that would be perfect. >> back at syracuse university, they are planning a memorial next month. meanwhile, they watch events in syria in despair. >> what is happening is people being crushed silently without anybody being able to do anything. >> and amir says he is going back. >> i am definitely ready to die. my friends and many of the syrian people are prepared to risk death just to see assad go. >> almost exactly two years ago today, julian assange had his heart set on sweden. he applied for a residence permit to live and work there. he hoped to create a base forbes wikileaks in sweden because of the country's laws protecting whistle-blowers. now he has his heart set on ecuador. this week, we witnessed the kind of diplomatic international incident that wikileaks used to cause. >> julian assange once traveled the globe championing freedom of information and apparently rewriting the rules of what could and could not be kept secret. now his world has shrunk to two rooms at the back of the ecuadorean embassy in london, but even this refuge may not be safe, for the british governme

the guard base in syracuse had been a base of f-16s since the second world war.se with manned aircraft since the second world war, not with f-16s. >> governor dean has a question. >> my question is, is this effective? clearly it's effective because we're killing insurgents. >> right. >> how much backlash are we causing when we make a mistake and kill a wedding party? >> a lot of backlash, obviously. those cases are well documented. the air force, the military argues that this is better than carpet bombing, that it's more precise and that, overall, there have been studies to show that there are less civilian casualties than this there might be otherwise. the other side argues that this should not be going on. this is some sort of mechanical warfare and there are mistakes made. and the drones are certainly a -- i was not reporting on the drone program in pakistan, which is under the auspices of the cia. it was not discussed publicly. this was just the drone program in afghanistan where we have a declared war and also a few other parts of the world. >> elisabeth, it

professor eric sing kingston social security works and codirector and professor at syracuse.l continue. >>> how about this congressman gone wild. alcohol-fueled skinny dipping romp in the sea of galilee. are you crazy? remember you can never have too much money. >> it's time for a little fun with spare change. today we are joined by carol roth and michael painter, ashley webster. working late, working like every show today. in case you haven't heard enough about lawmakers going wild when traveling to conferences, because that is what they do, now the fbi is investigating an incident in israel. one republican congressman went skinny dipping in the sea of galilee. some of the gop frenchman were allegedly drinking along with him, but only one representative went skinny dipping. the sea of galilee, that is where jesus part of the water. this is like the holy land. can we take our clothes off and cemented? i think that we maybe need to put a list together. >> i think that drinking is okay. going into the sea isn't. picking up hookers is not okay either. tracy: they need a little r

i came in second place in syracuse, new york in 1991 with a gentlemen from florida in the doubles. had the opportunity to win in san jose, california in 2009. >> must be exciting to compete in other cities. >> yes, it is. but maryland is the best. it is coming and we are mid august through september 30th. if anybody wants to get involved with the maryland senior olympics go to maryland senior olympics.org. elizabeth, let's hear your story. you are a swimmer. >> i started swimming after an auto accident in 2005. it is the best therapy. it brought me back. i used to compete when i was young. i got the bug to go again. people on my team were involved in the maryland senior olympics. i started right away. enjoyed it tremendously. i have been going every two years to nationals. i have done well. i'm happy. >> i see all your medals there. if you are missing one don't come looking for me later. let's talk about how point it is for seniors to get involved. you don't have to be an athlete if you want to get involved with the maryland senior olympics. it is important to note that. getting ou

december of 2010, four passengers died on a megabus, after the driver missed an exit and crashed near syracuse, new york. the company says it has the highest safety rating from the federal government. but there is increasing concern about the safety of these curbside bus operators overall. their cheap fares are attracting hordes of riders. passenger traffic jumped 30% last year alone. and the fatal accident rate for curbside buses, seven-times that of greyhound, according to the ntsb. megabus tells abc news it has a detailed safety and training program in place. and the company says it's working with investigators to try to figure out what went wrong. lisa stark, abc news, washington. >>> tropical storm ernesto is barreling across the eastern caribbean this morning with 50-mile-per-hour winds. ernesto is expected to dump heavy rain before passing near jamaica and puerto rico over the weekend. ernesto could grow into a hurricane as it approaches mexico next week. it's too soon to tell if it will affect the u.s. >>> as this summer's drought gets worse, congress is battling over relief aid to liv

. >> two years ago, another mega bus was involved in an accident near syracuse, new york. four people were killed. the national highway traffic safety administration is already working with illinois officials on an investigation into thursday's crash. teresa garcia, cbs news. >>> with this peace efforts failed kofi annan is stepping down as the special envoy to syria. annan will stay on the job until the end of the month. the finger pointing is going on. russia blames the west for the failure. the u.s. and others blame russia for undermining annan's efforts in the security council and annan blames everybody, particularly the syrian government. in financial times, annan writes, it is clear president bashar assad must leave office and says the focus should be on a peaceful transition but warns none of this is possible without genuine compromise on all sides. >>> in syria, at least 20 people were killed when mortar rounds were fired at a palestinian camp in damascus. protesters took to the streets after the shelling. yesterday in the north, rebel troops used a tank to shell a

. >>> well, another zoo has added new friends, this time in syracuse. two male snow leopards made their debut yesterday about two months after being born. weighing one pound each at birth, they've grown now to eight pounds. there are only 137 snow leopards at 63 zoos in the u.s., and only between 4,000 and 6,500 left in the wild. >>> finally one restaurant in denmark plans to start off your meal with some bugs. yes, true story. a world-class restaurant is now using ants in their recipes. they first used the bugs in an appetizer for a special dinner, but it was such a hit they're finding other ways to use them. not just any ant will do. chefs are after the orange ant. it's said to smell like lime and oranges. you see, this is why i don't dine at fine restaurants. >> you're not adventurous? >> no. i'll stick with the chicken and ketchup. >> just by mistake we've probably eaten a couple of bugs here and there. >> i'd like to rather not know about it. >>> it's time for now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day on nbc. the

but look at buffalo to albany, syracuse, hartford, areas in northern new england.all in the air this morning. it will warm up nice this afternoon from detroit to pittsburgh to buffalo. lots of sunshine, dry weather. but still a little hot and humid there around d.c., but still nothing compared to the heat that continues in areas like texas and oklahoma. but -- it will be that way until november. >> unfortunately. don't say that. all right bill, thanks so much. coming up, another alleged fender bender for actress amanda biens. and we have a new person to talk about. and let the trash talking begin. sir elton john lowers the boom on madonna. your first look at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. hole story? there's a lot more going on here. [ glass shatters ] who is he? [ dita ] it's aaron cross. he's the most valuable asset we've ever put in the field. he knows bourne. he knows treadstone. he's got a handle on the whole operation! consider the magnitude of what we're facing. what are you gonna do? [ cross ] i'm gonna finish what h

september of 2010, four passengers died after the driver missed an exit and crashed the bus near syracuse, new york. the company says it has the highest safety rating from the federal government. but there's increasing concern about the safety of these curbside bus operators overall. their cheap fares are attracting hoards of riders. passenger traffic jumped 30% last year alone. the fatal accident rate for curbside buses, seven times that of greyhound, according to the ntsb. m may, after a rash of deadly accidents, the department of transportation launched surprise inspections in 13 states. 26 bus companies shut down. but as today's accident makes clear, safety concerns continue. megabus tells abc news tonight that it has a detailed safety and training program in place and the company says it working with investigators to try to figure out what went wrong. >> lisa stark following this fast-moving investigation tonight. lisa, thank you. >>> we turn now to a scare in the sky. three planes came dangerously close over the nation's capital. nearly 200 passengers on those planes unaware of the

scrapbooks and the curious predictions about the election came in and editor than from the newspaper and syracuse. bertrand was the name of the signer. he wrote the president would be the elected by the smallest plurality given in this campaign. that is the smallest popular vote while that is that the other side. it is still a good vote. he also claimed that the unforeseen circumstance would cause both japan and germany to come to their knees within six months. what wasn't six months that it wasn't much beyond that. it was in the position to know he had died 1910. he showed and predicted the seance. is that a contribution to history? nevertheless it is curious that i thought i had to put in, so he died in 1910 from the electoral vote closely roosevelt did win. he received 432 electoral votes in 99. that is a big difference but it doesn't respect the electoral vote which is closer than that. nevertheless, roosevelt won until he conceded the election and roosevelt finally heard in the early hours of the morning not that we conceded roosevelt but be conceded that he hadn't won and he was told that b

dealer since after all kids who ride a bus to school bus need their own car right over there will in syracuse new york police rescue helicopters are getting the corporate advertising treatment to john bolani a chief in the local sheriff's office said about the movie so people are a little put off by the idea that we're getting corporate sponsorships for what used to be a government duty i think the question is where will this end how long until our police cars are advertising for home security companies so that described distressed burglary victims can now be sold our new home alarm system when the cops show up how long until our money is stamped with corporate average and goldman sachs can print logo on a twenty dollar bill for the slogan this is invest here that's right the private the reserve bank is already on our money and how long until our public parks are littered with billboards for natural gas fracking companies convincing tourists a park would be just beautiful with fracking wells all over how long until speed limit signs are advertising the newest ford or chevy sports car flauntin

host: next up, ellie on our line from independents, calling from syracuse -- from syracuse, go aheadllie. caller: good morning, i'm sitting here, listening to this gentleman, and i'm angry. this is unbelievable. the republicans -- did anyone ever read from -- >> host: i think ellie is gone. let's go to bud in tallahassee, florida. caller: the american people are fortunate to have two guys like mitt romney and paul ryan in the driver's seat. hopefully they'll be elected and we'll start moving forward. i think if you look at the past four years, we haven't done very much in the best sense for our country and i think that's the most important thing to think about is what is best for this country, not necessarily what is best for me, but what is the best course of action for our country. as far as the medicare goes, if it's broke, we need to fix it. and now paul ryan didn't say we're going to eliminate it. he said we're going to modify it or do what we have to do to make it sustainable. i just believe that we're on the right track, these guys have proven experience, both of them, and you

host: next up, ellie on our line from independents calling from syracuse -- from syracuse, go ahead ellieod morning, i'm sitting here, listening to this gentleman, and i'm angry. this is unbelievable. the republicans -- did anyone ever read from -- >> host: i think ellie is gone. let's go to bud in tallahassee, florida. caller: the american people are fortunate to have two guys like mitt romney and paul ryan in the driver's seat. hopefully they'll be elected and we'll start moving forward. i think if you look at the past four years, we haven't done very much in the best sense for our country and i think that's the most important thing to think about is what is best for this country, not necessarily what is best for me, but what is the best course of action for our country. as far as the medicare goes if it's broke, we need to fix it. and now paul ryan didn't say we're going to eliminate it. he said we're going to modify it or do what we have to do to make it sustainable. i just believe that we're on the right track, these guys have proven experience, both of them, and you know, when you l

a pair of rare leopard cubs in syracuse, new york. they're making their public debut this week.hey weighed just 1 pound at birth and now the way about eight pounds. about 6500 left in the wild. >> visitors in taxes did not have to crane their necks to see a baby giraffe named tattoo. the mother gave birth to the calf on july 29. he is the third calf. he will likely way close to 2600 pounds he will likely weigh close to 2600 pounds. >> 6:39. >> northbound 95 is now reopened. we're awaiting those delays. we will update you on how your we will update you on how your morning commute >> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:44. rush hour traffic on 95 is being slowed as crews continued to pick up after a deadly tractor- trailer crash. the tractor-trailer crashed into a barrier last night. the truck burst into flames, killing the driver. police are investigating a double murder in northeast baltimore. the victims were found shot just after midnight on hamilton avenue. they both died on their way to the hospital. no word as to a suspect or a possible motive. the search continues for the per

and the very very low chaotically ugly the good congressman richard hanna in their view with the syracuse post standard had a republican blast of this party he told the paper quote i have to say that i'm frustrated by how much we mean the republican party are willing to give deferential treatment to our extremists in this moment in history they went on to say we render ourselves incapable of governing when we all do what we all do is take severe sides let's see incapable of governing yeah i would say that about sums up the last two years in the house of representatives the bad senator mitch mcconnell mcconnell is making good on his promise to filibuster every judicial nominee of president obama yesterday he led the charge in filibustering the very uncontroversial or non-controversial nomination of robert bacharach nominated to the u.s. tenth circuit court of appeals in oklahoma say our courts are woefully understaffed yet rather than doing something about it mitch mcconnell is content on just being a jackass and the very very ugly another jackass rep steve king most of the nation finds do

he was the bucs fourth-round draft pick out of syracuse. while with the bucs he was suspended twice, one for a substance abuse violation days after being released in april, the redskins signed him. jackson is originally from silver spring and played his high school football at -- the biggest surprise of the day, the redskins released tim hightower. you heard me. they cut him. now he's looking for a team. he played just five games last year, and he averaged 3.8 yards per carry. a knee injury kept him out of the lineup the rest of the year, and the kinds missed his bruising style. he did return for preseason game number 3 this years again the colts. his first care, but you know, he gained just 28 yards on five carries and did not suit up for the final game. hightower was brought in from arizona at the beginning of the 2011 season. as for who is staying, we hear brandon banks has a roster spot, so he can stop looking over his shoulder. with the new rule about the kickoff. they would need to make him as a receiver, not just special teams. he di

and the curious prediction about the election came and a letter to the editor from a newspaper in syracuse. of bertrand was the name of the signer. he wrote that his friend john predicted that the president would become quote, we elected by the smallest part of the given in the campaigns. that is the smallest popular vote relative to the other side. was still a big joke. he also claimed that a new and unforeseen circumstance will cause both japan and germany to come to their knees literally within six months to read what wasn't six months and it wasn't much beyond that. the writer confided he was in a position to know he had died aged 26 and 1910. he had predicted the senate seance. is that a contribution to history? nevertheless it is so curious i thought i had to put it in their sood sean del rebel who died in 1910 predicted the electoral vote very quickly. roosevelt did when. he received 432 ev votes to dewey's 99. that is a big difference but it doesn't reflect the electoral which is a lot closer than that. nevertheless, roosevelt won and dewey took a long time until he conceded the el

seeing that early this morning as we head out the door to work parts of up state new york through the syracusea parts of central pennsylvania getting in on heavy rain out there. we are seeing some of that rainfall into later on today. otherwise parts of virginia parts of roanoke seeing that rainfall. showers expected in the southeast atlanta seeing pretty good downpours right now. westbound parts of kansas seeing the rainfall, much needed rain once again and showers and storms expected in the four corners heavier stuff during the afternoon hours. >> the time now is 6 minutes to the top of the hour. the comblier of fe-- the mayor phoenix finding out the hard way wnba players don't take practice lightly. >> can you figure out our word of the day. there it is. you can stick around we will tell you the answer. >> a minute and half until the top of the hour. we'll take a look at the good, bad and ugly. another reason to eat more chocolate. researchers finding that eating near flave noil a component in cocoa helps with cogniz and plood pressure in elderly patients. >> a break out the zoo in germany.

the most curious prediction about the election came in a letter to the editor from a newspaper in syracuse. bertrand was the name of the signer, bertrande. he wrote that his friend john predicted that the president would be, quote, reelected by the smallest plurality given him in his four campaigns. that is the smallest popular vote relative to the other side. it was still a big vote. john also claimed that a new as yet unforeseen circumstance will cause both japan and germany to come to their knees literally within six months. well, it wasn't six months, but it wasn't much beyond that. john later confided was in a position to know, he had died age 26 in 1910. in 1910. this had been predicted in a seance. now, is that a contribution to history? [laughter] nevertheless, it is so curious that i thought i had to put it in. and so john who died in 1910 predicted the electoral vote very closely. roosevelt did win. he received 432 electoral votes to dewey's 99. that's a big difference, but it doesn't reflect the electoral vote which was a lot closer than that. nevertheless, roosevelt won, and de

. >> syracuse in the top 10. just wanted to point that out. >> it is? >> here is the thing that bugs me about the whole party school thing. i am sick of party schools. maintain the lifestyle for 25 years and then call me. i can out drink a co-ed and still do a 12-hour day. >> this is really about you and your drinking problem, isn't it? >> and the pills. >> and the pills which you are to take orally and not snort. >> i suppositize. >> is that a real school, by the what i? west virginia? >> yes, it does. >> it is a hobo encampment, burning barrels. playing sacks saw phone with fingerless gloves. >> that's the opening to "saturday night live." joe, what do you make of this? >> why don't they ever publish the list of the hardest partying community colleges. no one kicks off the jam like 13th gray. >> what will they do poorly on a test? >> the partying is depressing at the community college. being at a big school parties is like i got in. community edge cls are like, i didn't get in. i am just here. i love my community colleges. i troll there at times walki

. >> you're from syracuse. what city is the most popular vacation?k, or maui. >> new york, new york. >> [ buzzer ]. >> that would surprise me. hey, hey, hey. enjoy that. >> the number one most popular vacation destination is london, england. >> all eyes have been on london for the olympics. more than 2 million people headed there to see the olympic games and they were excited about the evolving skyline to the aquatics center where you just spent a lot of time. so everybody's excited and ready to head to london now. >> lovely lady from jacksonville, florida. you have to finish the lyrics to this famous summer beach boys song. here you go. ♪ aruba, jamaica ♪ ooh, i want to take you to bermuda, bahama ♪ >> you look like a deer in the headlights. >> i am. >> i think that goes under the cheating thing. no, don't know it? she doesn't know it. >> nice try. >> all right. the correct answer is -- >> key largo. ♪ key largo mon tog -- mon teagueo ♪ >> a couple things you might not know about this song is the music video was filmed at the grand floridian hotel i

. >> two years ago, a mega bus was involved in an accident near syracuse, new york. four people were killed. the national highway traffic safety administration is already working with illinois officials on an investigation spothursday's crash. teresa garcia, wjz eyewitness news. >> state police say it could take weeks to complete the investigation into the crash. >>> the maryland man suspected in the disappearance of frederick native robyn gardner won't be appearing for trial after all. mary is in the newsroom with more on the unrelated charge just dropped against gary giordano. >> the state will not pursue charges against gary giordano about his indecency case. the case was set for trial next week. his lawyer asked the case to be dismissed, saying no crime had been committed. yesterday marked the one-year anniversary since gardner disappeared. >> giordano spent four months in an aruban jail but was never charged. >>> social workers -- a report says social workers could have done more to save josh powell's children's lives. >> they were having a good time. >> reporte

. >> reporter: two years ago, another mega bus was involved in an accident near syracuse, new york.ople were killed. the national traffic highway sa safety administration is already working with illinois officials on an investigation into thursday's crash. teresa garcia, wjz eyewitness news. >> state police say it could take weeks to complete the investigation of the crash. >>> federal prosecutors want more time to prepare their case against a traveling medical technician, accused of infecting patients with hepatitis c. lawyers say they are not yet ready to indict david caia towses key. and lawyers say they are calling the case complex. he worked at, at least 18 hospitals across the united states, including several hospitals here in maryland. he was arrested in new hampshire last month, where 30 patient his contracted the strain, his strain of hepatitis. >>> in tonight's wjz healthwatch, the susan g. komen organization is accused of using misleading statistics to convince women to have mammograms. an ad campaign stated 98% of women survived five years. when the disease is diagnosed

congressman richard hanna telling the post standard of syracuse, quote, i have to say i'm frustrated by how much we, i mean the republican party, are willing to give deferential treatment to our extremes in this moment in history. he also called his fellow republicans essentially just plain mean. he said, quote, i would say that the friends i have in the democratic party i find much more congenial, a little less anger. it is not an easy thing to be not the most partisan, not the most conservative republican in today's republican party. did you see what happened today in connecticut? public policy polling released numbers on the senate race there for joe lieberman's seat who is retiring from the senate. this is chris shea, a republican congressman for more than 20 years. he's a very known quantity in the state, probably, honestly in my assessment the only republican who would have a prayer of getting that senate seat for the republicans, if they do have a prayer of it. and in this new poll, results out today from ppp, look at this, look at the margin. he's losing the republican primar

republican congressman richard hanna of new york told a syracuse newspaper, quote, i have to say that'm frustrated by how much we, i mean the republican party, are willing to give deferential treatment to our extremes in this moment in history. fissures in the party appear to be growing. michael sper convi itch is a rao host and michael steele is former chair of the republican national committee. they're both msnbc political analysts. now it's important to note latourette took a shot at both parties but clearly retiring from one. his problem was at home is that often as in politics tougher than your brothers and sisters than you are on the other side. for years now i noticed you tried to carve something of a moderate position near the center coming from the republican side that the suburban voters tend to adhere to. they are not wingers. they are not tea partiers. they tend to want less government but they're not crazy. they don't want to get rid of government, and they want fair taxes. are we going to see less and less voice for people like that in the years ahead? >> i sure hope so

i want to read a quote from richard hanna of new york who spoke to a syracuse newspaper. quote, i have to say i'm frustrated by how much we, i mean the republican party, are willing to give deferential treatment to our extremes in this moment in history. we render ourselves incapable of governing when all we do is take severe sides. and today, steve latourette announced his resignation from congress and blamed the polarizing climate for his departure. >> we're talking about building roads and bridges. we're not talking about democrats and republican initiatives. more than an embarrassment to the house of representatives, it was indicative to the fact people are more interested in fighting with each other than they are in getting the no-brainers done. >> these are republican statesman, republican congressmen who are assaulting the party or at least the extremes from within. why isn't the republican party any longer able to govern according to its own members? >> you know, i want to make an important point about this because you know, so many people in washington and around

he was correct but that is a question emperor ago rehab letters to the ignorance syracuse day you talk about things. >> my a paper quote to is foundry carry getting her second graduate degree said something one never seems to notice what has been done but what remains to be done. that gets us into the lab and moves along. let's get on to the next thing and what is the next best thing? >> page 28 and proclaimed sciences always wrong and never solves the problem. >> guy say is said that glorious? i think it is the right description for science. but just to name drop, years before cam up with the idea of question propagation. every answer gets more questions. do scientists rest on their laurels? >> i guess everybody dennis at some time. it is dangerous they tend not to be at all that foundation no. and the one that is the least unleashed is a rehab we were cared for data but also realize they are the most unreliable part. today of what you buy will be overturned bourse superseded by the next generation of scientist and tools. banal it is a victory. >>host: use a science and nature magazin

republican house member to be in the same party as michele bachmann, with those statements to the syracuse sure. >> what pressures can possibly be brought to bear on john boehner, who then can somehow reason, if possible with the michele bachmanns of his party to make them understand, we would like to be able to continue to elect republicans in upstate new york? >> well, you know, i'm going to challenge you a little bit in this proposition that john boehner is in control of the house. i actually think -- >> i'm not saying he is. i'm asking -- i'm really asking -- that's the old system. the old system is, if you had a problem, you let the speaker know about it, you let the leadership know about it, that someone else from another place was causing you a problem, and there would be a conversation, and that the problem would usually go away. the michele bachmann would stop talking that way. i don't know. i mean -- >> yeah -- >> what does boehner do? what can he do? >> well, exactly. but what i'm saying is, i think that john boehner can't do anything. john boehner looks very often like he's in

. >> joining me now is david cay johnston, pulitzer prize-winning reporter, a tax writer for syracusehose are to my eye the phoneyest things that politicians ever try to hide behind. >> they are. and notice how she slips off the question of the tax returns by going to the blind trust. but what i see in this, lawrence, is a preemptive defense. if those tax returns come out, the return -- the response you're going to get from the romneys is, the blind trust did it. we department do it, the blind trust did it. >> ah, i see how they would rye to play that. i don't think it would work, david. i believe now that we're at the point in this story where the romneys know there is something in those tax returns that is so politically explosive, they couldn't survive it. i mean, they take political hits. they know how to take political hits. they've made a calculation. those tax returns will destroy us. >> yes. i agree with you about that. i think that's very clear. i'm also struck by ann romney's taking the position that we have met the minimum standard. when i was a mormon president, i taught d