so doing nothing, i think, is the biggest looming obstacle on the horizon that people just back away from the table and say we're not going to do anything at all. and with a we need is this momentum to continue, we need a bill on the the president's desk in the fall, and that's what he's asked for, and i think that's what we're going to have. >> susie: hopefully we can get back to you and talk to you when that happens. secretary sebelius, thank you so much for your time. >> thank you,. >> susie:y. >> susie: the latest sales results om the nation's retailers show just how difficult it is to turn shoppers, into spenders. many leading chains reported a drop in same store sales last month. consumers are anxious about their jobs so they're putting more money into the bank or paying down debt. and as erika miller explains, that's causing a seismic shift in the economy: >> reporter: before the recession, shoppers didn't hesitate to satisfy cravings. nowadays, it's all about savings. >> you can't spend it if you don't have it. i'm not spending as much. >> i'm thinking twice before i purchase

so this is the hottest part of the year, but i still don't see any big heat waves on the horizon. no big stretches of 90-degree weather with the heat index over 100. nothing like that in the immediate future. quite the contrary tonight. mostly clear skies, just like last night. you can open the windows, the temperatures will drop into the 50s for most of you by tomorrow morning. some of you up close to the pennsylvania line and in the mountains, may make it into the 40s. lower 60s in the city. sunset coming up at 8:33. partly sunny skies, a slight chance for a shower or thunderstorm. after 4:00 or 5:00, most of the day tomorrow is going to be dry. the high temperatures between 85 and 90. right now, we are picking up high, thin clouds on the satellite here. we can call it mostly clear. those clouds aren't going to affect the temperatures from falling off after sunset. why will they fall off? because the air is really dry. the dew point right now is 43. that produces a relative humidity of 26%. that is fall stuff, not the middle of summer stuff. as you know, the dew point can be in t

. >>> you may have noticed there's a lot of sailers on the horizon. the hmas opened to the public today. sailers on a six month deployment all over the world. they will play a game of australian rules football. >>> still to come tonight, toddlers firing guns in two separate incidents young children are shootout the hands of their play mates. >>> rumors swirl of michael jackson's fourth child. the family is speaking out about this young mystery man. >>> coming up, why dentists are teaming up with volunteers to help patients. that story is straight ahead. >>> in separate incidents, a set of toddlers are hospitalized tonight after each were shot. in nevada a 2-year-old girl is listed in critical condition. she was shot in the torso by her 4-year-old brother on accident. in south carolina, a boy is recovering. he was shot while playing with a family friend. the homeowner describes how it unfolded. >> he crawled under the bed and found that gun. when he come out from under the bed, he just pointed it and shot. >> doctors say the young victim has bullet lodg

i don't see a lot the horizon. the volale stks, not suggesng we'll see huge moves. the certainly, volatility basis, not suggesting we'll see b moves in either direction. if we are going to s anything if the enomic news we are eing will be any indication, that news cod be negative, the t buyers are doing the rig thing. you are doing the right thing. like the trade. i like the trade, it ia smar trade at ibm. >> coming to your defense, stac. >> iike it. i do. >> moving on. >> that is pat benatar, n' it, dan? >> it can an one or two thin. we're living an '80s ti warp -- hair is not big enough. it has to be time for everyone's favorite segment, put upr shut up wre dan and mike agree on the direction of atock, but hit each other with their be shots ertrategy. the la time they tangled it was a draw. they both call apollo earngs, tougher test gets under way next fday when general electric releas its results. mike, you get the firsshot. >> all right i was going copt the theme we've been talking about here. which is the first thing we're talking abouis the face're not expecti

we've got somedditional saves on the horizon if we ca truly achieve comprehensive refo. >> susie: whato you seeas e biggest obstacle to getting the health ce bill rough congress? >> well, i think it's getting a bill through the house and the senate they're approaching itn slightl dierent fashions. i'mncouraged by the number of cmon ground issu that are emerging, how to address the unhered population with the ne health exchange marketplac the fact that smallusiness owners need to be protected and encouragedto t into the marketplace, buildi on the buildi blocks o the current empler based plan and strenhening that. how we move forward with prevention a wellness care. so there are a lot of common themes around hering all americans and lowering costs for everyone. >> susie: wt if heal care reform is done wrong? what are the risks of that? >> well, i don't know what kind of done wrong means. i thinkhat the biggest risk right now is doingothing. becausehe curre economic situion is such tt we can't fix e econo without fixing health re. we can't fix theeconomy without lowing costs and ving a hig

the dow component also sees more challenges ahead on the horizon. am ex facing delinquencies there. in terms of outlook, the chief exec says it's still too early to call a recovery. this is not something the market wants to hear. it's certainly weighing on things right now in terms of these particular stocks. michelle, back over to you. >> thank you. breaking news as the asian markets start reacting, nikkei up more than 1%. adam has more details. >> thank you very much. a strong day for the asian equity markets. japanese equity markets being the second in asia. fueling the gains is of dours what we saw of wall street the previous day. but also it's a currency mark, we'd morris, come back in the currency market. pushing the yen below the '95 level. right now sitting at 9488. at least the weakness is helping to boost a lot of the stock. a big month for corporate earnings. next month we get big names coming up from japan. today hearing from samsung electronics, the world's largest lcd tv maker. a tape of what to expect, those numbers out about half hour ago. the operating loss number co

. >> "beyond the horizon lies the north pole. nice to meet you. i hope we'll have a good day. would you like a piece of fish?" i didn't watch much television at all. but something i did watch was "the 20th century with walter cronkite." >> this is our story, as the prudential insurance company of america presents "the 20th century." >> it's a great voice, coming from a great man. that's a great thing. >> we have just had, i've been advised, some film in from the defense department. the first official... >> we were making it up as we went along. >> here it is. this is the explorer as it is being moved to the gantry. unfortunately, however, the film seems to be upside down. >> and out of it came today's television. >> flip polarity! flip polarity! flip polarity! >> fortunately, the explorer went up right side up, and we're going to see it that way. >> clear that shot. get them out, get them out, get them out.& >> i was assigned to take over the cbs evening news in the spring of 1962. good evening from the cbs news control center in new york. this is walter cronkite reporting. >>

in fact, i think the commercial-backed securities market is the biggest concern on the horizon. i think the fed will do some very good in that area in trying to support this process. but the bottom line in commercial is commercial property prices market to market have come down to t point where a great deal of negative equity exists in that sector and it's very difficult to refinance negative equity. so to me, that's one of the biggest black holes that we have to worry bout, a black swan risk in the year ahead. >> paul, thanks so much for spending the time. >> my pleasure, thank you, maria. >> we'll see you soon, paul macaulay joining . >>> up next on "the wall street journal report," health care spending is one-sixth of the american economy. is now the time to overhaul and it how much will it cost? nobel laureate paul krugman weighs in. >>> guitar hero and other hot american brands with one tng in common. their founders became the richest men in town. what can we learn from their journeys? >>> as we take a break, look at the stock market at the end of the the week. hi, may i hel

today, the horizon i clear. the fragile boatsrom africa are becoming a ra sight. over th past few yearsthe number of illegal grants making it to these shores h fallen by almo three-quarters. that trend connued this year. during apriand may of this year, not a single boat reached the spanish shores. the snish say it's down to the deterrent effect of surveillan. we were given rare access to a w control room where incoming boats e monitored in real time byadar and cameras with a nge of five nautical miles. >> there has been a very importa fall. we had 100 boats arriving an this year we have only had five. l five were dected and intercepted ung this technolo. but -- >> but better surveillance is not the only deterrent. so is a recession. in madriearly 700 kilometers away, weound a group of migrants who were lowedo stay whenheovernment failed patriate them. but without papers, in a nati of soaring unemploynt, some whether whether thjourney was woh it. >> i don't recommend this country. i recommendther countries. other countries are difficult, but i don't recommend aers

here is a great shot of the sun coming over the horizon. a lot of sunshine but some mid- level clouds coming in and from hwesnorth and t.rt dewoi pntoi alyonund 56.ly rightow at n,oowe sn,retill elbow 80 degrees in most locations. yes, it is still july. high temperatures in the 80's. a mixture of clouds. my bedtime, 70 degrees. >> thank you. >>> south korean websites are under a renewed attack today, and officials are blaming north korean websites. >> computer experts are preparing for the possibility of another cyber attack to ripple through u.s. government websites. seven south korean websites were under attack for the second time in the past few weeks. officials believe this is connected to the fourth of july attacks here in the u.s. >> i grow increasingly concerned about a tax in the cyber world, whether from individuals or from state unions. >> officials have traced the origin of the attacks back to north korea, but it is too early to know who theseackers are. >> this is not just a teenager in his basement. >> in some cases, e of the s

cloudy in the city right now, and up in the horizon, we have storms and let's check in with meteorologist, bernadette woods. what's happening? >>> we have severe thunderstorm warnings and a watch in effect. i want to show you the watches for this box right here until 9:00. the conditions are favorable, and we're seeing the warnings now and we have a severe thunderstorm warning for the county and for harford until 7:15. it's been dropped for the city. you can see, most of the action is north of the city. we have hefty thunderstorms to the north east and with hail and gusty winds. it's moving at about 25 miles per hour. now, there's another one in harford county now. this is a strong thunderstorm and where you see the purple, that's hail coming down. it will be picking up also for you in 80. we have another batch, we have to show you, over the eastern shore, we've had warning and they're in effect. at this point, it looks like a warning off of the coast of somerset and the thing is, there's a line of thunderstorms from delaware stretching down just to the south here. they got the round earl

age and this brings me to the final key success factor in these times, which is keep looking to the horizon. cost consciousness is definitely a critical element for nonprofits but it's just going to take you so far. we also need to ensure that we look towards the future to stay relevant and to bro. -- grow. a couple of weeks i met with the senior leaders from our chapters across the country and we conducted a series of brainstorming exercises. i provided the group with a picture of what i thought the world might look like in the year 2020. now, i tend to be an optimist so my 2020 vision is extremely rosy. but i painted a picture where the population is shifting and america is embracing diversity. where most schools and most businesses have as a requirement that their students and their employees volunteer. that detroit develops a smoking hot electric car that takes the world by storm. that jobs are created in the alternate energy sector and hundreds and hundreds of people are finding work because of it. the dow is at 17,000. [laughter] >> it's possible. anyway, you get my drift. i asked the

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weather wise, it was a fantastic weekend here in our nation's capital but, yes, changes are on the horizon. we'll talk about that coming up. lindsay has sports. >>> the nationals hoping for changes of their own. ryan zimerman turns in one of the best plays of his career for the gnats. british open. ???o?c? be >>> private funeral service for walter cronkite, who died friday at his manhattan home. next month a public service will take place at the lincoln center for performing arts. his final resting place will be next to his late wife, betsy, at a family plot. >>> byrd and melanie billings' daughter promises to raise those children as her own. the florida couple was murdered earlier this month. ashley marcum says she and her husband plan to raise the children as was her mother wish. they will move back into the house where the murders took place. it has new doors, new locks and a security gate. >>> a moment of silence at the tour de france held in honor of a spectator who died yesterday. the 61-year-old woman was hit by a motorcycle involved in the race. one official said she had been se

look at that early morning glow on the horizon. a little blue in the skies right now. good morning. welcome to "news 4 today." i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm barbara harrison. we're glad you're up with us this morning. we want to start things off, as we always do, with a look at weather and traffic. tom's here with the forecast. good morning, tom. >> good morning. sunrise less than an houraway yit'stlar cloudy this morning and really q ctetloolor f a ayuj g.rn in ong on darar,ra'ton h denyav ip threctitbusn aty it'nl onnl eer 5 upp0s t mnghisniorni in me gentryx fafairdangoncri p ouge cs.'sorient intoasnghiienndr ahe nea t bay in the 60 ts. but farther to the west, only in the low and-5id m0s.0 moing.e cloo rn mo infact, it's dippednow d inw tus j near 50 degrees out in the mountains. a cool start on the eastern shore as well. only in the 50s thereaw ay from ovhwars.e teras lt six hours, lvee' w it b ofitudlos cesin ng vi fmon t imrohe wemst. may beowom le sherseratern oallheou stonernnah sheoand ey, sounweervistvaia rgin , but for us we'll have clouds around and cooler than average temp

but today the horizon is clear. the fragile boats from africa are becoming a rare sight. over the past the two years, the number of illegal migrants make it to these shores has fallen by almost three-quarters, and that trend has continued in 2009. in fact, during april and may of this year, not a single boat reached spanish shores. >> the spanish say it is down to the deterrent effect of improved surveillance. we were given a rare access to a new police control room where incoming boats are monitored in real time by radar and buy cameras with a range of 5 nautical miles. there has been an important fall. last week in tenerife where at 100 boats arriving in so far this year we had five, and all five were detected and intercepted using this technology. but better surveillance is not the only deterrence. so, too, is the recession. in madrid, nearly 700 kilometers from tenerife, we found a group of migrants who were allowed to stay with the government failed to repatriate them. but without papers, in a nation of soaring unemployment, some wonder whether the journey was worth

latest results show the beginnings of a rebound in demand, and the company sees improving sales on the horizon. >> susie: about 80 million americans use credit unions, and while banks got tanked by the financial crisis, the nation's credit unions continued to lend. coming up, how they're doing now. >> jeff: then, if your annual income tops a million dollars a year, house democrats want to send you the bill for health care reform. they're proposing new taxes on the wealthiest americans to pay for health care coverage. >> susie: i'm susie gharib. >> jeff: and i'm jeff yastine. paul kangas is off tonight. this is "nightly business report" for tuesday, july 14. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening, everyone. one of those "green shoots" may be sprouting in the tech sector. late today, chip maker intel rolled out much better than expected second quarter earnings, but more importantly, the company had a surprisingly upbeat outlook for the

not bad out there but there could be some rain on the horizon if you've got plans tonight. good evening, everyone. let's toss it over to the weather center with a quick check on the forecast. emily. >> we do have a line of thunderstorms moving in. while they're not severe there's a lot of lightning so let's look from radar now, you can see that line of thunderstorms moving in ahead of a cold front that will be impacting us tomorrow. these storms are moving into portions of carroll county and will soon impact baltimore county. while there are no warnings with these, there are some thunderstorm watches to our north and southern pennsylvania and still a lot of lightning with the storms as they move in towards the manchester area and the next half hour will be impacting baltimore county. i'll have more on what to expect for the rest of the evening and the rest of the week, coming up in just a bit. >>> detectives have a lot on their hands after a very violent night in baltimore city. first the latest happened on urban avenue shortly after 2 this morning. a woman was shot several

no resolution on the horizon. steve live in or duras. thank you. >> lightning storms are sparking dozens of new wild fires in eastern washington state. most of those fires, they say, are pretty small, no evacuations have been ordered so far. but the hot and dry conditions can create a big problem for the firefighters out there. domenica davis is live in our fox weather center with the latest. >> looking at very hot weather moving in toward the beginning of the workweek here. let's start out with our tornado warnings. we do have a tornado warning right now from money co- county in new york. this is the only tornado warning out there. straight line winds are being reported with this storm. it has until 6:30 local time and then you can see this storm will be out into the lake. good news there. we are monitoring some severe thunderstorms that are really from new york pushing to the ohio valley. a few watch boxes up. kentucky, buffalo and going to the central part of pennsylvania. these will expire at 9:00 o'clock local time. both of these wa

you can see them on the horizon but they are not drifting in this direction. they are not producing any rain. we will have one more good day before things change. tomorrow, will be different. we will detail that, coming up. >>> prosecutors have withdrawn three subpoenas against mayor sheila dixon. the state prosecutor's office was alleged to have abuse the process. the issue is about gift cards. >>> a city firefighter is among possible this afternoon after being injured during a garage fire. that blaze broke out in the 700 block of east cold spring lane. there is no word on his condition very officials say an additional medical center to treat a second entry. there's no word on that person's condition or what sparked the fire. >>> howard county police are investing -- investigating a shooting during a basketball game. it happened at 7:00 last night. an unidentified 18-year-old male was shot. there is no word on his condition or a suspect or motive. anyone with information is asked to call howard county police. >>> the man accused of pushing his sister out of a

. >> especially down in the horizon. >> we still see stars us out this morning. a warm and humid morning. a hot and humid afternoon. partly sunny skies. first warning doppler weather radar. what we are seeing receipt now is not a whole lot of activity -- seeing right now is not a whole lot

what ishe timeline on the horizon? when wl we have th? >>it is starting now. it will takfiveears in any given ci. the early movers will be in the next five years. i think it will still take anothefive years beyond that -- >> what are th chances we will have a lot of companies moving gether that are it incoatible? we will have this played out rge scale? >> i tnk there is a hazard of that. one thing the obama administration has dones if yowant this mon, you have to age on th pattern. that process is goin on today. the white house has kicked it off. >>he other thing i hear a lot abt is jobs bei created rough the smart grid, and traditiolly, energy has not been a source of jobs it s not been people- intensive. you get the price down, other industries have been attracted by the low cosof energy. all thwhile, and gas has not been traditionally high. coal is ver high, andt is a very uortunate line of work. where you thinkhese jobs are coming from? >> i think there are jobs in the infrastructure se of things. if you build these concerated sources of renewable energy, t

mega- deals that we saw back in 2006, 2007, in the hey-day of private equity, those are not on the horizon any time near. >> reporter: one reason current deals are relatively small is that private equity money, which used to fund about half the m&a activity, has almost completely dried up. that won't change until the credit markets improve. for investors looking to buy into companies that could be takeover targets. burnett says smaller energy companies will be attractive if the price of oil continues to rise. and smaller health care providers may be bought by larger firms seeking economies of scale as they adapt to new health care reforms. >> it's going to get more competitive. you're going to perhaps be competing with the federal government on one hand. you're going to be tapping into all these uninsured people, whatever the number is. and to get there, it's going to be difficult for the smaller companies. so we're expecting probably two or three deals maybe as many as half a dozen deals in the h.m.o. space. >> reporter: burnett says he's not looking for health care deals until and unless

it could be on the horizon. a private sector forecast of u.s. economic activity rose for the third straight month. the conference board issues the index of leading economic indicators. it's a forecast of economic activity over the next three to six months, and the board says several things are on the rise, including building permits and stock prices. one thing that's on a favorable down swing is first-time unemployment claims. clearly, we'll keep you posted here. >>> here is some good news. an 11-year-old boy, a sweet story anyway, he's too young to work, but he did the only thing he could to help get his family some money. he sold his toys. zach mcguire recently held a yard sale to help his out of work dad. you can imagine how his father feels about this. >> i prayed to god let me win the lottery as i'm sure a lot of people do. this is better than the lottery. >> bless his heart. >> it's so hard. some people who actually heard this story have sent in cash do nations. seems like a great kid there. >>> want to bring you pictures that we're getting

. >> it appears that baltimore has another potential olympic swimming hopeful on the horizon. 15-year-old elizabeth pelton qualified for two of the championships in the world nationals. medley and back stroke. pelton and her family moved to baltimore from connecticut in 2006. and joined the north baltimore aquatic club for the hope of obtaining opportunities like these. congratulations. >> now to baseball, orioles ended the westcoast trip on a good know. scoring five runs to win. taking the three game series. the birds have night off tonight. and keeping a close eye on their first baseman over the next couple of days. aubrey huff picked off at first during the 9th inning rally. in a run down. took a nasty ride to splitsville. strained his left groin on the play. and said after the game he did not think he would miss that much time. dave trembley said huff would be reevaluated today. no word on his condition. the birds host the blue jays for three games starting tomorrow night at camden yards. >> 4:00 this afternoon, fan voting closed for the final two all star spots. brandon inge voted in

group on the horizon, many people are wondering why talks for additional federal help failed. tonight's "two ways to play" has two takes on whether c.i.t. is too small to save. here's kevin depew of "minyanville" and "minyanville's" kevin depew. >> c.i.t. group, one of the nations largest commercial lenders, is on the brink of failure after being unable to secure additional government backing. the obvious question is why isn't c.i.t., with more than a million small business customers, too big to fail? well, the lesson in all of this is you can save one bank, or as many as 10, even 20, but inevitably there will come a point when the lifeline just won't reach any farther, and that's what's happened to c.i.t. it's unfortunate, but not every bank can be too big to fail. >> no, no, that's not the lesson at all. let's get something straight. on one side you have a firm like goldman sachs where executives sold $700 billion worth of stock even as they were taking in $10 billion in tarp money; on the other side the small business lender c.i.t., which needed just $4 billion to keep the

howard county down to the capitol beltway, traffic is running smoothly with the nice sunrise over the horizon there. kelly, back to you. >>> an amtrak train slams into a car killing five young people. it happened in detroit. police say the victims were in a car whose driver ignored the warning lights, even going through the crossing gate. >>> the flight started -- the fight started, rather, between two inmates in a phoenix jail but soon involved two dozen people. the deputies say the fight was rationally motivated. >>> an arizona woman walked out on her poshpch to look for -- hadder porch to find her cat but found a 10 foot python. animal experts teamed up to capture the giant reptile. the cat was okay and they are hoping the owners will claim it. if not, he's headed to the zoo. >>> 6:19. is it the start of don't light up don't tell? still ahead on "good morning, maryland," talk of a tobacco ban in uniform. >>> a major earthquake in china. thousands of homes reportedly have been destroyed. first, here is a look at the latest business news with jeremy hubbard. >>> good morning. topping your mo

at least no big heat waves on the horizon. till not talking at, you know, mid-90s and the temperatures like we can at this time of the year. >> all right, let's hope that, well, all of them are putting on extra sunscreen today for the redskins training camp. it's day one. and they are out there with the latest. >> well, you know, first of all, sweating and getting sun burnt is part of the annual ritual of the training camp. diving in head first. they have sent an early message. brian, it is to the veterans, to step up your game to lose your job. >> money doesn't matter. you know, they need to do that to do that all season. that is the most of the day. >> we'll tell you what he had to say about being, well, a reserve now. day one of traill e.forc ca nefull force. nine sports coming up. >>> welcome back to redskins training camp. first two practice segs, they are in the books. the good news is unlike last year, no one got seriously hurt. remember, last year, they got lost for the season. and on the very first snap of the training

the sun is just popping up over the horizon. a few clouds in the sky. a fish just jumped. it is probably a little bass right there. let's the weatherg or tw .hmascus at over twoin es k,eric inches. 2fr.4 .4 germantown.16ct,tormwnan,1. 2.. impressivens yesterday. ioum yesterday. we we are expecting more th we will burn off the morning bob. a better chance of storms on sunday. saturday will be predominantly dry with the exception of a stray shell or or two. that's nothing with bob. moisture in the air concerns us. thought rolls around. we will take you to a couple upper cameras. this is the street bridge. provocatively its new city. we will go on 270 southbound. heavier volume of traffic. a good steady pace to the beltway. >> thank you. >>> a new type of starbucks will be open in seattle. it is called the avenue coffee and tea shot. this door was remodeled into a new concept. -- this store was remodeled into a new concept. this is the first of three new seattle stores that will bear the names of their neighborhoods. the stores do well, the concept could move to markets. >> i

. >> those are our final line of defense at present and we don't have really any new drugs on the horizon. so if we lose this drug, things become at least in the short to medium term, quite serious in terms of malaria because we will have lost our best drug. >> reporter: to combat the spread of resistance, the bill and melinda gates foundation is funding a campaign project administered by cam beadia's government and the world health organization. the key to its success is finding out how and why the parasites are developing a tolerance to the a.c.t. a trip to the local market provides clues. shoppers come here not only for fruit and vegetables, but also for medication from private pharmacies that have been here for years. >> this drug is correct, and it's got clear instructions inside as to how to take the drug in the three days that you have to take it. but it's possible that patients already cut it up and only take it until they're feeling better. this is the whole problem that we find in the private sector, that patients are not getting the correct dose, not getting the correct combina

the federal reserve came out and said the end of this recession might be on the horizon, and that helped stocks surge today. the dow gain more than 256 points. nasdaq gained 63. and the s&p closed up nearly 27. the locals mirrored wall street today with t. rowe price leading the charge. the baltimore-based financial institution gain in order than 3 1/2%. constellation gained nearly 2 1/2. and under armour closed up more than 2%. >>> here is something you don't hear too much in this economy. harford county is going to reduce its homestead tax credit. that limits the amount of your home's value that you pay taxes on. county executive david craig is expected to sign the cap reduction tomorrow morning. >>> in the nation's capitol, president obama's health care plan took a big leap forward today in congress. a senate committee approved legislation mandating health insurance for all americans. that brought praise from the president and a pep talk for lawmakers urging them to finish the job. >> the road to health care reform cleared a major hurdle when a key senate committee passed one version

. >> with more state budget cuts on the horizon and now we are well into july, so it is a good time to take a look and see just how we are doing so far this year, and that check of his place tonight in annapolis. the economy is not doing so well, but maryland is doing better than most states. >> meron lenders have not felt the pinch as much as other states and -- marylanders have not felt the pinch as much as other states, but their accounts are down. >> the former governor assess the situation. he says much of the problem is overspending and problems with a special session of the general assembly. >> the problem is in 2007 we saw this looming recession. we new revenue would be a problem. we knew there would be short of, yet additional dollars were spent, and additional dollars to pay off the bill. >> he would not comment on governor o'malley is proposed $280 million budget cut except to say it needs to be done since the end of last fiscal year with a deficit. he also sees a bigger problems at the end of 2010 when federal stimulus money runs out. he called that money of band- aid. >> t

something that -- that is a dangerous sign over the horizon. >> david, finally, what do you have coming this weekend on "meet the press." >> we have an exclusive interview for the entire hour with secretary state hillary clinton. first live sunday morning interview. after logging 100,000 miles around the world. there is a lot of hot spots and a lot to talk about with her. >> david gregory, as always!3 thank you. speaking of secretary clinton, tonight she had harsh words for the ousted president of honduras, manuel zelaya, deposed in the bloody coup and today briefly crossed the border bacì& into honduras, reversed course and returned to nicaragua. mrs. clinton called it a reckless attempt to provoke a confrontation. >>> we are learning more tonight about which republican senators will vote for and against the confirmation of supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor. orrin hatch said he will vote against her. his first no vote on any supreme court nominee since he came to the senate in 1977. senator john cornyn of texas will vote no but acknowledged sotomayor will almost certainly be confir

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the sun is popping up over the horizon at mount airy. 61 degrees right now in mount airy. lowitumidy levels. youee sho tsemid-leveludlo cs loin hela te impse. front royal, 61. frederick, 64 and mostly sunny. becoming mostly sunny. some locations in virginia are starting with cloud cover. we will talk more about the weekend coming up. >> 895 northbou if you're going to the harbor tunnel. there has been a car fire. if you want to save time, are we there yet, you may want to use the fort mchenry tunnel going out of time -- out of town. it is beautiful, as you see. left side is southbound from 118 to the beltway. we're good on the beltway between braddock road and 66. nothing to report on the dulles toll road. back to alison and doug. >> thank you. >>> the u.s. postal service is trying to go green. you'll soon see new alternative fuel vehicles delivering your mail. the postal service has started shipping the first of 6500 new delivery vehicles are across the country. >>> this is unbelievable. garbage is creating a huge problem in toronto. a strike by trash workers is now in it

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that word, cooler, looms wonderfully large on the horizon. as a matter of fact, just keep it in mind, where's the air coming from? the air, early next week, is coming right out of the hudson bay. not unlike you'll see in the fall frankly. 89 degrees high this day. the mix mixture of clouds and sun. we'll call it partly cloudy. tomorrow pretty good chance of an afternoon thunderstorm or two. 88 degrees going to be the high. now we roll through the 5-day. still 88 degrees on friday. watch for variably cloudy skies and thundershowers 82. sunday, sunny, gorgeous. 82. 79 degrees with sunshine on monday. the monday after art scapes scott, 79 degrees. usually feels like 179. >> how's the drive with sharon? >> you can definitely tell it is summer. we don't have very much volume out there or very many problems. watch for art scape closures this weekend. uh, they actually have, the closures started already. cathedral street, mount royal, preston and oliver streets are some affected. slight delay on the west side of the beltway. just minor. three minutes

again, and for the horizon you need a good view of the northern who a horizon but it's bright. folks have said they seen other objects following. there's many satellites but the international space station with clear skies still where to look. tomorrow morning when you head out, temperatures into the 50s in some spots rising into the 70s and then the 80s by the afternoon. another great day. back to you. >> all right. thanks, bob. >>> the commonwealth of virginia isis oerllgisma sma loans to ste employees. orrnane aornnounced that state workers that bgelon to the virginia credit union will be eligible for loans up to $500. the goal is torevent state employees from turning to payday lenders or car tit lenders. a borrower has to complete an online financial course and pass a quiz on financial literacy. >>> americans stress from debt seems to be easing up a bit. a new associated press poll found that people are more optimistic about being able to get bills and debt under control and in fact debt related stress was 12% lower this year than in 2008. experts say amerins are taking ste

keep looking to the horizon. t is just going to take you so far. we also need to ensure that we look toward the future to stay relevant and to grow. i recently met with the senior leaders of our chapters across the country and we conducted a series of brainstorming exercises. i provided the group with a picture of what i thought the world might like in the year 2020. now, i tend to be an optimist, so my 20 -- my 2020 vision is extremely rosy. i painted a picture where america is embracing diversity, where most schools and businesses has a requirement that their students and employees volunteer. but detroit develops a smoke and hot electric car that takes the world by storm, that jobs are created in the alternate energy sector and hundreds and hundreds of people are finding work because of it, the dow is at 17,000 -- [laughter] it is possible. anyway, you get my drift. i asked the groups to generate ideas that would help the american red cross grow and prosper during this kind of time and the ideas they came up wit

grateful that he is here with us tonight as we continue to work toward something that he saw on the horizon and convince the others that it was possible to see and move toward, a strong third u.s.-china relationship. please join me in welcoming former secretary, henry kissinger. [applause] @@@@@@@@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ >> madam secretary, viem premiere wang qishan, state counselors, it is an extraordinarily moving occasion for me to be here nearly 40 years after the opening to china and to see a relationship that began with an attempt to deal with a common adversary, having graduated and evolved to a point where the future of world order, future economies of our two societies and of the world, depend so crucially on the relationship between china and the united states. e relationship between china and the united states. this is the eighth american administration and the fourth generation of chinese leaders who have pursued a consistent policy that has brought us to this point. and, of course whenever a chinese delegation comes here, it contains so many things and so many individuals whose