you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> the casey anthony murder case should go to a jury in just a few hours. there were some highly charged arguments on sunday. we have details. >> with pictures and video, the prosecutor described a web of lies. >> casey anthony maintains her allies until they cannot be maintained any more. >> and provided a narrative of how they believe it happened. >> she knew that that night she would be the arms of a boyfriend and that caylee would be dead. >> the defense attorneys fireback. >> if you think she is a lying, no-good slut, you'll see this evidence in a different light. >> kasich was pregnant. >> this is outrageous. >> he's challenged witness and every key element of the prosecution's case. he challenged this as well. >> objection. >> the outburst lead to a delay and an angry reprimand from the judge. >> enough is enough. >> he returned to his overriding theme. >> after the prosecution rebuttal later this morning and instructions from the judge, the jury will begin their se

you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> the topic of "don't ask, don't tell" is being discussed again. this barred gays and lesbians from serving openly. the military is moving ahead with slowly dismantling "don't ask, don't tell." last fall of the justices upheld an earlier order keeping the policy in place. >> at the white house, president obama will sit down with top republicans and democrats to discuss a deal to raise the debt ceiling. a deal must be reached by august 2 or the u.s. might not be able to pay its bills. kate amara has more. is there any positive news? >> after weeks of a still make, there are some signs of movement this morning. the president looking for a longer deal with bigger cuts. >> never in our history has the united states defaulted on its debt. >> a deal is within reach. negotiations continued at the white house as he says that with top leaders in congress. >> we have had a difficult time trying to get a clear proposal out of the president and his people. maybe he can begin by telli

you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> police continued to search for a gunman who shot and killed a man outside of a rosedale nightclub. george bryant was shot and later died. police believed the shooting may have stemmed from an argument. >> i know the places that i go to. i have my eyes wide open and a look over my shoulder. i would not judge this place by one incident at all. >> an officer who was injured try to secure the scene was treated and released. police are investigating the stabbing of an elderly man in parkville. police believe the incident was a result of a domestic dispute. no word on the condition of the victim. >> positive news on the fourth of july. a big homecoming at the airport. troops from all branches of the military were greeted as part of operation welcome bomb maryland. they have plucked from the early 2500 members. operation welcome home has greeted over five other flights and more than 100,000 service members at the airport. the outgoing commander spent his fourth of july with tr

you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> john mackey passed away this week after a battle with dementia. pete gilbert has more on how he is being remembered. [cheers] >> john mackey. revolutionized and runover. played tight end in the nfl. 38 times he reached the end zone. how he dominated the game. >> the shoulders just started. he could go with it. he was a tremendous teammate. he had a great positive attitude. a personable guy with a great personality. he was and unselfish individual. that was the hallmark of his team's. >> he took up the fight of the players' union, laying the groundwork for today's salaries. demaurice smith said john mackey is still a leader. he led the fight for fairness with brilliance and ferocious drive. that is what made the last decade of his life so intolerable. he suffered from dementia. >> the injuries sometimes lasts for a lifetime. one of the things that comes to mind is nancy reagan wrote that when president reagan was suffering from alzheimer's, it is a very long goodbye. i t

you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> no word as to what triggered a fierce fire in west baltimore. take a look of this. the flames engulfed this garage in the 1000 block of lombard street. nobody was hurt. >> office shuffling this morning. president obama bestowed robert gates the presidential medal of freedom. gates step down after serving two consecutive presidents of the past five years. he thanked those who served. >> i will just say that i will think of these young warriors, the ones who fought, the ones who keep on fighting, the ones who never made it back till the end of my days. >> leon panetta will fill out gates's position as defense secretary. the senate give its unanimous approval for david petraeus to fill the vacancy at the cia. >> a deal may be in the works from performing the government from defaulting. tracie potts has more. >> we are talking about runaway spending that we cannot afford. >> sound familiar? that is minnesota. over night the state's government shut down because democrats and

you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> a plane is forced to land in the water but the pilot is ok. this happened it yesterday afternoon. the plane went down in queens and county. it was trying to take off from the airport. it is believed the engine may have failed. there was a fire ovelombard street in west baltimore. nobody was hurt. >> there is word a deal might be in the works to prevent the federal government from defaulting on its bills in august. tracie potts has the story from washington. >> we are talking about runaway spending that we cannot afford. >> sound familiar? that is in minnesota. the state's government shut down because democrats and republicans could not agree on whether to raise taxes to cover the budget. the same thing is happening in washington. >> government has to live within its means. i am prepared to bring our deficit down by trillions of dollars. >> in part by raising taxes. the president was being criticized for taking too much time off of work. >> the president has criticized e

you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> president obama invites congressional leaders to the white house. he is open the group can raise a deal -- reached a deal on raising the debt ceiling. kate amara has the story from washington. >> the president says there is progress but neither side seems to be budging. at the white house to mark, but a debt limit summit. president obama has invited the top republicans and democrats to work on the deal to raise the borrowing limit. >> it is my hope that everyone will leave their ultimatums at the door and leave the political rhetoric at the door and we will do what is best for the economy and our people. >> a deal must be reached by august 2 or the u.s. might not be able to pay its debts. >> on a diet, not a shopping spree. >> republicans will agree to a deal that includes deep spending cuts and no tax hikes. >> they want to raise taxes that we know will kill even more jobs when even the president has said this would leave job creators with less ability to hire. >> demo

an opponent. can they stave off the brooms in arlington? >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. how hard is it for you to unplug when you go on vacation? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning to you. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. there is an accident on the inner loop west side of baltimore national pike. no word whether it is blocking any lanes. paper mills between phoenix and cooper is clear. a clear run on the north side. no problems on the j.f.x. this is dulaney valley. problem-free on the north side. this is a baltimore national pike. looking for a delays. inner loop traffic -- it doesn't appear that any delay is forming. we will keep you posted. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony has a check on your forecast. >> hazy sunshine to start today. we don't expect any of rain for th

you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> that was not the only violence downtown. a man was shot and wounded in a downtown parking garage lombard street near the power plant live. the victim and his alleged attacker had been involved in a long-running dispute and happen to run into each other downtown. the suspect pulled out a handgun and fired twice. the victim is expected to survive. >> police looking for a suspect in a stabbing attack. police arrived on the scene last night. the victim was stabbed three times and is in serious but stable condition. investigators believe it was a domestic dispute that triggered a stabbing in parkville. police arrived last night and found the victim. no word on the person's identity or condition. >> a planned holiday at the beach ends in tragedy. 6-year-old saquan kennedy was swimming with this is when the somehow became separated from them. nearby swimmers recovered the child before emergency crews arrived on the scene. the child was given cpr but did not survive. officials

you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. 6:09. 69 degrees on tv hill. a small plane crashes into a hospital building. >> they are rolling out the red carpet in california as prince william and his wife make their first trip to the states as man and wife. >> the weather is dry in baltimore right now. we will check the seven-day forecast. >> some downed trees continue to cause problems. we will have the latest on that >> welcome back. 78 degrees downtown. it is dry in baltimore right now. that will change. the rain will come back this afternoon or this evening. there's a couple of sprinkles in some never was, especially up in southern pennsylvania. 71 at the airport. 70 in parkton. the dew point is around 70. the atmosphere is saturated. it is a tropical field. we have a front stalled across central maryland. that was the focus for the thunderstorms last night. low pressure is developing off to the west and producing showers and thunderstorms coming across portions of ohio, kentucky, and tennessee. this is moving t

you can also send us an e-mail. hugo chavez admits he is being treated for cancer in cuba after weeks of speculation. the sexual assault case against dominique strauss-kahn -- the prosecution is concerned about the background of his accuser. the final day of the african summit will be dominated by discussions about libya. five african presidents are expected to put forth a plan aimed at ending the conflict. we are joined now on the line from that meeting. what do we know of this plan being presented later today? >> basically what happened yesterday is that the meeting went into the night until 1:00 in the morning. it is due to start again now. everybody has to pronounced themselves over the libyan crisis. there are not many divisions. it appears there are still some divisions over the libyan crisis. we do not know exactly what will happen at the meeting, but it is clear the african union is calling for a cease-fire in for talks to start with gaddafi agreeing not to take part in these talks. they might actually write

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send us an e-mail, tweet, let us know on facebook. we're reading some of your comments later in the show. >>> casey anthony walk away a free woman on sunday, but clearly her troubles will be far from over. her face is recognized across the country. people were glued to watching the trial and what she's doing next and what comes along with that infamy is a pr nightmare. how can casey anthony even begin to rebuild her life and her image? david mattingly weighs in for us this morning, joins us live from orlando. hey, david. >> good morning, soledad. casey anthony will soon be free. she won't be behind bars anymore, but that doesn't mean she won't be able to have any privacy. she's going to be receiving a lot of scrutiny. the question now is, will she be able to manage it? >> reporter: as one of the most watched and talked about people in the country, public relations executives weigh in with a word of caution to casey anthony. do not confuse enfa my with fame. >> it is not fame. there's interest in you, a lot of it is negative interest.

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send us an e-mail, tweet, tell us what you think on facebook. >>> women's world cup semifinals. >> oh, my gosh. that was crazy. >> one of the most riveting -- being serious? i know you're not a huge soccer fan. >> i went to the world cup finals. >> you only went there because cool people invited you. not that you wanted to see the game. >> i went on my honeymoon. >> anything to avoid those talks. in a shoot-out yesterday, the u.s. stunned brazil. you were into this yesterday? >> yeah. >> it was tied 2-2 and then the u.s. edged brazil, 5-3 in penalty kicks, and check out what has to be one of the most amazing goals ever, here it is. >> can you believe this! >> that was megan rapino, blasted it from 30 yards away, abby with the header into the back of the net. they're playing france on wednesday. you're not going to be in wednesday? >> i will be in. i was at a baseball game and they were showing this game on the screen while the baseball game was going on, that's how big a deal that was. >> we were watching on saturday at the pool. they had one li

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you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> the casey anthony murder case should go to the jury. the prosecution will present its final rebuttal after a highly charged closing arguments on sunday. we have details from orlando. >> with pictures and video of caylee anthony, a web of lies that led to her death. >> kasich ethnic maintained her lie until they cannot be maintained a more. >> and provided a narrative of how they believe it happened. >> she knew at that night she would be the arms -- she would be in the arms of her boyfriend and that caylee would be dead. >> the defense attorney fired back. >> if you hate her, you'll start to look of this evidence in a different light. >> he said the family was dysfunctional that hid secrets. he challenged state witnesses, evidence, and every key element of the prosecution cost case. he challenged ashton, as well. >> objection. approach the bench. >> the outburst lead to a delay and an angry reprimand from the judge. >> you cannot trust this evidence. >> if it is difficu

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you can also send us an e-mail, booktv@cspan.org or a tweet it's at booktv is our handle.end in a tweeted question to author and poet linda hogan. as we continue to take your calls, stillwater, oklahoma, trevor. you're on the line with linda hogan from stillwater. go ahead. >> caller: good afternoon, ms. hogan. i apologize, i'm excited and really nervous to be speaking with you today. my question -- >> host: hi, trevor. that's all right. >> caller: hi. [laughter] i'm quite giddy. your novel, "power," it changed the trajectory of what i was studying in university, and that's actually why i'm in stillwater now. and my question was about, it's a twofold question. i wanted you to go in depth a little bit if you would or could about the end by gram to that novel, mystery as a form of power, and maybe also to tell me because this is a curiosity i have a bit more of what happens to amah. >> host: trevor, before we get the answer, could you tell us how it changed the directory of what you're studying? where are you studying now? >> caller: sure, absolutely. i was an undergraduate

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send us an e-mail at booktv@c-span.org. >> we're back at the 2011 chicago tribune printer's wrote literary festival. ellis cose talks about his book "the end of anger: a new generation's take on race and rage". >> thank you. welcome back to chicago. >> delighted to be. cf1ly eñandm put it in context 18 years ago you wrote the rage of a privileged class which talks about african-american middle class, african-americans being feeling in excruciating pain i think was the phrase. a new book is coming out this month, the end of anger which basically says okay feeling pretty good. so what happened? what changed? a lot changed. but before i even address that the book is interesting because you're right i did write a book about range, and the fundamental point that one person after another made in that book and conducted well over 100 middle-class african-americans the essential point we summed up with i don't care how hard i work or what networks i try to get into it is not possible to get past the glass ceiling. not possible to make it to the top jobs or to be the ceo of a corporation or to be t

send us an e-mail, tweet, tell us on facebook. we will read your thoughts throughout the trial. >> we know you may not be trial watchers all the time but people have been watching this time. >>> prosecutors in the case against dominique strauss-kahn are expected to press on despite a stunning turn of events. on friday prosecutors announced their main witness, the alleged victim, has a credibility problem. strauss-kahn has been released from house arrest. here's more from susan candiotti. >> reporter: will dominique strauss-kahn learn his fate this week? he's been smiling every time he's left his rented new york town home this weekend while waiting to hear whether prosecutors will drop felony charges against him. a source with knowledge of the case says the d.a.'s team remains undecided despite strong forensic evidence of a sexual encounter inside that hotel room, but was it assault? massive credibility issues, including admitted lies by the maid about her past, could derail the case. among them, bank accounts discovered in her nam

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send us an e-mail to your bottom line@cnn.com or find me on twitter and facebo facebook @christineromans. back now to "cnn saturday" and a check of your top stories making news right now. >>> well, good saturday morning, everybody! and welcome to the cnn saturday morning. it's 7:00 a.m. in los angeles, and this is what they are dealing with today. you have heard it now, carmageddon is what they're calling it. now, it might not sound like a big deal to you that a freeway is shut down, but this is not just any freeway. we will take you there for what is sure to be an interesting weekend in l.a. >>> also, an ipad 2 for $69. sears was offering that deal yesterday. today, they're offering an apology. the big mistake that had people thinking they had gotten the bargain of the year. >>> but let's now turn to the 405 freeway. the infamous 405 in los angeles. it is shut down this weekend. and you might be thinking, if you're not familiar with the area, big deal, freeway's shut down for construction. but think, folks, what if you are in new york and they shut down the brooklyn queens expressway? w

send us an e-mail or a tweet. we'll read your comments throughout the morning. >>> 15 days and counting until the deadline for potentially da disastrous government default. president obama insists thprogrs is being made. >> today republicans will put their plan to a vote linking a debt ceiling increase to a budget balance amendment. >> brianna keilar is following developments and is live at the white house for us this morning. what's it looking like? >> we're expecting this vote today and yesterday president obama issued a veto threat on cut cap balance or ccb. this was something that was more of a statement because as you mentioned, this isn't expected to see the light of day in the senate but house republicans who really have this goal of creating a smaller government and they really want to cut spending and field emboldened by the results of the last election feel like this is what they would like to do even though maybe this is more of just a statement than anything. the white house's line on this is it would

send us an e-mail, tweet, tell us on facebook. our question of the day, who is to blame for this budget gridlock. there's how you get ahold of us. we want to know what you think. >>> to the gruesome terror attacks in norway that killed at least 93 people. the suspect, 32-year-old anders behring breivik is expected to appear in an oslo courtroom today. his lawyer says he plans to explain himself, he believes the massacre was, quote, horrible, but necessary. >> he's written a lot about this. it almost has unabomber-esque, you know, stuff connected to it. he's written manifestos as it were. on friday he allegedly set off a bomb near some government buildings, killing seven people, then police say he traveled 20 miles to an island youth camp in utoya, norway, killing 86 more people in a bloody ambush. >> diana mag nay live in norway. we understand everyone in norway observed a minute of silence. can you tell us what's happening now? >> hi, christine. yes, you can see just behind me, before that minute of silence, people have come to t

if you want to send us an e-mail, journal@c-span.org. you can send us a tweet off of c-span, wj. the papers talked about this morning, discussions about what to do as far as revenue raising, discussions about what to do as far as cutting, which one of those arguments are winning out these days on capitol hill? >> so far, it seems like cutting is winning out. the democrats and republicans are at a bit of an impasse right now. democrats wants to raise revenue in some way, whether it's raising taxes through tax rates. some people want that, more want to raise revenue by cutting tax breaks, whether it's for businesses or higher income consumers. republicans have been on a very clear path of forcing budget cuts in a number of areas of government and they seem to be winning is the political debate right now just because the weakness in the economy is leaving a lot of people to be worried about tax cuts. but that can certainly change. both sides, as we saw in the past week, have really staked out positions now to appeal to their political bases, and democrats, with president obama comin

send us an e-mail or tweet. on feedback and we will read your thoughts later in the morning. >> with negotiations using at a snail's pace the debt cries that's provided inspiration for some from the creative to the bizarre. >> jeanne moos takes a look at the debt limit follies. >> reporter: a rap video, amy winehouse. what do they have to do with the debt ceiling fiasco? ♪ raise the debt ceiling >> reporter: a comedian from virginia who likes doing political videos. >> all the spending kind of fits in well with like a bad rap. i just happened to be a bad rapper. ♪ we ain't got no skwaums ♪ dropping hundred dollar bombs et? ♪ was that an a-bomb dropped by boehner as he called for his fellow republicans to get in line. >> is it true you told some republican members this morning you need to get your "a" word in line behind this debt ceiling bill? >> i sure did. this is time to do what is doable. >> reporter: "the washington post" reported that the house majority played a movie clip to motivate republicans to pull t

using hashtag, summer reading. e-mail us at@book tv.org. >> up this is just under an hour. >> good morning. the american indian resource center and the county libraries done a fantastic job bringing this panel to us today. i know everyone here is looking to here what they have to say. i like to start with a question, deriving from our first distinguished guest's book you how america is miss american. for susan super gnaw, this question wasn't part of trivial pursuit in any way shape or fashion. growing up in a home deeply affected by poverty, alcoholism and domestic violence, she sought refuge in school, dance and native-american church. she was a cheerleader with a straight-a average. became a presidential scholar. was awarded internship with the little giant, house majority leader carl albert, also from oklahoma as many know. she won a national merit scholarship to college and crowned miss oklahoma in 1971. i have a spoiler alert here. for those of you who haven't finished reading the book, she didn't win the title of miss america that year. but her performance in the competition called v

the city responded to our request for an interview by sending us an e-mail.came from the chief tea assistant. here's what any said, the e- mail says "chief batts is well within his managerial position to appoint godown as chief." it later says he will meet with him and it's not clear why the -- why he feels the need to meet with the union." again, no comment from the chief or the union this morning. back to you. >> it's a story we will be following, kraig. thanks for the report. >>> the trial of four boys accused of sexually assaulting two school girls on a field trip face up to 15 years behind bars if convicted. investigators say the boys broke a -- broke pay way from one group and then attacked the two girls. >>> 8:37. this morning an investigation is underway after a muni bus hit a pedestrian in downtown san francisco sending that person to the hospital with a head injury. it happened at the intersection of market and new montgomery shortly after 7:00 last night. muni spokesman says the pedestrian's back was toward the bus when the accident happened. the i

send us an e-mail at booktv@c-span.org. >> your book is called "eye of the hurricane: my path from darknessm" with a forward by nelson mandela. >> that is correct. >> let me read to you, you say here my main purpose in writing this book is to share with you that i have discovered the truth. >> to being the truth. >> well, it says -- yeah. but the love of truth is the spirit of man. given where i was, and for how long i was there, this is incredible, i have no business at all being here now. >> that is absolutely correct. >> now you say that you were in jail 40 something years. what do you mean by that? >> well, i was in jail 47 years -- the fact that we are born into a primitive, actually, we are born that perfect being. perfect being complete with all of our possibilities in tact. but we're also born into a world of sleeping people. the level of unconscious human insanity where hate and war and death and destruction and inequality reign supreme. we are born into a prison. so i was in the -- i was in that prison for the first 40 years of my life. until i was able to wake up and get out of t

send us an e-mail at booktv@cspan.org or tweet us at twitter.com/booktv. >> more of booktv's live coverage of the 2011 harlem book fair now. up next, a group of authors present their recent biographies and studies of african-american history. .. i am the author of dye free, a heroic family tale. let me tell you a little bit about myself. i have been here for 20 years. can you believe new york one is celebrating 20 years next year? [applause] antonette today's panel discussion is triumph against the grain, and my book strongly identifies with that. believe it or not, two years ago ancestry.com had found an amazing story of triumph against the grain. i learned from a web site, not family law, but from a web site that my great great great grandfather was owned by a slave trader. hence my name cheryl wills and then he bonded with five boys on a slave plantation and escaped in 1863 divide in the civil war from 1863 to 1865, so i was calling that the original triumph against the grain. we have distinguished panelists who are also going to talk about their amazing books and i am going to ask you

send us an e-mail at booktv@cspan.org or tweet us at twetter.com -- twitter.com/booktv. >>> now, on booktv david sirota examines the political and cultural landscape of the 1980s. he argues that the social and political mores of that time set the stage for what he calls a narcissistic america. it's about an hour and a half. [applause] >> thank you. okay. can everyone hear me? so here's how it's going to work tonight. um, first of all, thank you, everybody, for being here. i'll just tell you how it's going to work. i'm going to give a ab presentation about my new book, "back to our future, "which you can see right there, and then may than and i are going to -- nathan and i are going to sort of go back and forth on some questions, and i asked nathan to be here because some of his work is an inspiration for some of my work. so i really appreciate you being here. um, and then we're going to take questions from the audience. um, before we begin i just want to do some of my own thank yous. i want to, obviously, thank in these times for organizing this event. i want to thank the university of chi

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