest markets. >> 10,108 for roland martin. >> dances better than all the others. >> reporter: when all else fails, let your partner sit on you. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> i can't wait to see it. he may surprise us all. >> tom delay? do they have to do a -- he always used to wear cowboy boots. what kind of dancing can you do in a cowboy boot except for the two step. >> tango and other quite difficult ones. we'll see. >>> there's more misinformation about health care out there, such as under the new proposals, you can't get eye care until you go blind. debunking that one. bringing out the truth squad. is if you run into a friend and you want to share a photo with a flick, there's an app for that. if you want to share contact info with a bump, there's an app for that. or if you just want to share some downtime, well, there's an app for that too. because there's an app for just about anything. only on the iphone. - hi. - blue shirts: hello! i don't know anything about computers and my daughter is going to college, so she needs on

and so is roland rochester whose heartaches for the men and women dying overseas. he voted for mr.is confident that he will handle both wars fair. >> i'm proud of him. >> reporter: robert gibbs says that while the president will -- about the war in afghanistan, because a commanding general is conducting a review that may disappoint some of these veterans. even the mccain voters expect the commander in chief and give him more time to get it right. ed henry, cnn, scottsdale, arizona. >>> i want to pass along this reminder. we have live coverage of president obama's speech scheduled to get under way at 2:00 p.m. eastern. don't miss it right here on cnn. >>> the public is getting another chance to weigh in on health care reform. right now we know where the politicians stand. how about doctors who deal with insurance companies every single day? like the phoenix children's hospital and with new york presbyterian hospital and cornell medical center. i want to thank you both for joining us this morning. i want to talk about the health care proposals out there and your views on it. dr. chri

one more al federal street, and road repair in the westbound lane of northern parkway between rough rolandest side is jammed because of the accident at security. there's a look starting to see brake lights there as well. this traffic report is brought to you by toyota, choose from 16 different models. toyota moving forward. don back to you. >> we begin this half hour with breaking news about the search for in porch gull more than two years ago a private investigators is releasing information about a new person of interest in that case. >>> at around 2:00 a.m. on may 7th, the witness became aware of a well dressed woman who hes as appearing agitated. she was seen in the area of the el ray -- restaurant/bar for some ten minute, walking up and down. the witness got up and walked over himself toward the woman, and they had a short conversation, the woman spoke to him briefly. this conversation was potentially significant to the insertion, and to her disappearance. >> this is the woman that the investigators now wish to trace. >> investigators not releasing details of that led the woman a perso

roland evans. >> it was a news column, six days a week. he couldn't do it himself. they told him. they told him to get a partner. i was then 31 years old, and that was the birth of the "evans/novak" column. >> reporter: they wrote "inside report" for 30 years, on everything from watergate to iran contra, the pair earned respect and fear from official washington. >> we should be on the air at 6:00 as predicted. >> reporter: so, in 1980, when ted turner had this idea for a 24-hour news network, evans and novak were there. reporting, solid, old-fashioned reporting was the core of all of his programs. and there were many. >> "crossfire." >> reporter: he was at the conventions, digging up stories. >> i've been told by the reagan people that both ronald reagan and gerald ford will come to the hall tonight. >> reporter: confronting the powerful -- >> it was a litany of questions. >> yeah, but that was one of them. >> i don't understand. but it was one of three or four and i had about 30 seconds to answer, so give me -- the answer's i want to keep the platform the same. >> reporter: and t

>> it was as a reporter, in tandem with his professional partner, roland evans that, he made his greatest mark, using their syndicated column to make and break news across nine president dense siz. >> we had a reputation that i hope was deserved of being pretty straight hard-hitting down the line. >> in 1980, at the dawn of the cable news era, novak made the transition from print to he television, becoming a voice on the right that would endure through 25 years on cnn. >> if you were a friend of bob novak's, you couldn't have a better friend. >> bob, while he was ideological, he was not partisan, and so he would pound republicans who disappointed him as well as well as he would pound democrats he disagreed with. >> in 2003, novak reported that a c.i.a. operative named salary plame had suggested the agency sent her husband shall diplomat joe wilson, to ses great whether saddam hussein was seeking uranium from south africa. know sack's disclosure about plame led to a grand jury investigation and the jailing of a new york times reporter and criminal conviction of a top aide to vice president

. >>> roland martin is joining us now. for being with us. >> glad to be here. >> it seems to me the president of the united states in many ways, not to mention his health care policy, lost its footing or lost his footing the day that we found out that senator edward kennedy had developed brain cancer. you agree? >> no. i think where it really hurt was when tom daschle had to withdraw as head of hhs. he had already been set up to run the entire show, to have somebody who was the leader of the democrats in the senate leading the effort. but there's no doubt not having senator ted kennedy there to be controlling the process from the floor of the senate did something. so, you had two pilars, one person in daschle who knew the system inside and out, people externtly as well as internally. then you had the political personality of ted kennedy but also someone who has been championing universal health care for 40-plus years. so, there's no doubt not having him there was a critical blow to the white house effort to pass health car

and roland park. >>> something we should all do. >> absolutely. >>> still to come. caught on tape. american marines launch a dangerous new battle against the taliban. >>> a mother allegedly kidnaps her own son and takes him to italy. a father's fight to get the boy back. >>> bob turk in the first warning weather center. staying humid and showers and thundershowers as well. >>> rush hour commuters are stunned when placed in a toll plaza. >>> police found nathaniel burris, sleeping in a van, about 120 miles from the scene of the attack. he has been arrested and charged with murdering his ex- boyfriend who worked there and one other person. witnesses say burris used a shotgun and fired inside, killing deborah ross. police say burris then killed the man who drove him to work that morning. he was sitting in a truck. >>> authorities say the shootings stem from a domestic dispute. >>> a battle is continuing over a key taliban stronghold in afghanistan. unite -- united states marines launched a new operative to take control of a strategic southern town. they were met with volleys of mortar

with state aid roland only recently replaced his roof blown off last season.ple were left homeless in san christo alone, and if you look behind me, these are the new houses they're building. but then just across the street right over here, you have one of the houses completely destroyed, and right now an entire family is living in that small room right there. the timing couldn't be worse for cuba. many crops have just recovered from last year's destruction. the global financial crisis has further crippled the economy, making it hard for the government to guarantee basic supplies like gasoline and even toilet paper. and people like this woman worry that she won't be so lucky next time. shasta darlington, cnn, san cristobal, cuba. >>> don't you just love cnn? we bring you everywhere in the world. i mean, it's just a fantastic reporting there by shasta darlington in cuba. >>> well, we're going to introduce you next to a woman who is using her artistic talent to call attention to her husband's struggle with his care. own to the pool for a swim... get out and dance