in 2008, sam moore told obama to stop playing the sam and dave song "hold on, i'm coming." he wrote a strong letter wishing obama well, but he said i have not chosen to endorse you. my vote is private between myself and the ballot box. >> and rush wanted his music stopped even though he is libertarian. >>> bill, maybe bachmann did this on purpose to get some publicity. >> was that a compliment. >> sort. you are supposed to have per permission from the copyright holder so why do they do it. > so they can occupy a certain part of our a block. >> remember it happened with mccain and mccain and mccain. >> and in 2008 it was the mccain. >> and remember those using hometown races, that was on going. >> but that was a separate problem, i think. >> you are a separate problem. >> just sit there and let it wash over you. >> general del neutral preschool in sweden. >> you like the idea because it gets kier so many like controlling him and her herself. they just say controlling themselves. >> that's gram particularly incorrect. it is he or she or himself or herself. >> as do me. >> oka

. ♪ >>> in 2008, soul man, sam moor told barack obama to hit the mute button on his classic "hold onhis music was not up for grabs. after decades of in fighting, fleet wood mac initially objected to bill clinton's use of the song "don't stop" but a year later. ♪ don't stop thinking about tomorrow ♪ ♪ don't stop it will soon be here ♪ >> the band united to perform the song at the inaugural gala. that place happened in landover, maryland at the old cap center. republicans love to pick these fights because they think it proves that hollywood liberals are against them. >>> up next, forget wall street. we check in with a new market. our friends at politifact are going to debut it here on "the daily rundown." >>> president obama and michele bachmann are being put to that test. 10,000 gallons of oil spilled in the yellowstone river. the latest on the cleanup effort. >>> from the nfl, to the nba, major league eating. a labor dispute causes controversy at the famous 4th of july hot dog eating contest. we miss a chance at seeing the best rivalry left in sports. you're watching the "the daily r

constitution empowers the president to keep on spending, even if uncle sam goes over his credit limit. brian moore, nbc news, washington. >>> for u.s. troops in keerg astan, it's already the fourth of july. service members at the u.s. transit center held a cookout to celebrate independence day. there were hamburgers and hot dogs, fireworks, games and music as well. the former u.s. air force base is a transit center for troops in afghanistan. the base is located at keerg stan's airport. it hosts service members and troops from france and spain. >>> still to come, a summer weekend pastime. kris sanchez hit up the yard tipsíb.)t help you this jimáls gathered in paris today on the 40th anniversary of his death. ♪ >> people from all over the world flocked around the rock 'n' roll icon's grave to sing and read had his poems. morrison moved to paris to write in 1971, found dead later that year of a drug and alcohol overdose. 40 years after his death, though, some people believe he is still alive. doors' keyboardist and guitarist also visited the grave this morning. >>> so who couldn't use a little extra

constitution empowers the president to keep on spending, even if uncle sam goes over his credit limits. brian moore, nbc. >>> next at 6:00, it was a historic day where voters made a decision like they've never made before. we'll have local reaction straight ahead, plus -- >>> it was like looking through wax paper. >> we'll show you the new photography exhibit featuring the works of some. summer is prime garage sale weather. we'll pass on tips on how to make sure yours is a success. >> voters in in thailand have elected the country's very first female prime minister. exit polls after today's election show the opposition party won a clear majority in parliament. she is the sister of a former thai prime minister who was ousted by a 2006 coup, who now lives in dubai. despite the historical decision, some members the thai community in the bay area are not sure if this new prime minister will bring positive change. >> i understand she's a proxy for her brother, and i also understand she'll be changing the law to allow her brother to come back to thai land and assume that position. in fact, this is what i

democrats say the constitution empowers the president to keep on spending even if all sam goes over its credit limit. brian moore, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the 14th amendment says the debt of the federal government should not be questioned. if lawmakers cannot reach an agreement before the august 2 defaulted by, democrats hope the president will use the constitutional clause. joe biden spoke at the annual convention in chicago. this is the nation's largest labor union. the union will vote on whether to endorse president obama for reelection. mr. biden said republicans did not believ ie -- >> they have taken the most direct assaults on labor the early since the 1920 bus. >> the nea has more than 3 million members nationwide. they have endorsed democratic candidate in every election since 1976. >> a police officer shot and killed in a big crowd. >> a massive oil spill in montana. >> this is 50 at 97. tony pann out what u.s. a closer look as to what to expect this fourth of july. i don't know what is going on and off there. aliens on the fourth of >> welcome back. this is a 50 at sandy point. hardly anybody is out this

constitution empowers the president to keep on spending even if uncle sam goes over the credit limit. brian moore, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the 14th amendment says the debt of the government shall not be questioned. if lawmakers cannot reach an agreement, democrats hope president obama will use that clause to can see to pay the nation's debts. the inner harbor is gearing up for the fireworks display. kim dacey joins us live with more on what we can expect. >> it has been a weekend full of celebrations. tonight is supposed to be the grand finale here at the inner harbor and give all of baltimore's visitors a great show. >> baltimore! >> these folks from the midwest are in town for a family reunion, just in time for the inner harbor fireworks show. >> we're going to show them that we have the best fireworks in the world. >> crews worked on sunday to get the artistic explosives in place. they sit on barges docked in curtis bay. about 1,400 shells will shoot into the air tonight. >> we have some new shells this year. we have jellyfish shells for the aquarium. and we have have half-moons. >> the show, weat