>> well, tucker had a question and i have a question. where exactly did the motto, "good enough for government work" come from? job security is important. companies should be loyal to their employees and try to keep them on. but this article quotes this expert on employee turnover. he is probably a government worker. the low departure rates show a failure to released poor performers. did does not indicate something positive. it is a serious management problem, and i have to agree with that. >> bill, what is your secret to not getting fire 1234*ed. >> not getting hired. i am paid in green room food, fine. but there is not any monetary funds i receive. but i have to say something. greg handles the questions. you do not respond with questions. you might as well be government workers. obsolete skills, greg, obsolete skills. >> it is like a philosophy class. every question answered with a question. >> exactly, i think. >> or is it like a philosophy class? think about it. >> sean, have you ever been fired? you are a comedian. >> i have been fi

a quick look at weather with tucker barnes. tucker, already feels kind of warm out there. >> yes it does sarah, temperature at reagan national 77. ooh, that's not pleasant. hey, let's get to the slight and radar. a lot to talk about. a lot of clouds moving in and a lot of moisture streaming in from the south and south and west later today and that means we've got rain back in the forecast. some potential for periods of heavy rain. i think most of the morning here should be dry. you can see that right now we're doing fine. some showers up in philadelphia that's about it. but today, the possibility of thunderstorms moving in and those could be locally heavy. a flash flood watch is in effect later today. that's coming up in a minute. ocean city, 79. let's see, we've got 160 on the map. 69 in hagerstown and 70 in hagerstown. showers and thunderstorms developing, better chance this afternoon than this morning. some with heavy rain and again we have a flash flood watch in effect. sarah, back to you. >>> taking a look at the top stori

tucker barns. >> good morning, wisdom. a chance of showers this afternoon. temperatures 74 degrees at reagan national. you know what, better than yesterday but not comfortable. 72 in baltimore. looking at the satellite and radar, generally we have quiet conditions and clear skies. a lot of humidity. you see that lonesome thunderstorm that is the leading edge of cooler drier air trying to get in. i don't know how much it will succeed. partly sunny skies. sunny this morning then partly cloudy this afternoon. a little warmer than yesterday. more details coming up. >>> checking the top stories, the debt talks at the white house. president obama invited congressional leaders for negotiations over raising the debt ceiling. there could be movement from both sides. some republicans are ready to agree on tax increases and "the washington post" says the white house may give in on cutting social security. casey anthony will be sentenced today for four counts of lying to police. she could be set free since she has spent three years in jail. a florida jury acquitted anth

tucker was talking about fog. we got it. i pulled up this camera. this is a live shot of traffic on 270 out of germantown working out to rockdale. we have fog that is keeping sky fox on the ground because of poor visibility. traveling northbound i-95 in newington, lanes are open. it's below speed as you travel up to 335. 395 delays from duck to seminary road. new york sunshine is coming through the clouds. accident investigation remains on westbound 202 west of 704 at firehouse road. the roadway is blocked. eastbound lanes are open. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> thank you. >>> apparently unlimited has its limits, at least if you are a verizon wireless subscriber. starting today, new smartphone customers have caps on how much data they can consume. will we pay more for our phone and application addictions? money reporter melanie alnwick breaks it down. >> reporter: verizon joins at&t and t mobile in capping customer's data usage. verizon plans start at $30 a month for two gigabytes. >> i read in the wall street journal this is the

let's off without a hitch. >> what does it look like tucker? >> low clouds and light rain in the area, the winds are light and that's good news. but they're going to have to get some improvement in the next couple of hours i think it's going to go off yeah. >> we'll be watching and also talking with a veteran nasa -- i guess they're all nasa, but astronaut. later in the 8:00 hour. so -- >> maybe he and/or she will have more insight about what kind of conditions. let's get to our weather because we have a lot to talk about here and right to hd radar. later today. the potential for very heavy rain. you can see it developing to the west and eastern ohio and another little batch that's now each of richmond. but that's just fired up in the last hour or so and this is all because of some subtropical moisture, some tropical moisture across the northern gulf is going to stream north into slightly cooler and drier air later today and tonight and that could spark off more showers and thunderstorms. i think for the morning commute, we're going to be fine

. >> we will get tucker barnes to elaborate on what will happen today. >> i don't know who the sports guy was with you, wisdom but was great. >> give him a promotion. >> double duty. >> you got it right. we are a little cool yesterday. upper 80s. it felt summery but the early morning rain held us back. i don't think that will be the case today. we will be bright and sunny to strart the day and it will warm us up quickly. there is the hd radar. the blue is the cold front up to the north and west. as that pushes toward the area, we will see showers and thunderstorms, at least the possibility of them bubbling up along the front. be ready for afternoon and evening rain as we get into our thursday. all right. let's see temperatures. 74 at reagan national. humidity 41%. winds out of the south and west at 5 miles per hour. highs later today low to mid- 90s. 93 in washington. 93 fredricksburg and 90 in front royal. >> thank you, sir. >> all right. it's time to check in with the roads and see what is happening on the drive this morning. julie wright, good morning. >> so far so good with no inc

as you heard tucker say, it will be another hot one again for this fourth of july. a lot of people that we had talked to, maybe some locals that say i'm going to stay away. but if do you plan to go, the national park service is really recommending that you don't drive and that you instead take metro. but here is some information you need to know about metro. if you do plan on taking that today. it is going to be open from 7:00 a.m. until midnight. the smithsonian station is going to be closed until after the fireworks and then it will open back up. that way being people can flood out of here pretty quickly. they will be running six and eight-car trains to try to deal with the crowds. for safety measures, many of the escalators will not be on. they will have them turned off just for safety reasons. many people want to know what they can bring. in years past, some of these are very much the same. no grills, no alcohol, no glass bottles, no personal fireworks. you are allowed to bring coolers and backpacks down here. you will want to bring some water with you. but you

let's get a quick look at the weather with tucker barnes again this morning. this is the weather that mosquitos like, tucker. >> they do. they love this kind of weather. they'll love this weekend too. lots to feast on as everybody will be playing outjerry out-- playingout side. high pressure will keep us high and try today. no chance for shower or thunderstorm activity. 99% of the day should feature sunshine. should be a great-looking day. at reagan national, 74. most of the area a good 10 degrees cooler. winds will be light today. they've been breezy at times the last couple of days out of the north. they will lighten up as we see the gradual shift into the warm he and more humid regime. today, another nice one with highs in the mid- to upper 80s. >> let's take a look at the roads to see if they're looking nice. julie wright has the latest on your traffic. >> so far, so good. no incidents reported as you travel the top stretch of the beltway. light traffic there. 395 looks good as you travel from the beltway crossing over the inbound 14th street bridge. overn

>> stahl: i know, but 25%... >> tucker: that's the group industry wants.hey want the 75% that can get on the "t" and go to a nearby casino and get in trouble with gambling. that's the playbook. >> >> mitchell: good evening. london-based banking giant hsbc has announced cuts of 10,000 jobs worldwide, including in the u.s. today's average gas price of $3.71 a gallon is almost $1 higher than a year ago. and a box office photo finish. "the smurfs" and "cowboys and aliens" tie for number one. i'm russ mitchell, cbs news. to talk about our blueberry juice drinks. they're made with my sweet, ripe blueberries, so they're good for you -- taste real good, too! let's whip up a sample. or just try this. [ chuckles ] ♪ call on me brother ♪ when you need a hand ♪ ♪ we all need somebody to lean on ♪ new brawny holds up to your toughest messes. new brawny. now even stronger. >> kroft: for decades, the joke about brazil has been that it's the country of the future-- and always will be. despite enormous natural resources, it has long displayed an uncanny ability to squander

let's turn it over to tucker barnes. >> we're half way through the year now. hard to believe. nice-looking start to the day. clear skies expected. lots of bright sunshine. you will love today's forecast. lots of quiet conditions out there. a couple clouds moving through. that's about it. some warmer temperatures towards chicago. here in washington, humidity won't start to creep up until later tonight. a good-looking forecast as we get into our holiday weekend. lots of 50s overnight. the city staying on the mild side at 69. frederick at 55 degrees. winchester at 57. there's your forecast. bright sunshine. warm this afternoon. it will be warm by 2:00 with highs in the upper 80s. more details on the forecast and a look at the weekend coming up. let's do some traffic with julie wright. >>> we're starting at 395. we have delays if you continue northbound. no incidents to report now as you work northbound. you'll find a brief tapping of the breaks. the beltway in virginia slowing briefly. but check out 270. nice and clear frederick headed into germantown. >>> before you head out thi

tucker was shot in the head while driving along interstate 80 back in january of 2010.he bass player was on the way to band practice. 6:07. astronauts aboard the "atlantis" are spending the morning doing trouble shooting after another one of the computers went down. on sunday the same thing happened as the shuttle linked up with the international space station. "atlantis" returns to earth next week after two weeks in space. when it does it ends a storied 30 years of the shuttle program. bob redell joins us live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. we're waiting for the four astronauts on the space shuttle along with the six others on the space station, to participate in a news conference on the screen behind me. that should take place in about 20 minutes. the computer malfunction has since been taken care of. jack boyd here has been with nasa since 1947. you were here for gemini, apollo, the space shuttle program. what do you think the legacy is going to be? >> the legacy is it taught us how to live in space. pure and simple. to live in zero gravity f

now let's talk to weird tucker. >> tucker's not weird. >> only on the weekends, allison. let's look at our numbers. off to a hot and steamy start. hot this afternoon with highs expected to be in the 90s. currently in the 70s. 76at reagan national. 76baltimore. heading to the beach, ocean city currently 77 degrees. not a bad start. hot again later today. highs warmer than yesterday. yesterday in the 80s with the cloud cover. i think today in the 90s. very quiet weather today. lots of sunshine here. fog is burning off we had. and lots of sunshine to start your day. later this afternoon, clouds will build a little bit, and i think we'll see scattered thunderstorms develop. see that one shower up there north of hagerstown? leading edge of a frontal system that will likely spark off afternoon showers and thunderstorms. more details on the forecast changes, rain in the forecast for tomorrow, and a look at the weekend coming up. back to you. >>> we are following a developing story out of florida now, where casey anthony is expected to be sentenced some time this hour. you are lo

. >> another happy man is tucker barnes. >> there is the potential for a wet friday. good morning, everybody. we have the potential for a wet friday. be ready for that. let's get ride to the radar. i want to show you what's going on. nothing going on right now. later this afternoon, we have a combination of cooler and drier air off to the north and west and a lot of tropical moisture streaming up from florida. that's all going to get squeezed out across virginia, maryland and points north and east here. there is potential for some pretty good showers and very strong thunderstorms later today. just be ready for it. because of that, we have a flash flood watch in effect for 12 noon for the district, baltimore, most of the viewing area here. the concern piewpt by the national weather service, some of the thunderstorms, much like last night could be slow movers. they could dump two or throw inches of rain in a very short period of time. temperatures are already in the 70s, 77 in reagan national. dew point temperature running at 70. so uncomfortable out there. better chanc

the caravan make slow progress towards the remotest town post it is situated on mt dani tucker night cross country vehicles normally take six to seven hours to cover thirty seven kilometers of what is otherwise impossible to rain. forest prefer to walk on the taiga nice paths trucking enthusiastic know how to move around taiga night from their own experience they have a simple rule a long walk is better than a bad drive. the washed out roads are bad enough my vehicle rocks from side to side all the time even it has difficulty coping with these roads. after a long trip the full rock climbers reach and click no a crest the second tallest peak of the tug and i ridge. always supposed to climb it. yes but make a detour it will be less daunting there's a special trail over there frankly i'm really scant if you don't worry you'll get over it everybody else has managed it sends it will get through it looks nicer very much it's hypnotizing in. the cliff is one thousand one hundred fifty meters above sea level it is cold out click noise crest sound bounces off it's almost vertical face to prod

the latest on the weather from tucker barnes. >> good morning. yeah, we have improving conditions after some unwanted rain moved through parts of the region last night. nice looking forecast, typical summer time weather. left over showers bringing light sprinkles and light showers to the low eastern shore. here in washington we are done with it, see off to the north and west, clear skies let me mention though that parts of the area, particularly north and west, as temperatures cool, experiencing pretty good fog, visibility in hagueers town and martins burg that should burn off and we should be in for a mostly sunny day. regan national, 75, 69 baltimore, 66 winchester and 77 in ocean city, your forecast for today generally a good one hot this afternoon highs approaching the 90-degree mark but we have taken at least temporarily the threat of a shower thunder storm out of the forecast, we will look ahead to next weekend coming up in a minute. >>> good morning tucker want the talk about the accident, arun dell county watch for police activity there.

>> thank you, tucker barnes. right now, we to have a couple of accidents popping up actually f you are traveling in maryland southbound 97 after route 32, watch for the accident activity there. police are on the scene. we've also got a minor wreck reported on the beltway in virginia. sky fox live over that if we can take a look as you travel out outer loop near theling river turnpike. we have help out there t look like we have a tow truck trying to get that out of the way. the good news is light volume continues down towards springfield so it shouldn't slow you down too badly. now, trafficland, we've got a view of a wreck on 66 as you head eastbound after 234 business off on the right shoulder. things pretty slow there heading into the sunshine. heading toward the beltway, you are running pretty well. 95 northbound, thins look good as you head up towards lorton through newington. no problems on 395. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> we now know more this morning about a bicyclist kil

let's get right to our weather now with tucker barnes. a beautiful day in store. >> any time you take humidity out of the mick in washington in july, you are talking about a nice day. we are going to warm up this weekend so heads up for that. we'll show you the weekend. let's get started with right now. and again, a few more clouds passing through overnight. let me mention if you are traveling today, julie will have more on that. at least weather will cooperate from boston down to virginia beach down to atlanta. quiet conditions. there are a few showers and thunderstorms out towards chicago. much of the country here will be quiet today. let's do some temperatures. 69 at reagan national. 71 in annapolis. leonardtown, good morning, you are 61 degrees. 55 in frederick. off to the north and west, martinsburg, 57. that is almost jacket weather for parts of the area. frederick, 55. open up a little bit and you can see the cool weather across the mid-atlantic. pittsburgh, 61. if you've got chicago on your map, it is 77. there is the leading tong

hey, tucker. >>> and lots of heat around. a high temperature of 95 degrees and if the air conditioner is humming tonight, i know why. check out the temperatures in the 80s, 82 at reagan national; 77, fredericksburg and i will have the details on the forecast and the possibility of showers and thunderstorms returning. the details are coming up. can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste? a man can only try... and try...and try. i heard eating whole grain oats can help lower my cholesterol. it's gonna be tough...so tough. my wife and i want to lower our cholesterol, but finding healthy food that tastes good is torturous. your father is suffering. [ male announcer ] honey nut cheerios tastes great and can help lower cholesterol. ] nature is unique... ...authentic... ...pure... and also delicious. ♪ like nature valley. granola bars made with crunchy oats and pure honey. because natural is not only good, it also tastes good. nature valley -- 100% natural. 100% delicious. >> never a dull moment w

told me about this. >> tucker did better than i did. >> i doubled steve. he's no competition. sonia blew us all away. >> thank you have to have pepto- bismol afterwards. >> i say the ate -- ate slowly so you didn't have that. >> steve was savoring his wings. >> i mentioned to you last hour, they played it live yesterday on espn. this was a sporting event. this is crazy. >> let's fete right to the radar. we'll-- let's get right to the radar. we'll show you the shower activity. it will be out of here and we are in for quieter weather today. we are waking up with some fog north and west of the city. win chest are, hagerstown, you are dealing with fog and reduced visibilities up there. temperature, 75. 75 at reagan national. 64 in winchester. not too bad north and west. same can't be said for the east. more sunshine than yesterday and the heat will be right back in the same department, upper 80s and low 90s. and we took the opportunity or the possibility of a shower or thunderstorm out of the forecast for the day. so today should be dry although. possibility o

>> tucker? >> looks like -- >> you still in this?>> looks like more blueberries than he picked on a recent trip to the orchard. >> that is okay to do they don't mind it. >> he is so little how many could he have taken. >> i bet that are really good this time of year blueberries are everywhere. >> to send your child's picture go to myfoxdc.com have a great 4th of july. >> he is a cutie pie. >>> satellite radar picture off our view system and you will be able to see the big picture a lot of cloud cover, notice what is going on off to the west, shower activity, frontal system that came through with the bang last night thunderstorm activity, still in the region, and as long as it is kind of dancing around we have the possibility of more scattered showers and thunder showers today not a perfectly sunny day partial sunshine possibility that we could see a few more thunderstorms, puble up in the summery atmosphere later this afternoon. >> temperatures and regan national we are 76 right now, 76 up 2 degrees in the past hour 75 dulles, 72 win

tucker barnes is here. rough way to start off the holiday but it is still a holiday. >> as bad as it was, it wasn't as bad as it would be with the weather moving through tonight. we would have 100,000 people down at the mall. this is falling apart here. that is good news. let's get to temperatures. 74 now at reagan national. humidity way up. the rain we had late yesterday afternoon, 79%. generally an improving forecast today. that being said, can't rule out the possibility that we tonight see a few pore thunderstorms pop up later today. sunny and hot later this afternoon. highs in the low 90s. with that frontal system hanging out in the neighborhood, we could see one or two thunderstorms pop up later on today. >> thank you. >>> let's check in with lauren demarco to see what is happening on the roads. >> good morning n loudoun county, route 9 between 704 and 287 closed while crews respond to downed power lines. 395 northbound from the beltway up to the 14th street bridge, no problems to report for you. but i

hey, tucker. >> hey tony certainly hope not. last night impressive thunderstorms working through the 6:00 a.m. hour today possibility of widely scattered thunderstorms, timing on that will be anything after 3 as we continue to have this frontal system a slow mover, hanging out across the washington area. live look at satellite area, all the thunder shower activity died out we are in a lull her as we look west more -- here as we look west more rain showers a decent amount of sunshine, hot and very summary around here later this after highs in the 90s and in that 90-degree heat we could see more widely scattered showers and thunder showers, bubble up. i think less numerous than yesterday. 76 right now regan national, baltimore, naval air station too, decent day at the beaches, 92, partly sunny skies, possibility of an afternoon or evening thunderstorm. looking up here at the forecast in a minute alison back to you. >>> hundreds of thousands of folks will be gathering on the national mall to celebrate our independence day. >> but y

time now to check in with tucker barnes. great call on the forecast yesterday. >> thank you. >> you are an expert so we expect that. >> i know, you expect nothing less of me. it was hot and humid out there. i spent some time outdoors. barbecuing went well for you? >> it was good. >> we'll have details about that coming up. showers here linger off to the south and east of us. here in washington, i think we're done. some of the viewers in southern maryland and lower eastern shore, not quite done there. i want to tall it a bright and sunny day -- i want to call it a bright and sunny day. temperatures, 75 at reagan national. bwi marshall, 72 degrees. just not cooling off a whole lot. corks heat later today and -- heat later today and humidity. >> let's check in on the roads with lauren demarco. >> things are a little lighter this morning because we don't have that construction. the hot lanes project and things we typically deal with on week day mornings. that is good news. 270, 66, 95 running well. very smooth trip on the inner

tucker barnes, the man with all the answers as far as weather is concerned. tucker, it is already hot outside. it is 79 degrees right now. >> wisdom being tell me about it. i'm sweating right now. i put my jacket on because it is hot in the studio. >> you could have come with no jacket. that would give an indication. >> it is hot in here t will be hot and sweaty today with the possibility of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. no heat advisory. i want to show you that we have fairly quiet weather, clouds moving in and humidity as mentioned back, our dew point temperatures all on the rise. not much to show you. there are one or two showers if you look very carefully next to our little channel 5 bug there. one or two showers north and west of charlottesville. that is about it. good news, we'll be dry for the afternoon commute. 79degrees at reagan national. humidity, 77%. that is not a combination for comfort. winds are light. hot and humid. the forecast calling for the possibility of afternoon thunderstorms. highs in the low to mid-90s so a little warmer than

tucker was shot in the head while driving along i-80 in january of last year. >> support continues to pour in for the giants fan beaten almost four months ago outside dodger stadium. another fund-raiser is going to be held for bryan stow. the event will take place at the ramp. this is along the san francisco water front from 3:00 to 7:00 today. kfox radio's rick stuart will broadcast live from this benefit. this restaurant is in mission bay on terry francois street. proceeds help the family pay for his medical expenses. stow remains in serious condition at san francisco general hospital. >> this morning we continue to follow the disappearance of missing east bay nursing student michelle le. the search will continue today and through the weekend. today in the bay's christie smith is live in hayward where the family refuses to give up. the family raised the reward to $100,000 earlier this week. >> reporter: yes, that's right $100,000. for the family this certainly isn't easy organizing volunteer searches, physically walking around creeks and hillsides looking for michelle. this is now t

hey, tucker. >>> will, a hot one today. temperatures in the mid-90s. what willsome sunday have in store? the details are on the forecast and a look at the form as l. coming -- 4th of july as well.  >> all right, welcome back. guess what, we had a hot one and you probably guy that. the high temperature at reagan national was 95 degrees and 93 at dulles and bwi marshal. the average temperature is hanging out in the upper 80s and the its are above normal and that is going to be hot tomorrow. the humidity is creeping up overnight and back with a vengeance here tomorrow and get ready for a hot and humid one. a chance of some showers and thunderstorms and returning by tomorrow afternoon. the clouds are moving in late in the day and holding the temperatures for the evening hours. 81 at reagan national and that air conditioner is humming tonight. 75 leonardtown; annapolis, 78 degrees and in baltimore and that is not going to cool off a lot. when you wake up tomorrow, the temperatures are in the low to mid-70s and that is a big change after the last few mornin

tucker, what do you think, do i fill in the blank at this point?t does that say when you're tied at 44-44 without an opponent by name? >> it says what we already know, which is in a president's reelection campaign, it's a referendum on him and how he's done and this president has been a failure on the one question that matters to voters most which is the economy, the stimulus didn't work. it's that simple. look the a the right track-wrong track numbers, which i think is the key poll, in any race, more than 60 percent of americans say the country is on the wrong track. you could run, you know, a cocker span yell and do pretty well -- span yell against -- spaniel against the president with those numbers. >> bill: i the -- by the name of al aan coomes. >> the cbo and other people say the stimulus did work. republicans are great as long as they don't name somebody so they should have a faceless, nameless person. once they actually name northbound, the cbs-"new york times" poll shows nobody is polling among republicans better than 7 percent, they're dis

there was an incident reported by joe tucker about a first grader who had a gun and brought it to school. we have to question how does that happen? what is the thinking, and again you're talking about a first grader. and what can we do as youth workers? as educators? as parents. as teachers to help insure that our youth don't grow up in a world where that type of behavior becomes the norm. we have an incredible, incredible array of speakers here today. by speakers, i mean individuals who have come here to share their experiences. i want to emphasize this is about community participation. what that means, community participation, all of you as exerts in what you do in your work working with our young people need to have a voice. so we will have questions, but more importantly solutions is what we're asking for. not speaking but solutions. we're also broadcasting this about 12 times over the next 6 months. so those of you in our viewing audience who would like to participate in the action plan, it simply send an email to us. go to www.dot sfdefender.org. it's also available online. you can

editor at the daily caller.com they are breaking a big story tomorrow tucker carlson is here.es" mega best selling author latest book out today portrait of a spy now available daniel silva is back. your books just killing, congratulations. >> thank you. >> sean: let me start with the debt debate. i love what the house did today. cut, cap and balance. you have kids. kids. kids. i am scared to death. it makes the most sense to me what bothers me the most is why would the senate on this day give president obama this opportunity to deflect attention away from what i think is the best bill? >> what is the senate? democratic controlled. i'm kind of interested in certain aspects of that bill. if you can get that kind of deficit reduction. if you can really simplify the tax code some, make it more efficient. make it more productive to business in the united states, which we really need. >> sean: when they say simplify the tax code -- >> let me finish. the devil is in the details, as we say. the problem with this is, once again, we are going to rush through something. first, we do heal

tucker, this is something that you know about personally, right? >> well, i certainly had risky behavior. we'll just leave it at that. i've come very close a couple of times and learned my lesson. >> you are younger but it was one of those typical staying outside longer than you should have. >> he was not struck by lightning. >> how about that park ranger that was hit like eight times and he lived every time. >> in the old guiness book of world records. >> that is curious. although he is a park ranger. >> and he was outside a lot. >> outside all the time. >> funny that you mention that. i can remember when i was younger and we would be outside doing whatever we were doing and our parents and grandparents would say it is time to come in and you would be stupid and stay out there. >> you want to go play in the rain or whatever it is. >> somebody told me now for playing field, they have sirens that will go off and warn you ahead time. >> if you are out playing and sometimes this stuff happens, it comes on so suddenly, you are stuck out in in. it the b

[laughter] host: we are talking with tucker carlson.th students from 35 different states here in washington, d.c., studying journalism for one week. >> the during the question answers session in 2004 you asserted that you hate smoking bans and seat belt laws. do you still hold these views? how do you justify being against laws for american health and can possibly raise revenue through ticketing? guest: how did you research that? >> the internet. guest: this is why i despise the internet. [laughter] opinions flowed around forever, accessible to high school students from pennsylvania. the short answer is yes. i hold those views. i do not smoke cigarettes. and i tried to wear my seat belt. i encourage my children to wear seat belts and i would not allow them to smoke cigarettes. however, i think that the federal government has no place trying to protect adults from their own behavior. cigarette smoking, while bad, gross, all of that outrage, to all of the nefarious stuff that occurs -- beer drinking, which everyone does -- the majority of

meters above the sea level the most forbidding outpost of the national park is here on mount dani tucker night. i. brought some food for you. yet please make some tea commodities read a. mound. is the northernmost peak at the ridge from here one gets a good view of the vast expanses of the southern europe in the south there is a valley between the mountains a pile of rock towers in the west behind it is a shallow gully overgrown with two of pines. even though they're about the same height as humans their ages some to all three hundred years old. or it is very hard to get to the place he see behind me this poses a big problem where we get news of missing terrorists or injuries or rescue teams bring the injured here before transporting them to town. the sun is a rag guest on mt downey tyga ny weatherman colas peak the kitchen when mother nature cooks the severe weather of the cells in your roles strong winds and fog are a constant feature here for the best part of the year here in this is to get a calling i'm here. what's the weather like there from asst wind rain and fog in the next three

way to go, tucker. >>> in arlington, that military man getting a chance to be a camera man for the orioles and rangers on the holiday, and adrian beltrade, my advice, widen out, because that ball is crushed. a towering two-run blast and the rangers showing plenty of fire power on this night, blasting them 13-4. >>> stage 3 of the tour de france, the 123-mile ride. tyler ferrard becoming the first american to win a stage. good for him. his teammate continues to lead overall. >>> it's the fourth of july tradition that brian bolter doesn't understand, and neither do i. the nation's annual hotdogs eating contest. she ate 40 hotdogs and buns. in 10 minutes, she gets a pink trophy and there's joey chest nut. he's won it four times in a row. make it five. 62 dogs in 10 minutes. yeah. i don't know how you do it. congratulations, i think. and finally, i asked our twitter followers to give me the best sports movie of all time with a fourth of july significance. not an easy question tonight but we're going to go with the baseball movie the sand lot. apparently, there were fireworks and people seem to