>>> terrell suggs said he didn't want to cheat any young ravens fan whose favorite player may be suggsthat's why he agreed to a six- year contract today. that and $38 million guaranteed. the ravens gave him a six-year, $63 million deal, 33 million in bonuses, second only to peyton manning. it's believed to be the most ever for a defensive player. it makes suggs the highest paid linebacker of all time. he says it's because he's a hybrid linebacker defensive end. either way, he is excited to be a raven for life. >> i mean, some people just fit the raven identity. and i think i -- i'm convinced -- i'm pretty sure i'm one of them, you know. like some people when they retire, like walter payton will always be a bear. tom brady will always be a appreciate trot. ray lewis will always be a raven. you know, i think this gave me the opportunity to solidify that i will always be a raven. >> on the play makers show on 105.7, ken asked me if i consider suggs a difference maker on defense. basically, he is worth the money? i believe the ravens paid him for what he has done and what he can still do.

suggs gets what he wanted and more. included in this is the largest signing bonus ever for a defensive player in the nfl. more than $33 million. only colts quarterback peyton manning earned more money up front. suggs has 53 quarterback sacks in his career at this point. he is considered a strong run stopper as well. let's check out the numbers. six-year contract, worth total, $63 plus million dollars. that signing bonus of 33 million is part of a total guaranteed payout of more than $38 million. we're going to hear from terrell suggs, coming up just a little later in sports. plus an update on the status of ravens' receiver derrick mason. that's ahead. >>> remember, wjz is always on. for more information on terrell suggs' contract and all the latest ravens news, log onto wjz.com. >>> sunny and pleasant skies continue to take over baltimore. but is more humid weather headed our way? here's a live look outside. will we soon see much-needed rain? eyewitness news has complete coverage. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob

. >> and what does terrell suggs think of . >> get this. beach colmers in new york found a 26-foot shark washed up on a beach on long island. officials say the animal, which weighed an estimated 5000 pounds died shortly after they arrived to investigate. marine officials say it is a basking shark, which is the second largest fish in the ocean, and is not a threat to humans. >> you have heard of a partridge in a pear tree but what about a peacock in the neighbor's tree. peacock taken up residence in a tree in des moines iowa. no one seems to know where it came from. >> a bird like that is rare. and it is a beautiful bird. i thought maybe it got loose from the zoo. >> animal control is hoping to lure the flyer down. >> punches flew in a court after a man sentenced to life in prison for killing the son of a former police chief. six people charged with disturbing the peace. last month, another brawl was caught on tape, at the same courthouse, over a different case. a father punched the suspect accused of killing his son during that fight. >> pa

. >> terrell suggs reacts to his new record-setting deal. here what $63 million sound like from his perspective later in sports. >> there are a couple scattered showers and thunderstorms on h.d. doppler. might bring some needed rain into parts of maryland. abrasive on dentures? look, scratches collect and grow cause bad breath instead clean without scratching causing bacteria every day >> there is increased competition for your family's old clothes. look at all those donations bins outside local business. >> many of them say that they're affiliated with charities. how much do you actually know about them? lisa robinson investigates. >> these bins are convenient when you went to get rid of clothing you no longer want. once you dump it, though, do you really know where it goes? there are thousands of standalone donation bins throughout the baltimore area. but some of them are owned by for-profit companies. one baltimore charity says it's feeling the squeeze. >> we saw a lot of clothing donations take about a 35% dip. >> who is profiting from y

hear from terrell suggs on the record contract.ohn harbaugh weighs in on the contract and the news that derrick mason will retire. and kristen berset looks back at the first half of the season for the orioles. and what we can expect in the second half. "sports unlimited" starts right now. >> as you saw during the news at 10:00. last night some 16 hours before the deadline, the ravens and terrell suggs got their deal done. and a big deal it is. s

and the ravens make terrell suggs the richest linebacker in nfl history. hear from him later in sports. >>> 2-degree guarantee for today 87 degrees. that's what we had to hit. what was the high today? >> right on. >> shoots and scores! 87 was the official high. our winner today from easton, daniel patrick. congratulations. you scored an abc 2 bobblehead. the forecast coming up. >> watch abc 2 news any time on channel 1 with comcast on demand. >>> friday at 11, how hard it is to crack your wifi? >> yeah, it's that easy. >> it just as easy to protect your pc. and we're going to show you how. abc 2 news friday on your set, net and cell. a dull metal clanking sound. bear groans. ♪ ominous music ferocious growling. roaaaaaarrrrrrr!!!! ♪ whistling bluegrass tune ah, just installed fios in the whole building. now everyone has the fastest upload speeds. and we're giving them a mini netbook. well, i'm sticking with cable. so's ted. (voice) no i'm not! he's just goofing. (voice) no i'm not! (sighing) ted has betrayed me. (announcer) unlike cable, fios brings 100% fi

suggs and the ravens beat the deadline. suggs gets what he wanted. plus, the largest signing bonus ever for a defensive player in the nfl. more than $33 million. only colts' peyton manning earned more up front. he is considered a strong run stopper as well. here are the numbers. six-year contract, worth a total of $63 million. that signing bonus of $33 million plus is part of a total guaranteed payout of more than $38 million. we're going to hear from suggs later in sports. plus an update on the status of ravens' receiver, derrick mason. that's ahead. >>> straight ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. real-life survivor man. how an australian hiker cheated death. >>> mending and healing. southsouth carolina's governor continues to cope in the wake of a cheating scandal. >>> we have some breaking news. chopper 13 is over an accident. >> reporter: we are actually just north of the kelly avenue bridge. smith avenue crosses the jones falls expressway. a woman and an adult female has been struck. this is the mount washington police station. apparently police

suggs is the highest paid >>> quarterback and other players can worry about terrell suggs. he gets a 6 yr/$63 million deal. he is the highest paid linebacker in nfl history. the ravens are paying for consistent impact. in the first six seasons, he did not miss a single game. now that the reagans have come for big for our terrell suggs, he has a big deal to live up to. >> i always try to do better. i am just happy it got done. like as said before, i consider myself a player of the fans. i played for them. i love to hear them cheer when i run out of the tunnel. i am just glad that we finally got a good deal. >> he loves football. he has a tremendous work ethic. he plays really hard. he studies the game along with other guys. he is really into the preparation part of it. he plays like a raven. he is a core foundation building black for what we are trying to do for it -- a building block for what we are trying to do over the next few years. >> they plan to meet with mason next week when the family returns from vacation. he announced on monday that he will retire. >>> be marked

it makes suggs the highest paid linebacker ever.he says it's because he's a hybrid linebacker, defensive end. either way he's excited to be a raven for life. >> some people just fit the raven identity. i think i'm convinced -- i'm pretty sure i'm one of them. some people when they retire, like, walter payton, they will always be there, tom brady will always be a patriot. ray lewis will always be a raven. i think this gave me the opportunity to solidify i will always be a raven. >> suggs says he didn't want to cheat any young ravens fan whose favorite young play may be him so that's why he agreed to a six-year contract. >>> and ravens coach john what har beau did acknowledge he would meet with him. he said he did go a lot with the death of steve mcnair, but when he does come back he will be return ready to go. >>> and michael phelps, he won five espys including athlete of the year, recordbreaking performance, championship performance and best male olympian at the beijing games. more hardware for phelps. >>> and tiger woods just opene

suggs will play this season as a franchise player if they don't get a deal done. suggs is just 26. a three-time pro bowler and led the ravens in sacks last year with 8. a career high 102 tackles. >>> the home run derby is tonight. part of all star monday. the starting pitchers for tomorrow night. troy halliday starts against tim linthicum. >>> adam jones will represent the orioles tomorrow night. he is hitting 303 on the season with 12 homers, though he hasn't hit one since june 13th. yesterday he said he is excited to wear baltimore on the road jersey to represent the new hometown. this morning in st. louis, he kind of sounded like a kid waking up on christmas morning. >> a little nervous right now, but it's enjoyable, you know. the words can't really explain how i feel about it. it's just enjoyable event that i'm at. >> adam jones making his all star debut tomorrow night. of course tonight the home run derby. we will have much more. we've got calls and text messages in to derrick mason. we're hoping to hear back from him. it is a stung story. derrick mason announcing his retireme

and an update on terrell suggs' contract situation, next in sports. >>> adam jones didn't have a hit this first all star game, but he is the hero. the orioles center fielder hit a sack fly in the eighth inning to give the american league a 4- 3 win. they just held on. it just went final. the al is now 12-0-1 in the last 13 all star games. >>> meanwhile, oscar salazar certainly earned more playing time pour the bird. he is hitting 419, 13 hits and 31 at bats with two homers, one coming in the first half finale against toronto. plus the three run pinch hit homer. that jump-started the rally against the red sox. dave trembley recently was asked if salazar needs to be playing every day. >> it seems he comes here and he gets opportunities, he hits. i mean, he has been an incredible guy to be able to sit on the bench for three or four hours and come up and hit, or not to play for four or five days and then hit. to me, that's pretty special quality. salazar is probably the most appreciative guys for the opportunity that he has playing in the big leagues. and everybody absolutely loves him.

be suggs so he agreed to a six-year contract. that and $38 million guaranteed. the ravens gave him a six-year, $63 million, $33 million in bonus contract. that is second only to peyton manning. it's believed to be the most ever for a defensive player. it makes suggs the highest paid linebacker ever. he says it's because he's a hybrid linebacker, defensive end. either way he's excited to be a raven for life. the ravens again report to westminster in 10 days. >>> michael phelps picked up a handsful of decorations for his mantle at the espy awards. he picked up male athlete of the year ending the too five-year reign of tiger woods. he also won trophies for his performances in the beijing games. he won a record eight gold medals beating out the previous record held for nearly 36 years by swimmer mark spitz. >>> tiger now one under at the open through seven holes but guess who is leading the open? tom watson. minus four. 4 under. >> jamie has all of this. stay with us. >>> also coming up -- we're going to tell you about this, a flying

without a new deal, suggs has to sign a tender.would mean a salary of more than $10 million for the upcoming season. and as much as that sounds like hitting the lottery, suggs and his agent want the bigger payout with a long-term bonus that would pay between $15 and $20 million. suggs tells the baltimore sun, he believes the deal can be done by tomorrow's deadline. >>> all-star game. the biggest star of the show and now a baseball player. president obama was there to throw out the first pitch this afternoon. david wright and his new york mets team there on the way, greeted by fans, along the route to the game. the most popular player at this part of the game is cardinals slugger, albert pujols. busch stadium is where they gather. and it's where adam jones of the orioles is taking in his first all-star game, among his temporary new teammates. he took in the home run derby last night. just his second full season in the big leagues. adam jones, with a highlight reel of catches. as a member of the visiting team, adam tells me he's espe

terrell suggs has agreed to sign a six-year contract with the team. espn is reporting the deal is worth $63 million. plus, a $33 million signing bonus. suggs has played for the ravens for the past three years. >> still to come on wjz's eyewitness news, a caring couple murdered. new details released in the deaths of a husband and wife in pensacola. how the attackers may have trained for the crime. >>> a cure nor america. congress takes a major first step in expanding healthcare coverage. >>> your complete first warning forecast is still coming up. >> troubling details released about the men accused of killing a florida couple. investigators now say the men trained for a month to prepare for the robbery. part of that training may have been in marshal arts. byrd and melanie billings were shot in their home last week. some of their 17 children may have even witnessed the murders. >> we've shielded them as much as possible, and that's probably my fault. i know that they need to know. they have asked questions. it has been talked about with the ones who hav

the deal is done for r terrell suggs -- for terrell suggs. he remains a ravens for six years. he has not missed a game during his career as a ravens player. he has yet to reach its peak as a nfl linebacker. look out now. >> i always try to do better. i am happy it got done. but as said before -- like i said before, i consider myself to be a player fan. i play for them. i am just glad we finally can get back to football. >> he loves football. he has tremendous work ethic. he plays really hard. he studies the game along with others. he is really into the preparation part of it. he is a raven. he plays like a raven. to me, he is a core foundation building block for what we are trying to do for the next few years. >> when mason returns from vacation next week, -- when he returns from vacation next week, he plans to visit with mason who thinking about retiring. -- who is thinking about retiring. >>> baltimore county police are looking for a witness they say is on the train that hit and killed two teenagers. >>> im nikole killion in washington, we have another day of the confirmatio

the new contract means terrell suggs will be report to training camp this year. you may recall he skipped camp last year because of contract problems. >> i always try to do better. i'm just happy it got done because, like i said before, i consider myself a player of the fans, you know what i mean? i play for them. and i love the feeling i get when i'm running out the tunnel. i'm glad we finally got back to football. >> how highly the ravens think of terrell suggs? only colts quarterback peyton manning has month guaranteed money built into his contract than suggs. tonight, john harbaugh weighs in on why this deal means so much for the ravens. >> whoo! >> have to run the field a little harder for those deep, deep pockets. as many workers are laid off, they're looking to hit the highway for work. the industry seeing an upsurge in job applicants. >> are you headed to the beach? keep the sand under your feet. the risk you might be taking playing in the sand. >> a step forward in the race toward health reform. i'm tracie potts on capitol hill. there is some movement he

terrell suggs is going to keep his feet on the ground.ebacker gets a six-year deal with the ravens, worth more than $63 million. $33 the million of that is -- $38 million of that is guaranteed. he said today, his best days are ahead. he'll be able to play linebacker. suggs says he's not caught up on being highly paid. >> i'd never say, i want more money than peyton manning or anything like that. you know, like i said, i just wanted what was fair, what i thought that i've earned. >> suggs says he was shocked that ravens receiver derrick mason announced his retirement this week. and head coach harbaugh says he plans to sit down with the veteran soon, understanding he's been through a lot with injuries and the death of steve mcnair. >>> orioles head to chicago. tomorrow, they're going to have a workout in the windy city. as they prepare to resume the regular season. that's going to be on friday. time off for the all-star break. they gathered at busch stadium. and a first for oriole outfielder, adam jones. he ended up contributing. 7th inning

the panther's franchise player, he was under the same 4:00 deadline that suggs faced. slated to make 16.7 due to the franchise tag. one of the biggest single year contracts in nfl history. handcuffed the panthers and free agency and wanted to lock up peppers long-term. and peppers is still open to a deal, but cannot be done now until after the season. >> more news from steve mcnair front. the quarterback did not leave a will. judge granted his widow the request to administer the estate and given 60 days to file an inventory of the assets. she listed herself and her sons as heirs to the estate. steve mcnair has two other sons outside the marriage. >> raven's training camp starts july 28 at mcdaniel college in westminster. back to you. >> life behind ba ♪ change it up a bit... and you're sure to get a reaction. [ motorcycle engine growl ] ♪ don't let erectile dysfunction slow things down. ♪ viva viagra! viagra, america's most prescribed ed treatment, can help you enjoy a more satisfying sexual experience. to learn more, cruise on over to viagra.com. ask your doctor if yo

but suggs wants the bigger deal. believes the deal westbound can be done by tomorrow's deadline. >>> in baseball, the honor of all-star is bestowed on oriole outfielder, adam jones. he is the orioles' lone representative at the all-star game. he was among his temporary new teammates, taking in the festivities at the home run durby last night. -- derby last night. rapidly rising in the major league ranks. the american league, the visiting team adam tells me, wearing the o's road jerdzy is meaningful. >> if it says orioles, it will be representing the franchise, the team. by saying baltimore, i think it represents every baltimore fan in the city of baltimore. you know? so i'm pretty excited about that. >> he understands the responsibility that comes along with what he's doing and who he is and what he is. and being a center fielder here in baltimore. and what he represents. >> at age 23, i'm pretty happy. i didn't think i had to go this early. and you know, hopefully it can be the first of many. >> reporter: jones reac

suggs knows that's a lot of money.s to proof that he is worth it. >> i'm going to be the dominant player that i have always been. you know, with me being 26, that the best years are ahead of me. i look guard to showing them that they didn't make a mistake and that you got the right guy. i consider mime sel myself a plf the fans. i play for them. i love to hear the cheering when i'm running out of the tunnel. i'm glad that we finally got back to football ask they wanted me there. i wanted to be there. both sides compromise. now we come back to the football. >> he loves football. he has a tremendous work ethic. he studies the game along with guys like ed and ray. he is into the preparation part of it. he is a raven. he plays like a raven. to me, he is a core foundation, building block for what we're going to try to do for the next few years. >> meanwhile the derrick mason watch goes on. the veteran receiver has not submitted the paperwork to the nfl that would make his retirement official. for now we have to assume that

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suggs battle with the team over a contract extension. few first-round picks have signed throughout the league, making it difficult to slot salaries. the ravens expect to get a deal done before camp begins. steven king wrote a book entitled "misery pure cro." it just keeps going down. david ortiz is off. this did not look like a home run. it is more of a family home run. it was a free run shot, and quickly boston was out 3-0. he takes care of adam jones. a single brings then nolan. his first game with the red sox. boston just traded for him. over the monster it goes. the orioles have not won in boston since july 11, 2008. baltimore a 7-2 was the final perio. it was played exceptionally well today in the second round because of rain. that was a pga tour record. he did not have a shot of the day. olson was at 15 par-3. it ricochets in. i had not heard of the young man, but we have heard of him now. his reaction is priceless, because he knows he gets a new red bmw roadster. fresh of the soccer extravaganza last night, david beckham tries to

without a new contract, suggs who has been tagged a franchise player this year will remain with the team for one year and be paid more than $10 million. >> of course the big ravens story is the -- announced on a jock web site retirement of derrick mason. he has not informed the nfl which he has to inform, by the way, or the team will be following that story this day. mark viviano on the air orline. viviano and the bulldog on the fan. 10 until 1:00. we will be looking into what could be a very significant event just two weeks out from training camp at mcdaniel college. >> yep. >>> coming up on coffee with, we have -- you know i think a waterproof video camera is the coolest thing i have seen in my life. >> i wish i had one when the boys were younger. >> isn't that the truth. steve greenburg from gadget nation is a regular contributor to the show. steve does a great work and provides you the audience with good information. just not throwing plugs at you with a shovel. imagine a waterproof -- isn't that great? >> yeah. >> oh, yeah. steve has more toys for the summer. you stay tuned. sharon

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. >>> the ravens have only a few more hours to get a deal done with terrell suggs before the deadline. he said fans want to see me in training camp on time and i want to be there on time. >>> did you see this? president barack obama was true to his word. he didn't bounce it. in the ceremonial first pitch at the all-star game, it barely reached the plate. he also met adam jones, joe madden, derek jeter, ryan howard, before the game in the locker room. the american league took the victory. >>> let's look at the game. it was played in two hours, 31 minutes. came down to this catch from tampa bay, at the wall. he brings it back in. then in the eighth, after a triple from curtis granderson, how about adam jones, getting the job done. sending the fly to right to score the winning run. the a.l. wins 4-3. and adam jones getting rave reviews. way to go, a.j. that kid is good. >> he's on fire. >>> she was just days away from boarding a ship bound for the caribbean. >> then she learn she needed to have major surgery. how did this local woman make it to sea? we'll tell you about it, coming up. >>

. >> i am calling it in honor unprovoked suggs and his new contract. it is going to be hot today. it will be very steamy and moist and humid. we have had a cooler than normal start to the month. we are seeing some stores out there around ocean city. things are pretty active right now. nothing over baltimore. current temperatures, we are in the 70's. we are going to be near 90 degrees before it is all over today. the back to keep your cool in traffic. we will find out the latest on that. >> let's check on your commit if you are heading out this morning. just one issue to contend with if you're heading to the west side. there is a disabled vehicle. no problems to report on 795. you may find a bit of a delay traveling in the mt. royal cultural district because they are preparing for art escape through the weekend. the closures in that area. here is a live view of traffic. the inner lupus problem free. -- the inner loop this problem free. that is the latest. back to you. >>> our big story this morning, did someone witness the light rail train trekking in killing two teenage boys earli

the sun is reporting terrell suggs may go into the season without a long-term deal.he ravens have until wednesday at 4:00 to get a contract done. if not they can't until the season ends. he would play as a franchise player on a one-year, $10.2 million deal. he had told the sun weeks ago a new contract was eminent. >>> we all know roy halliday is one of the best pitchers in baseball, but i didn't realize he has more wins than any other pitcher since 2002. how he will start for the al in the all star game against tim linthicum. >>> adam jones will start, but he'll see action in his first all star game tuesday night. she the orioles lone representative. jones is playing gold glove hitting 303 on the season. he is in st. louis obviously today. and this morning when he was asked if he is nervous about being around the game's best players, he basically said yes. >> a little nervous right now, but it's enjoyable, you know. the words can't really explain how i feel about it. enjoyable event that i'm at. >> i'm sure he is going to have the time of his life. but this mason thi

. >> many cheers for flacco and suggs. and among the new face. michael ore and the most recognizable, ray luis, the last remining original raven, number 52 on the field for the 15th season. >> and i started my career here and i'll end here. i'll never put on another uniform. it's not worth the investment i've put into the city. >>> we'll have more at 6:00. >> and more to come tonight. storms ravaged parts of maryland and damages reported >>> speed cameras in the county and the latest on where they'll go. >>> the cash for clunkers is a huge success and the impact it's having on local dealers and whether or not it's too late to get in on the deal.

but terrell suggs isn't all about the money. we find out how he is working with his charity. >> reporter: and an accident is causing major trouble in baltimore city. >>> welcome back. 6:40 on this wednesday morning. we're talking showers once again. but this time, severe weather a possibility for later in the day. right now seeing showers concentrated more so to the west but even toward baltimore county seeing showers there as well. you can see the motion of these showers with stormy weather on the way later in the day and have storms in virginia, west virginia moving to the north and east. they have dissipated in strength some as they move into the overnight period and lost the heating of the day. although it's a mild start to the day and we're talking about lightning out there as well. as you can see to the north around the mason dixon line and all points west and down to the north and east of us, into new jersey it looks like. we will see thunderstorms here, too. that yellow area indicating we have a light risk. the rain stre

today to sign suggs to a multiyear deal.done, a new contract can't be done until after the season meaning suggs will earn $10.2 million this season as the team's designated franchise player. >>> scammers use any reason they can to take advantage of people. right now they know a lot of people have been hit hard bit economy and are looking hard at jobs and money. that is where they target their schemes. there's a lot of scams. one that promises free grant money. angie barnett with the business bureau of greater maryland is here with us. >> good morning, patrice. >> it's a shame we have to talk about this. but now is the time when scammers go after people. what is the newest one? >> they're capitalizing obama's stimulus plan. you will see that -- the websites are never pay it back, never give it back.com. >> all right. >> doesn't that sound great. you can get money. they boast up to $2,500 would be how much you probably are entitled to, free money, free and clear. if you go to their website you're enticed by video of obama talk

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i thnk, youknow, expressly dilaimed the language in some of the speeches that sugge at her experiees would cause her to choose to seeertain factsand not others and i think she did that bcause she was trying diminish the potentily controversial aspects of some of those speeches, and inhat regard make them lss of an issue. >> lehre do you think the reublicans, particularly senator sessions, bought that? i don't think they were convinced, butn some respects sheoesn't have to convice them. with 60 decratic senators in the senate, really, whatshe has to do is not sa anything tt ges a democratic senator a reason to dect or even some of the more moderate republan senators reasoto vote against r and so that's why i thin her -- her prctice today of being verycautious and carel in her answers was very intelgent strategy and downplaying e tentially controversial interpretations of her speech made sense. i'm not surehe convinced senator sessions. i will admiti'm not sure i'm convinced entirely with all of those answers but understand why she anered in th way and it was probably effective. >> lee

. >> lehrer: senator grassley, it would sugges today that now you allare pret much going through the motions,ou know how many democts there are in the senate andow many reblicans there are and wha the leanings are,he hearings have gone a certain way and it's just now a maer of tim and son sotomayor is going to be confirmed to the united stes preme court. do you agree? >> well, if it's strtly on a ptisan basis, obviously, or even if is a bipartisanasis wi a lot o repubcans voting for her, or maybe all the repuicans ving for her, think numerically, you can say b what she's got a good chance of being approved. >>lehrer: senator leahy -- >> can't recall a supreme court ninee offhand that was voted stctly on a partline vote. >lehrer: he thinkshe's going to win. she's going to be confirmed. >> the courts coming in septemr in an extraordinary sessi. she will be on the court when it comes in, inseptember. >> lehrer: senators, thank you both very much. and our hearing covera will continue torrow. our hearing coverage conties tomorrow, strmed live on our b site as well as on most p stations. j

. >> and tt comes down towo things: main street, public opinion, and fincial markets ani was suggeing that some combination of the gra-roots reaction to these enormous deficits and the financial markets reaction may-- i can sure-- force their hand sooner than they wld otherwis like. i hope not. >> rose: i'll get to the choices in a moment but i want to make sure we understa that. main street going to react to a deficit? is that wh has happened or will the marketseact and main street will be frightened by e reaction of the market is that the way itwill happen? >> i was particurly fascated by the last two really mor polls. the cbs/"new york times" ll an the "wall street journa/nbc poll. eacheleased two wee ago and they botasked about the deficit. i thought it was qui surprising tt the public registered already-- before having seen e outlines of these much worse deficits-- twice as much concern about the deficit as, for examp, heth care. and for the last thr or four year, health care on e domestic ledr has been number one. so alreadyhe public sing by a two to one mainwe're more worried a

>> reporter: rent polling sugges a narrow majority of americans view sotomor favorably, althougopinions tend to brk along party lines. amy wter is editor-in-chief of the "hotline," "naonal jrnal's" political daily. >> if you're a repuican, you are likely to oppose her nomination or feel unfavobly about her. if you're democrat, you feel avorably toward her and wou like to see h get confirmed. that has much moreo do with your feelings abut president obama, the rson who actually appointed her, th sotomayor hersel >> she seems thoughtful, thorough, careful, but not bomthrower on either sid >> reporr: supreme court advoca and scotusblog founder tom goldstein says there not much attack in sotomayor's record. >> there's been more th a mth to look into her record, and pele who have been tryi very hd to find a ground to derail her seem have come up pretty empty. reporter:evertheless, goltein says republicans will have some ammunition xt week. >> republicans, in estioning judge sotomayor a in making their speecs, are going to loofor issues that resonate with the public that dot make it look likth

but the suggs deal, he has no leverage. >>> we have another name, that is this guy, drew bennett.bennett's best season came in 2004 when he caught 80 passes to 247 yards and 11 touch downdz. the problem is numbers have did he creased instead -- decreased every year since then. he signed a 30 year contract. he has a nagging litany of injuries. he has tried out for the titans, browns, falcons t >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning news, 7:31 is the time. i'm patrice harris. >>> let's check in with meteorologist steve fertig to see what we can, just because we like talking to you, steve? >> yes, what do you want to talk about? >> no, let's not talk about the weather, because you just want to talk about humidity. >> it's gloomy. when it's gloomy we don't want to talk about the weather, but we have responsibilities. gloomy and a chance of a shower around, typical summer-like. >> you sure you don't have anything else you want to talk about? >> we will see. how about the o's? >> let's see what is happening out there. let's see what is happening as we take a look at day's forecast. you see t

. >>> the baltimore ravens will no doubt be talking long-term contract with linebacker terrell suggs his time to reach an agreement. without a new deal he would sign a one-year, $10 million contract as the team's designated franchise player. >>> stay with wjz 13. up next retail deals, bargains you can find during the session -- or during >>> what do you think? >> welcome back to the "early show," everybody. hi dave. hi maggie. >> hi hi. >> hi. >> hi becky. >> becky's here too. >> we're ready to go. >> coming up, consumers aren't buying much more than groceries these days. that's leading to great new deals on all kinds of merchandise, including christmas deals in july. >> plus -- >> we'll find out about that in a second. >> harry potter's red-haired pal rupert grint is here. did you know he had a bout with the swine flu? >> oh. >> he is here feeling good now. talking about the new movie in which he is actually pretty funny and pretty good. >> the new movie is charming. did monster business. >> huge. >> we'll give you types from an expert food stylist, miss marie. we love marie. >> hel

. >>> the clock is ticking as the balt ravens try to resign linebacker terrell suggs to a long-term contractrow i agree toe a new deal. tagged a franchise player will remain with the team for another year and be paid $10 million. >>> coming up next, g4. jerry bruckheimer talks about his first 3d film. >>> plus a tiny philanthropist. see more about the little girl trying to change the world one personalized greeting card at a >>> man, we are just rocking this spectacular july day here on the plaza at 59th and fifth. great crowd on hand. you know what, a lot of people around town are starting to say, i'll trade the monsoons we've had this year for the most amazing weather in july anybody can ever remember as we welcome you back to "the early show." in this half hour, my conversation with emma watson, who has grown up before our eyes as hermione in the harry potter series. we'll talk about "harry potter and the half-blood prince," which opens tomorrow. julie? >> she's a young lady now. >> i know. all grown up. >>> also ahead, you're going to meet a mother teresa in the making. a 7-year-old girl

a massachusetts congressman suggs sam adams. congressman richard neal says they should patronize the largest american-owned brewing company and urges them not to drink anheuser-busch or miller/coors, the congressman citing foreign ownership. for the latest political news, check out cnnpolitics.com. back to jack for "the cafferty file." jack? >>> must be really short of issues down there. >> they have a little fun in washington. >> yeah. at our expense, usually. the question this hour is should fattening foods be taxed like tobacco? a nonpartisan group did a study, said they could generate $500 billion in revenue to pay for health care reform over ten years if they slapped a 10% tax on fatty foods. go to cnn.com/caffertyfile. look for yours among hundreds of others. >>> her call led police to the controversial arrest of a harvard professor. she tries to set the record straight. >>> health care reform. it's confusing enough for most americans but now they're bombarded with political ads. who's behind them and the mud slinging? nex

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. >> i got to ask you, terrell suggs, huge, huge contract. what ca do you think about that?ink he has that ability to make history. it's up to him. >> think like it looks like a good year for the ravens? >> i think so. we would like to get mason back, hopefully they would pull him out of retirement, because it was the whole cast that made flacco have the great year that he had. it was a team effort. like you all have here in fox 45. you have a great team. >> we are so glad to have you a part of our team this morning. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> the life and breath foundation flip flop festival is from 7 to midnight. for more information log to foxbaltimore.com and click on morning news. >>> still to come, they're the butt of countless jokes. >> i put my mom's jeans on. >>why fashionist as >>> knob loves a traffic jam. more cars means longer commute times and it means more co pumped into our atmosphere every day. but new train lines would cut the dependence. they're part of the obama's plew print for a national trains. the program would establish 10 new rail co

are don't want to see any suggs as we go through this. we will do this for half an hour or so and i will be happy to take any questions you may have. this slide shows the area of responsibility of the u.s. central command. 20 countries stretch from egypt in the west to pakistan in the east, cause exxon in the north, down to the waters off of somalia. this does capture sort of the many slide, if you will, what it is that we try to in central command. needless to say we are hard at work in iraq. i will talk some of that, increasingly enabling, helping the iraqi security forces, but still working against al qaeda in iraq and the shiite extremist elements that are still active. we do a great deal of work in terms of partnering and building regional security initiatives in the arabian peninsula. we are helping in yemen because of concerns about al qaeda in the arabian peninsula setting up its headquarters after al qaeda has been quite soundly defeated in saudi arabia and many of the gulf states. we have a very active partnership with egypt. we