el secuestro y asesinato de su hija silvia vargas, no es un caso cerrado.jero ante el temor porh@t@ ( ♪ mÚsica ♪ ) >>> hoy se scompcumple un mes d destituciÓn del presiden zelaya,@ydkp el general romeo Áz vi si essitÓ a los soldados, qu acompaÑan, el destituido zelaya intenta formar un movimiento popular para recuperar el poder interino de honduras recibiÓ nuevas presiones de estados unidos no como informa ahora maira navarro desde tegucigalpa. >>> el depuesto presidente manuel zelaya she ha convertido en un huÉsped molesto para algunos en nicaragua, distintas estanicaragua, diputados dijeron que no se puede hacer esto >>> no se llama in se wrubueno deja de hacer esto. >>> mientras zelaya en territorio nicaragÜense tratando de formar su ejÉrcito de resistencia de lado hondureÑo sus seguidores son vÍctimas del cansancio y la falta de alimentos la cruz roja estÁn recolectando vÍveres para llevar a la frontera >>> llevan asistencia hacia lo que es el departamento de el paraÍso, con nuestro personal mÓvil ambulancias que nos permitan, poder atender las personas

h asesi asesinos de la hija de nelson vargas.secuestraron en septiembre del 2007, despuÉs de las primeras negociaciones sus verdugos nunca se volvieron a comunicar. >>> se la caracteriza por su crueldad, mucho tilaron a las vÍctimas en diciembre del 2008 hallaron su cuerpo sin vida en una casa de la capital para entoes nelson vargas habÍa perdido la fe. >>> usted cree que puedo tener confianza en las instituciones >>> arrestaron a su hermano miguel ortÍz y a otros 2 inte s integrantes de la banda >>> aÚn estÁ prÓfugo el hermano de de los ortÍz, la primera de un penal de guerrero se fue y cuando lo capturaron escapÓ una segunda ocasiÓ de un hospital que saliÓ caminando a pesar sde la custodia policial. ( ♪ mÚsica ♪ ) >>> los contraste de la naturaleza rayos y calor para otro lado >>> pero para salvar todo >>> cÓh@tquxwújmskphun poco en menÚ del tiempo, con decenas de Árboles arrancados de raÍz, y hoy desde pertaron los resident en wiscousin un potente tornado tocÓ tierrrr en horas de la madrugada y afortunadamente sÓlo causÓ daÑos

sino que fue penalizado- de convertirlo en el teniente vargas que querÍa ser capitÁn sino en una estadÍsticae que benji vargas ha venido testificar en contra del nombramiento de la jueza. >> el alcalde de nueva york testificÓ a favor de la jueza. >> ha trabajado por 30 aÑos para... tiene la capacidad. >> este senador republicano dijo que la consideraba en el centro de la corriente legal. h@tínnu]qeokph@h@tínnu]dkph@h@h@ >> ciento ha proferido a alguien, creo que mi vida demuestra que no fue mi intenciÓn. >> la confirmaciÓn de la jueza sotomayor se da por sentada. >> todo estÁ bien y nosotros... >> el comitÉ podrÍa votar el prÓximo martes si los republicanos no objetan. >> la mayor parte del discurso inicial de la jueza sotomayor fue sobre su historia personal y su ascenso profesional. reconociÓ que habÍa llegado hasta aquÍ por las aspiraciones de los sacrificios de su madre que estaba sentdetrás de h@ tínnu]xéermano y sobrinos. la siguiente fase de esta audiencia es la primera ronda de preguntas de los senadores. >> ,para profundizar en el tema de la posible confirmaciÓn de la jueza sea soto

vargas and mr. ricci.o think judge sotomayor, based on her history, her involvement with the puerto rican legal defense and education fund, her writings, her activism has indicated a preference to eliminate testing. she has fought to get rid of civil service testing. she has challenged tests as being inherently -- standardized tests as being inherently unequal and always arriving at a disparate impact and i think that activism, that involvement going back decades did, in fact, influence the way she approached this case. so i think it is relevant. and that is the reason i'm criticizing her. it's not just her one decision in one case. it is her whole body of work, her whole life experience and the views that she has experienced over several decades. >> well, we consistently have nominees for the supreme court come to this panel. justice alito, chief justice roberts, justice thomas, on both sides of the ideological divide, and what they do in an advocacy position is customarily set aside to make an evaluation

we'll now hear from lieutenant ben vargas.jamin vargas is a lieutenant and was plaintiff in the case. he also worked part time as a consultant for a company that sells equipment to firefighters. mr. vargas. >> thank you. members of this committee, it is truly an honor to be invited here today. notably, since our case was dismissed by both the district court and court of appeals panel, this is the first time i am being given the opportunity to sit and testify before a body and tell my story. i thank this committee for the opportunity. senators of both parties have noted the importance of this proceedings because decisions of the united states supreme court can greatly impact the every day lives of ordinary americans. i suppose that i and my fellow plaintiffs have shown how true that is. i never envisioned being a plaintiff in a supreme court case, much less one that generated so much media and public interest. i am hispanic and proud of the heritage and background that judge sotomayor and i share and i congratulate judge sotoma

elizabeth vargas, what can you tell us about them? >> she is 40 years younger than him, she does not know what happened the night that this actress was killed in phil spector's home because she says her husband, phil spector, has never told her the events of what happened. she stands by him, and proclaiming his innocence she takes us through the phil spector mansion. phil spector was associated with many of the people that we stil listen to and love -- john lennon, bruce springsteen, george harrison -- but of course he has now been convicted of murder. an extraordinary turn of events, and now she is fighting to get his conviction overturned. quite an interesting character. >> is her lobbying by any chance going to have any effect on his status? is there any way to get his conviction overturned? >> at this point i do not think so, but she is standing by her man. for those who think she is nothing but a gold digger, she maintains that is absolutely not true, that the mansion is mortgaged to the hilt, that all the money from phil spector

policÍa anunciÓ que detuvo a raÚl ortÍz y todos estas tras las rejas de matar a la hija de nelson vargasagan una conferencia tengo una cosa que decirle >>> nelson vargas y la policÍa los seÑalan de ser parte fundamental en el secuestro y asesinato de silvia >>> raÚl ortÍz gonzÁlez era lÍder de los rojos ademÁs negociaba y realizaba los cobros de los rescates >>> tenÍa pÁnico, >>> con su hija muerta y los hermanos ortÍz arrestado, que trabajÓh@h@twvpjaijhkph@h@twv e >>> de ninguna manera me hace feliz ella estÁ muerta. >>> este aÑo creciÓ el nÚmero de secuestrados y el secuestro lo que nos habla de delito que sigue en aumento y que continua haciendo uno de los flagelos que mÁs lastima este paÍs. >>> las autoridades mexicanas siguen dando golpes a los delincuentes y cama pturaron tambiÉn a 6 miembros del cartel de la familia en michoacÁn se trata de 4 hombres y dos mujeress que formaban una importante cÉlula en la instituciÓn, ademÁs de vender droga dentro y fuera del paÍs los detenidos se dedicaba al lavado de dinero >>> un explosivo dejÓ un saldo de 40 heridos en espaÑa un coche bomba es

vargas gets adam jones. right now they're in the sixth. mariners lead this one 2-0. >>> and finally, michael phelps is back in the pool, swimming at the u.s. nationals in indianapolis. phelps not surprisingly qualified first in the 200- meter butterfly and the 200- meter freestyle. he'll swim in the finals tonight. he already holds world records. katie hoff also qualified for the 200 free. >>> that's sports. i'm rob carlin. we wrap up the news right after this. crest whitestrips has created a strip so revolutionary... you can use it while you do just about anything. it molds better... it grips better... and seals better. you can even drink water with it on. introducing new crest whitestrips advanced seal. it's an all-new technology... that molds and adheres to your teeth better... ...giving you a dramatically whiter smile. whitening that fits any life and every smile. new crest whitestrips advanced seal. >>> another nice day tomorrow with cooler than normal temperatures and look for rain moving in over the weekend. we'll talk again tonight

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vargas, it was a moving story you gave us. let me ask you this, do think other mayors of the car and apartment had a steady as harm is due and master their subject matter as well as you did could have passed the test if they said it as hard as you? >> absolutely. >> you think he meant as ended with a group of them and then all supported may on one of his doing because into the effort that i put anwr and they were right there. we really weren't involved that far behind. minorities would have been promoted and that is something that continues to get left out. it would have been two senators as allow and when you take these exams sometimes we have winners and sometimes but to go into that situation nine now will be the case. >> mr. kirsanow coming you indicated that there were all the supreme court. project in the standard every two that the panel judge sotomayor's panel sets for the firefighter example, is that right? >> even the dissent at a different standard. a good clause stannic which give a little more definitive tests in

for charlie gibson and all of us friday, i'm elizabeth vargas. for charlie gibson and all of us at abc news, good night. captions by vitac - ------- --------if we don't act,-------- medical bills will wipe out their savings. if we don't act, she'll be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. and he won't get the chemotherapy he needs. if we don't act, health care costs will rise 70%. and he'll have to cut benefits for his employees. but we can act. the president and congress have a plan to lower your costs and stop denials for pre-existing conditions. it's time to act.

benjamin vargas is the son of puerto rican parents, as you probably know. he found himself in the odd position, to say the least, of being discriminated against based on his race, based on the decision by the circuit court panel that you sat on. the closing of the article because lieutenant vargases who hopes to be captain vargas as a result of the supreme court decision because he scored six on the competitive examination, at the very last paragraph of this article it says gesturing towards his three sons, lieutenant vargas explained why he had no regrets. he said, i want to give them a fair shake. to get a job on the merits, not because they're hispanic or to fill a quota. he said what a lousy way to live. that's his testimony. so y want to ask you in conclusion, you agree with chief justice john roberts when he says the best way to stop discriminating based on race is to stop discriminating based on race. >> the best way to live in our society is to follow the command of the copseitution, provide equal opportunity for all and i follow what the constituti

vargas and mr. ricci? is it so compelling it will kill her xans chances -- >> i think it will have no effect. >> i don't know the answer to that. the majority republicans on the floor, a slim majority right now, would vote against -- >> i'm wondering whether she's going to get at least three. i'm of the opinion -- well, i'm not sure. i'm going to watch and see how it plays in the press the next 24 hours. i have a hunch that mr. ricci and mr. vargas were very compelling on the stand and would have been very boring hearings and they may be the only people with personality we've heard from including the nominee, who has been coached so much that she doesn't display any personality, and i think it's hurt her, but we'll see. pat buchanan, thank you. john payton, too much coaching, too much coaching, too much cover-up of the real identity of a person who may be a hell of a lot more interesting candidate than we've seen. >>> is the flap over dick cheney's secret cia plan to assassinate al qaeda leaders hurting th

vargas, they worked very hard.ees with them or disagrees with them, whether one agrees with her or disgraetion with her in that case, i think that one of the very positive things at the end of the week, you have these success stories, and it actually became less personal. you have lindsey graham reminding the firefighters that just a generation ago, people were excluded from positions in fire departments because of their race or because of their last name. and very importantly, you had the firefighters taking the high road. they didn't make personal attacks on her, and, in fact, when senator specter said do they think that judge sotomayor acted in other than good faith in their case in ruling against them, they said, gee, we can't really speak to that. we can just tell you about our own experience. i think it's a very positive story for the country. >> frank ricci wasn't the only plaintiff in that case who testified to the committee. also testified was firefighter ben vargas from new haven, who i think shows the co

vargas who also lost out in this decision by the city of new haven? >> frank ricci is what the american dream is all b he succeeded through hard work and tremendous effort to overcome obstacles others didn't have to achieve his dream. and he was denied it in part because sotomayor, herself a beneficiary of affirmative action at princeton and yale through his threw his appeal into the trash can and even the second appellate court said he was wrong when he voted on the thing. the supreme court, of course, overturned it. all the justices said they should have had a hearing. it tells us what sotomayor's all about. and it tells us what frank ricci is all about. >> john payton, your view from the naacp? what do you make of his testimony? >> well, the same testimony he's been giving before. i think he said something similar to that when he was on the show last time. i don't think it actually relates to sotomayor. she acted appropriately in the decision she reached. what pat just said that all the justices said that they had acted improperly is actually wrong

de nelson vargas.ueldad, a las que se atribuyen mÁs de 25 secuestros. equipos de la guardia costera de estados unidos lo lograron hoy la bÚsqueda de unos 70 y que a los que desaparecieron despuÉs de que el barco en el que viajaban naufragÓ. mÁs de 100 inmigrantes haitianos lograron sobrevivir este naufragio fueron rescatados por varios barcos. cinco de ellos lograron nadar 12 millas hasta la orilla. hasta el momento sÓlo se ha recuperado 15 cuerpos, se teme que los desaparecidos hayan muerto. asÍ amanece el mundo , tendremos mÁs noticias más adelante. en nueva jersey desmantelar una red de mujeres narcotraficantes. tendremos todos los detalles. ademÁs, este hombre enfrenta aÑos de cÁrcel por las amenazas que le hizo al entonces candidato presidencial barack obama. ahora, ¿quÉ tal si vamos con el Único que sÍ tiene ritmo tempranito en la maÑana aunque no tenga baterÍa? >> ¡claro que sÍ, mi neida sandoval! el estado del tiempo ahora mismo se lo voy a dar. con mucho cariÑo yo quiero saludar a la gente, ll

veracruz a cuatro sospechosos de secuestrar a la hija del empresario y ex comisionado de deportes nelson vargas despuÉs de una disminuciÓn debido a la presencia del virus de influenza, el director de turismo a la capital anunciÓ que por primera vez en la historia los turistas tendrÁn derecho a un seguro de salud gratis con amplia cobertura ventas permanezcan aquÍ de vacaciones. isisiste el virus de la embarazadaestÁ mujejeje al -6% de las muertes atribuidas por la pandemia son mujeres en embarazo. aunque apenas representan 11% de la poblaciÓn. por eso, las primeras vacunas serÁn para embarazadas. en otros temas, la crisis econÓmica, lot[dxrmwvxkph@h@h@t[dxrm]fckphp >> dÍas que ir a las armas sea,y para probarme, y si no tienes el dinero en efectivo, lo que tienes en la mano es una tarjeta de crÉdito. >> por eso como resinas como esta,que abogan por las personas de edad avanzada les ayudan a aliviarse con las compaÑÍas en tarjetas de crÉdito,y les advierten lo que significa contraer este tipo de deuda. >> si uno no lee estas letras pequeÑas,ahÍ es cuando te dicen despuÉs de tanto tiempo, el inte

veracruz a cuatro sospechosos de secuestrar a la hija del empresario y ex comisionado de deportes nelson vargas una disminuciÓn debido a la presencia del virus de influenza, el director de turismo a la capital anunciÓ que por primera vez en la historia los turistas tendrÁn derecho a un seguro de salud gratis con amplia cobertura ventas permanezcan aquÍ de vacaciones. precisamente el virus de la influenza estÁ atacando con mayor severidad a mujeres embarazadas, al -6% de las muertes atribuidas por la pandemia son mujeres en embarazo. aunque apenas representan 11% de la poblaciÓn. por eso, las primeras vacunas serÁn para embarazadas. en otros temas, la crisis econÓmica,h@ los bajos ingresos y los elevados costos razonados con la salud,llevaron a un alto porcentaje de personas a endeudarse mÁs la cuenta, estudio de un grupo privado,dijo que las deudas en tarjetas de crÉditos a los norteamericanos mayores de 65 aÑos superaron el aÑo pasado los $10 mil millones. >> despuÉs de un accidente que la obligÓ a dejar de trabajar marÍa arteaga dice haberse endeudado con dos tarjetas de crÉdito para financia

que pedirle la comunidad internacional que nadie le venda a estos bandidos >>> expertos como germán vargasace ya muchos años. >>> a la crisis se suma que el presidente de ecuador rafael correa aseguró que habrá una respuesta militar sí se repite un ataque como el de hace un año cuando aviones colombianos bombardearon el campamento de raúl reyes en ecuador >>> y está amenazando en actuar contra colombia y contra el ejército colombiano, como sí estuviera actuando en ee caso a favor de las farc. >>> toda esta polémica se registra en medio de una impresionante despliliegue milir contra las farc según el ejército en los últimos días 40 guerrilleros han muerto por la para termina con el eje jjefe milita bogotá colombia juan carloh@t÷ñ mensaje de democracia y derechos humanos el departamento de estado dijo hoy que la decisión de apagar o formar parte de los esfuerzos para entrar en un diálogo con los dirigentes cubanos y añadió que eel cartel no era un medio realmente efectivo para dar información al pueblo cubano vamos. vamos a una pausa comercial en seguida, nancy pelosi dice que hay nuevos ali

mientras tanto que a silvia vargas la mantuvieron en una casa de seguridad y reconoció a la comandantee para los h@h@tnl >> investigó el tema y nos dicen que los narcos mexicanas operan en decenas de ciudades norteamericana. >> la ciudad de atlanta la novena más grande del país es considerada según la dea la zona cero para los carteles de méxico que operan en los estados unidos. cada artería principal que conecta los estados del sur con el resto de la nación pasa por aquí. >> hay presencia en más d200 ciudades. sean ciudades de grandes, como chico dchicago, a >> detroit. >> según la dea, la presencia de narcotraficantes mexicanos se ha incrementado considerablemente en los últimos años. >> lo que el carte colombiano ha reducido su presencia por esa razón, menos riesgo. >> menos costas también sobre el transporte de drogas, en el lado mexicano ellos son los que asumen la gran parte de distribución. >> para operar en esta país, tratan de pasar des percibidos. operaba una célula del cartel de las drogas y cuando las autoridades entraron encontraron a un dominicano en el sótano con evidenc

gonzÁlezvpjacwokph@h@h@twvpjaoq la banda de los ojrojos que tavpjaeÉn se asesinaron a la jon silvia vargasteles del narcotrÁfico se financian del ksecuestro en la ciudad de mÉxico egdar muÑoz univisiÓn. >>> la economÍa de mÉxico cae en picada el banco de mÉxico calculÓ que la economÍa de mÉxico se red sduce en mÁs de 7 este aÑo y un 18% abajo de las remesas que los mexicanas envÍo desde el exterior sobre todo en estados unidos. en cubh@h@twvpjaomwkph@h@twvpjas por mÁs de una semana por no estar listos para evitar contagio del virus a h 1 n 1 puerto rico tiene 10 muertes. en washington d.c. estamos pendientes de un paquete sospechoso que causÓ la evacuaciÓn del edificio. (nombre en inglÉs) hasta el momento se ignora su contenido. ademÁs tendremos las primeras fotos de la boda del padre alberto cutiÉ con su esposa ruhamma todo esto y mucho mÁs en Última hora regresamos contigo jorge. >>> gracias edna tiempo de una pausa la Última en seguida explota un coche bomba en espaÑa decenas de personas resultar heridas tenemos mÁs y mas. h@h@t@ >>> en espaÑa un carro bomba estallÓ esta madrugada junto

. >> todos los hispanos que he hablado están bien, bien tristes de que vargas ha decidido venir aquímbramiento de la jueza. >> el alcalde de nueva york, michael bloomberg testificó a favor de la jueza. >> ha trabajado por 20 años para ayudar a las personas, tiene la capacidad. este senadorh@h@tvña sabia. >> siento haber ofendido a alguien, mi vida demuestra que no fue mi intención. >> la confirmación se da por sentada. >> todo está muy bien. y nosotros hemos estado como se dice. >> el comité podría votar el próximo martes y los republicanos notvñjkp objeta. >> en cuanto a la votación final en el pleno del senado el republicano de primer rango en el comitétvñrggcjkph@h@tvñrgf votaciytvñrg queph@antes del r programado para comenzar el 7 de agosto, la casa blanca quiere mientras tanto quentre en funciones en la corte suprema en septiembre. >> todo parece indicar que llegará a la corte suprema, no sabemos de ella, sobre elh@h@t suprema. >> yo creo que lo sabremos que empiech@ escribir l l decisiones en la corte suprema, en este caso, la jueza reemplazaría al juez que se incl a voto

sotomayor la corte suprema luego rechazÓ el veredicto, los republicanos van atgqwfdk al teniente ben vargas discriminÓ en su contra la lista de 15 testigos demÓcratas por otra parte incluyen al alcalde de nueva york michael bloomberg y el ex pitcher de las ligas mayores porque sÍ recuerdan la jueza se hizo famosa en 1995, por terminar una huelga de bÉisbol fallando a favor de los jugadores jorge. >>> lourdes ¿cuÁl largo es este proceso quÉ ha pasado con otros jueces quÉ va a suceder este lunes?. >>> pues mira el lunes, el proceso comienza con los discursos de cada uno de los miembros de este comitÉ, que ahora han aÑadido a el nuevo senador de minnesota, o sea, que podrÍamos hablar de hasta 3 horas de discursos de apertura, 10 minutos ca de uno ellos. despuÉs vendrÍa el discurso de apertura la presentaciÓn de la jueza sotomayor, que serÁ muy importante porque ella se presenta de esta manera por primera vez al pueblo de estados unidos, presentando no solamente su posiciÓn personal quiÉn es ella pero tambiÉn cuÁl es su filosofÍa juridica despuÉs podrÁn seguir 2 o 3 dÍas mÁs de preguntas, inter

. >> el perro consentido de los vargas, morirÍa por intoxicaciÓn metÁlica, es que esta mascota hiperactivate mal. >> segÚn sus amos, se habÍa tragado una moneda pero la situaciÓn era aÚn peor. al abrirlo la sorpresa fue mayÚscula. >> eran 26 monedas, realmente increÍble. >> totalmente corroÍdas, las 26 monedas estaban causando estragos en el vientre de este animal. >> las monedaskppiezan a rozarse, y se iban desgastando. >> despuÉs de esta emergencia, sus dueÑos tendrÁn que ser mucho mÁs cuidadosos. >> una adicciÓn que lo hace desesperarse cuando escucha el ruido de las monedas chocando unas con otras. pusimos algunas monedas en un frasco transparente de vidrio, y desesperado tratÓ de agarrarlas. >> yo preferirÍa que fuera de esos adictos a la comida. >> trato de que no estÉ cerca mÍo, pero es muy veloz. >>>>or eso estÁ ahora bajo vigilancia, para que no vuelva a caer bajo su inusual adicciÓn. >> aparentemente ha calmado su adicciÓn, aunque sus amos continÚan pendientes para que h@h@tmtuzm÷agkph@h@tmtuzmwmwkph@ >> yo coopero con don pablo, porque me pidiÓ que lo asesore algo con el pasto,

elizabeth vargas joins us live with a preview. first, i know you talked to a woman. talk about a blessing in disguise. she has a freak accident involving a knitting needle, and then she ends up saying that it is the luckiest day of her life. >> it is such an azing story. she trips and falls on the way to her knitting club and it pierces foher heart. she had the presence of mind when everybody saw the needle sticking out of her chest to say, "don't do that. i saw this on an episode of 'er.'" she gets to the hospital and they operate and she feels very lucky. when the doctor calls and says that the chest x-rays they had taken to see where the needle was revealed masses in her lymph nodes, it turns out she had an extremely aggressive form of breast cancer. if they had waited until they found the best answer, either through self examination or a mammogram, she probably would not have survived. the speakers accident with a knitting needle ended up saving her life -- this freakish accident with a knitting needle ended up setting her life. >> what a story. also tonight, you

they are here because frank richie, of course, is going to testify, as well as lieutenant vargas, soare here in support of them t should be noted that very earlier this morning, judge sotomayor actually went over and greeted them, said thank you for them being here. of course, they are more the star witnesses for the republican side but nevertheless, she did acknowledge them and they are part of the scene here. chris? >> norah, thanks for that. back to amy klobuchar, of course, the senator from minnesota. >> which you have provided not only in this proceeding but you also provided it when you came before the senate for confirmation to the circuit court in 1997, 1998. and no senator at that time, do you remember them asking you about it or making any issue about it at the time? >> no. >> all right. thank you. now we can move on to what i want to talk

vargas, they all looked very smart in their uniforms, very plaintive, i thought they looked like victims, they looked very sad, almost upset. they didn't look like big shots. i think the portrayal of judge sonia so i my yor as a person that gave them a cursory judgment that didn't give them their day in court is hurting her? what do you think? >> i don't think it hurt her. they have always been sympathetic characters, but it's ironic that they're being tarred for not having empathy for the 19 individuals when she's become attacked for perhaps having empathy for other groups. i don't think she was a renegade in that decision, she ruled with the majority of that court, and the supreme court 4 out of 9. not the majority, but four solid justices voted with so i my yor. they followed precedent. john peyton said it bet. they did follow the set of law. the roberts court has taken this case law in a very different direction. we'll see how long that persists, but they are the ones that ignored precedent. perhaps time will show that they were right, but then the ren gates, not so i my yor. i don't

top of the second with a runner on second jason vargas strikes out greg with a nasty curve. two on, two out for rookie nolan and gets him swinging as well to end the inning. right now the mariners lead the orioles 2-0 in the first. >>> to swimming with baltimore's hero michael phelps has qualified in when i fastest time in the u.s. national swimming championships today. the 14-time olympic gold medalist swam the butterfly in 1.55.3 seconds winning that heat. he led with the fastest team of 1.41.3. he will swim in the times of both events today where he can qualify for the world championships in rome. we'll have the results from fell's two -- phelps' two races tonight. and the latest on the steve mcnair murder-side. >>> jessica starr joins us now it's if we're going to continue that role or showers are on the way. >> we'll continue for a couple more days before we have some hot and humid air. we're dealing with clear skies right here and a couple of cumulus clouds as well. otherwise things are going to stay pretty dry and comfortable as well. regional temperatures across, 80

00 eastern, diane sawyer and barbara walters will have a special edition of "20/20" with elizabeth vargaseporting on the future of jackson children. we have a chet to report. a architect or principal architect of the vietnam war. >> reporter: robert s. mcnamara was called the conscious much the west. before coming to washington he modernized the ford motor company, pulling the plug on the ill-fated ed zell. but everything is overshadowed by vietnam. >> i've asked robert mcnamara to assume responsibility of secretary of defense. >> reporter: for seven years, mcnamara directed the escalation of commitment in vietnam. he was so enmeshed. by 1954 people were calming it mcnamara's war. >> our fire pow serum mens. why shouldn't we expect to sa chief military advantage. >> reporter: but in private it's been learned mcnamara had doubts that the u.s. could win in vietnam. after he exhe pressed them to president johnson he was given the medal of freedom and shown the door. indeed mcnamara spent the rest of his life agonizing over the war. it seemed to haunt him. >> we were wrong, terribly wrong. an

the closing of the article, because lieutenant vargas, who hopes to be captain vargas as a result of the supreme court decision because he scored sixth on the competitive examination, at the very last paragraph in this article, it says gesturing towards his three sons, lieutenant vargas explained whi he had no regrets. i want to give them a fair shake, to get a job on the merits. not because they are hispanic or to fill a quote ta. he said what a lousy way to live. that's his testimony. i want to ask in conclusion, do you agree with chief justice john roberts when he says the best way to stop discriminating based on race is to stop discriminating based on race? >> the best way to live in our society is to follow the commands of the constitution. provide equal opportunity for all. and i follow what the constitution says that it's how the law should be structured and how it should be applied to whatever individual circumstances come before the court. >> with respect, judge, my question, do you agree with chief justice john roberts statement or do you disagree? >> the question of agreei

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we will hear from benjamin vargas. lieutenant in the fire department and worked part time for a company that sells equipment to firefighters. mr. vargas? >> thank you. members of this committee, it is truly an honor to be invited here today. notably, since our case was s summarily dismissed, this is the first time i have been able to testify and tell my story. senators of both parties have noted the importance of this proceeding because see significances of the united states supreme court can greatly impact the everyday lives of ordinary americans. i suppose that i and my fellow plaintiffs have shown how true that is. i never enadviced beivisioned b plaintiff in a supreme court case, much less one that generated so much media. i am hispanic and proud of the heritage and background that judge sotomayor and i share. i congratulate judge sotomayor on her nomination. the focus should not have been on me being hispanic. the focus should have been on what i did to earn a promotion to captain and how my own government and som

vargas testify, the two firefighters, it should be required viewing for everyone. it's a telling story. bill: we'll have more on that coming up later. >> your conscience. bill: miller says look, you have to fight your battles. you want to make a comeback, you need hispanics. you say you have to stand by principle at all times, absolutely. both have valid points. laura, thanks very much. we appreciate it. next, a new poll shows the president's approval ratings are slipping. do americans want the government to run health care? there is polling on that as well. we'll have the data. then geraldo, a very intense homicide investigation in the michael jackson case. we have some new information we have some new information for you coming up. combines two powerful medicines for fast relief of your diarrhea symptoms, so you can get back out there. imodium. get back out there. bill: the latest rasmussen polling has president obama's job approval rating slipping. one month ago, 56% of americans approved of mr. obama's performance, but now that number is down five points to 51%

vargas, also spoke about how he thought it was important to take the stand. he says he does not regret that decision. shepard: thanks. the economic stimulus package next and karl rove's opinion. he recommended citracal. it's a different kind of calcium. calcium citrate. with vitamin d... for unsurpassed absorption, to nourish your bones. or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. shepard: a new report on unemployment paints a bleak picture of our economy. according to the department of labor, the number of folks filing for unemployment benefits dropped for the first time since january. it sounds like good news, but experts say the number is distorted because of the timing of of -- auto plant closings. this week, president obama and give the idea, saying he expects unemployment to continue to go up for months, despite the stimulus bill signed into law months ago. that economic package that they passed in a bit of a rest is supposed to jump-s

elizabeth vargas takes a special look at the author tonight on abc. >> j.k. wling is the on author ever to make a million dollar selling books. this author allowed a british crew to spend a year with her as she finished the final and senth harry potter book, to learn where and how she gets the inspiration for these incredible characters. >> what's your favorite virtue? >> courage. >> what vice do you most despise? >> bigotry. >> what are you willing to forgive? >> gluttony. >> what's your most marked characteristic? >> i'm a trier. >> what are you most afraid of? >> losing someone i love. >> what's the quality you most like in a man? >> morals. >> what's the quality you most like in a woman? >> generosity. >> what do you most value about your friends? >> tolerance. >> what's your principal defect? >> short fuse. >> what's your favorite occupation? >> writing. >> what's your dream of happiness? >> happy family. >> reporter: like her orphaned hero, harry potter, rowling was brought up on suburban streets like the one the dursleys live in the books. her house ha

he will probably testify tomorrow as well as lieutenant vargas, a firefighters who believes their case is important. now we see judge sotomayor returning from the lunch break. >> thank you. i'm joined here by andrea mitchell and mark whitaker. it seems to me one advantage is it's sort of a quick ki course. if you're just coming to this country and you want to know what separates on this front, it's these issues. gun rights, abortion rights. >> and these are the hot button issues that did not get as much play in the last presidential election as they have in past years because of the economy taking precedence. and even with the obama presidency, you haven't seen in fact deliberately because the whout wants to avoid these issues. >> okay. i love chat -- forcing you to think hard, why has not one member in this committee so far, there's 12 democrats, 19 people. not one has raised the issue we all know is going to come forward. same-sex marriage. >> it is not a winning issue for anybody on this committee to get into this with her. not on either side. >> why is it troubling for a conservati

the closing of the article, because lieutenant vargas, who hopes to be captain vargas as a result ofthe supreme court decision because he scored sixth on the competitive examination, at the very last paragraph in this article, it says gesturing towards his three sons, lieutenant vargas explained whi he had no regrets. i want to give them a fair shake, to get a job on the merits. not because they are hispanic or to fill a quote ta. he said what a lousy way to live. that's his testimony. i want to ask in conclusion, do you agree with chief justice john roberts when he says the best way to stop discriminating based on race is to stop discriminating based on race? >> the best way to live in our society is to follow the commands of the constitution. provide equal opportunity for all. and i follow what the constitution says that it's how the law should be structured and how it should be applied to whatever individual circumstances come before the court. >> with respect, judge, my question, do you agree with chief justice john roberts statement or do you disagree? >> the question of agreein

danny vargas. and she is a fox news anchor and analyst and former prosecutor. kimberly guilfoyle is with us. all these politicians are going home. carnahan in missouri and claire mccaskill -- they're hearing from their constituents. latest victim, mccaskill. roll the tape. >> the people in congress and the senate, are they going to be willing to be on the same plan they're asking us to be on? sean: there is an open revolt. the polls are showing obama is below 50. the country does not want this but they're still trying to ram this through fast. >> americans, let your voices be heard. that's what the principles of this country are founded on. go to these people, tell them you are not satisfied -- sean: tell them sean hannity sent you. >> tell them sean hannity sent you. sean: but also this revolt is coming from the democrats themselves. it's more inphyting than we have seen since obama has taken office. is that why he wants to push this through so fast? >> he knows the people are getting sick of this. they didn't buy into this. missouri is one of those swing stat

you just heard from frank ricci and ben vargas. i want to bring in my colleagues to take over this coverage and the impact this might have on o judge sotomayor. >> contessa, thank you so much. what an interesting day, tamron. good afternoon. i'm david schuster live in washington. >> i'm tamron hall. live for you in new york. the big picture today, what we were just watching. more of judge sotomayor's confirmation hearing. she got positive feedback today from republican senators on the judiciary committee. they were granted a third, yes, third round of questioning earlier today. even with that, it looks like they will not delay a vote for her in committee next week or the is that the floor before recess. senator sessions said even he has no intention of holding up the process. >> i will not support and i don't think any member of this side will support a filibuster or any attempt to block a vote on your nomination. >> just how many votes could she get from the gop? norah o'donnell keeping track of it. before we talk about whether sh

jason vargas. greg zahn misses. danger in the dugout. right now, orioles trail 2-0 in the fourth. o's return home. they have a day off tomorrow, before starting a weekend series with toronto in town friday. manager dave trembley says he expects to get some form of punishment. he feels he earned it after his blowup with tom hallion in seattle last night. >> that wasn't good. and you know me. i don't take nothing. that was terrible. you're killing me, mikey! it's what you're telling me! [ indiscernible ] >> trembly was justified in his anger. as replays would show, that oriole base runner nolan rimold had passed second base and should have been allowed. it cost them a run. trembly said he expects to be fined because he ended up throwing his cap. it is the third time he's been kicked out of the game this season. >> wow. >> that is one angry man. if you wondered if he cared, there you see it. >> and we don't often get to hear the dialogue that well. >> pretty strong. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. >>> i'm alex demetrick demetrick, at bwi marshall. where birds forc

ben vargas.ce: that was frank ricci testifying before the senate judiciary committee. he is the white new haven firefighter that filed a discrimination lawsuit against new haven because he took the test, he passed it, and did not get the promotion he thought he deserved. nobody to this day has gotten a promotion at the fire department in new haven while this is being settled. this is the latino who also did not get that promotion. let's listen. >> both parties have noted the importance of this proceeding because decisions of the supreme court can greatly impact the everyday lives of ordinary americans. i suppose that i and fellow plaintiffs have shown how true that is. i never envisioned being a plaintiff in a supreme court case, much less one that generated so much media and public interest. i am hispanic and proud of the heritage and background that judge sotomayor and i share. i congratulate judge sotomayor on her nomination. the focus should not have been on me being hispanic. the focus shoul

>>> you just saw ricci and vargas. it seems if you take a test and you do better than everybody else, you should be promoted. when you start getting judges and appeals judges involved in things like this, sometimes things change. that has been the crux of the matter in the case of sonia sotomayor. i am going to bring in gloria bo borger. i want to let you know there has been a shooting in new jersey where five police officers have been shot and we are now learning from our own sources that four of those officers are injured pretty badly. in fact, it is being called critical in at least a couple of cases. maybe a shot to the face. another one shot to the neck. the man who shot them apparently was wearing -- rob, if you have got some of those pictures, let's share those real quick. the man who shot them according to police was dressed as a priest. look at the pandemonium in new jersey. this is near nerscy city. this happening just a couple of hours ago. again, we are on it. we are going to be drilling down on this. i hav

. >> what vargas did and what ricci did is they humanized it. >> exactly. >> no longer is it a conversation about obscure legal principles. there's that white guy denied his white job even though he did so well on the test. ask me if it's going to make a difference, i don't think it will. what the gop needed to do is thread the needle and draw a connection between the wise latina speech and this embodiment. >> please come back. joan, michael, i got to go. thank you very much. join us tomorrow night at 5:00 and 7:00 eastern for more "hardball." "countdown" starts right now. >>> which of these stores will you talk about tomorrow? they find the funds coming to the states. but for kyle and mccain, they want the political complaints and the money, too. the obama administration's no more mr. nice guy stance with jonathan alter. >> ironing hits the sotomayor hearings. after a week of offering the nominee no slack in her wise latina remarks, tonight they let them fly a zoosy. >> we're going to do that crack cocaine thing we talked about before. >> context important to you now, senator? ♪ shocking v