joining me ted kennedy's sons, former congressman patrick kennedy and ted kennedy jr. welcome both. >> thank you. >> do you get tired of seeing those highlights of your dad sh. >> i don't. i love my father so much and coming here and watching this, these videos, just fills me with pride. and because i know how much he loved being a united states senator and how much he loved the democratic party. >> congressman, quickly, handicap joe's chances today? what's going on? >> we need people to turn out and vote. nothing is taken for granted. joe is working hard, great grassroots campaign and so we're just going to keep pushing as someone who is on the ballot myself for many years, you never take anything for granted. joe's got a terrific organization on the ground, which is where it matters the most. >> i want to talk about that '49 senate race. -- '94 senate race. you would hear these stories your dad was sometimes as worried about your race as he was about mitt romney. talk about some of the stories. here he was in the fierce closest race of his political career and he's w

thanks for having me on your show. >> bill: ted kennedy jr. king more and more about making a run for political office himself. let's see. new york state. what's coming up? andrew como runs for president. maybe ted kennedy running for governor? >> keep the hope alive. >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv, this is the "bill press show." dose of politics from a fresh perspective. >>i'm a slutty bob hope. the troops love me. >>only on current tv. are they contagious? i don't think so. [ male announcer ] contract the rainbow! taste the rainbow! then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...allstate safe driving bonus check? what is that? so weird, right? my agent, tom, said... [ voice of dennis ] ...only allstate sends you a bonus check for every six months you're accident-free... ...but i'm a woman. maybe it's a misprint. does it look like a misprint? ok. what i was trying... [ voice of dennis ] silence. ♪ ♪ ask an allstate agent about the safe driving bonus check. are you in good hands? you'd spot movement, gather intel

ted kennedy's two sons. patrick kennedy of rhode island. and ted kennedy jr. which may see more of him. you were watching last night and the hall. what was your reaction, watching the reaction? >> well, i -- never have been more proud of my father than i was in the hall last night. because, you know, he was a guy who every four years came to the democratic convention and reminded us all why we were democrats and reaffirmed why he was in public service. you know, there wasn't a guy who worked harder, who was more committed to fairness, to the underdog and come here every four years and get me charged by all of his friends across the country. >> patrick, my friend, you know, it seems like everybody -- forget the big picture of ted kennedy, legislate tore, i said last night that your uncle jack could have picked him as one of the greatest senators of history if he was able to look forward into the '50s. his personal thing he would do for people, phone calls, talk about that because you were the son and must have -- how does this guy have so much time to make all

i am joined by ted kennedy, jr., and it is so good to see you again. >> thank you, suzanne. >> when youhe tape and you see that four years ago. >> yeah. >> what goes through your head? >> well, i am so proud of my dad, and so proud of the issues that he stood for, and every four years he would come to the democratic convention, remind us all why we were democrats. and the reason i'm most proud is the way that he always stood up for the underdog and the people who have been left out of our society. and it is very heartening to hear so many people stop me on the street to tell me how much my father meant to them. and so while i miss him greatly and while i wish he were here, i leave feeling really comforted. >> what do you think he would think about this convention and how is it going so far and where we are right now, because there was so much energy and so much enthusiasm when i was at american university and he first endorsed the president and then the candidate. i mean, it was electrifying in that room. >> well, this convention has also been electrifying, and he would have been on his

. >> former senator ted kennedy's sons ted, jr., and patrick. let's head back to new york for a check of the weather from al. >> thanks so much, savannah. it is a hot, sticky, warm, ugly morning out here. if you think it's hot here with the humidity, take a look at what we've got out west. we are talking chicago 90, 99 in st. louis, memphis 98 degrees. tulsa checking win a high of 104. houston 96. laredo, texas, 107. 80s in the upper plains and upper mississippi river valley. into the southeast, hundreds in the southwest. nice and cool in pacific northwest, portland 85, 77 in seattle today. risk of strong storms from the mid great lakes all the way into southern indiana and illinois as well. >> good morning.r sunshine ok it will be another soupy day. a few rain showers this morning . >> guess what, another great tradition gets started, we're not talking political conventions we're talking nfl football. the nfl kickoff starts tonight. the boys coming in to metlife stadium. partly cloudy skies, warm, take on the giants. temperature upper 70s into

. >> former senator ted kennedy's sons ted, jr., and patrick. let's head back to new york for a check of the weather from al. >> thanks so much, savannah. it is a hot, sticky, warm, ugly morning out here. if you think it's hot here with the humidity, take a look at ot. we are talking chicago, 90, 99 in st. louis, memphis 98 degrees and tulsa checking in with a high of 104 and houston 96 and lorado, texas, 107 degrees. rest of the country we're looking at those 80s stretching all the way up into the upper plains and the upper mississippi river valley into the southeast. hundreds in the southwest and nice and cool in the pacific northwest and portland, 85. 77 in seattle today and risk of strong storms from the mid great lakes all the way into southern indiana and illinois, as well. we're looking for sunshine. along the east coast. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson right here. we have a little wet weather out there. no big troubles, though, be

. >> former senator ted kennedy's sons ted, jr., and patrick.back to new york for a check of the weather from al. >> thanks so much, savannah. it is a hot, sticky, warm, ugly morning out here. if you think it's hot here with the humidity, take a look at what we've got out west. we are talking chicago 90, 99 in st. louis, memphis 98 degrees. tulsa checking win a high of 104. houston 96. laredo, texas, 107. 80s in the upper plains and upper mississippi river valley. into the southeast, hundreds in the southwest. nice and cool in pacific northwest, portland 85, 77 in seattle today. risk of strong storms from the mid great lakes all the way into southern indiana and illinois as well. we're looking for s >>> good morning to you. 7:37 now. i'm meteorologist christina loren, tracking heavy shower activity. not the whole bay area getting this action, but those areas that are seeing the thunderstorms and showers, yeah, really getting slammed right now in livermore. keep that in mind. looks like it's going to be raining in this area for the next half hour

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