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at walden university. where advanced degrees advance the quality of life. >> larry: we're going to come back to other things current and alike, and a current thing now. but you were, i think a 2.0 was your grade point average in high school. you went to civi college which admits everybody, i think. and you joined the rotc and wind up where you are now. they're naming a building after you at the college. when you look back at that, i want to ask you two key questions. what part of that played into this? >> a lot played into it. the city of new york is a remarkable place. and when i was growing up, it was a relatively safe place. we had drugs and crimes, but i had a family, my aunts watched after me, kept me in play, i wasn't a great student, my cousins were going to college and becoming doctors and lawyers and i'm just slumping around, hanging around. but kept me in play, it never would've occurred to me. they never asked me if i wanted to go to college, it was not a question for me to decide, you're going

at walden university. where advanced degrees advance the quality of life. >>> new developments in that home invasion that claimed the lives of two foster parents in pensaco pensacola, florida, last week. associated press is reporting ashley markham, the 26-year-old daughter of melanie billings, plans to raise the 13 special needs children the murdered couple had cared for. eight people have been arrested and charged. byrd and melanie billings were laid to rest on friday. >>> for the first time since the arrest of four employees in an alleged burial plot scam, an attorney for the embattled burr oak cemetery outside chicago is firing back at the sheriff's department saying conditions described by investigators have been grossly overstated. but the attorney does concede the cemetery's owners did not have full-time oversight of the graveyard. >> apparently it happens when you hire what you think are good people and you leave them to do their jobs and they find schemes of taking money where they shouldn't. ther

at walden university. where advanced degrees advance the quality of life. >>> we turn now to our low-impact correspondent kept jones. >> hi, rachel. i often wondered, couldn't we have an olympics that wasn't so strenuous? i found one. >> okay. >> a sporting event that's shamefully biased. it's limited almost exclusively to people who are athletic. where does that leave the remaining 99% of regular chaps? do they not also dream of glory on the fields of play? indeed, they do. so civilized chaps gathered in london for an impeccably tailored, well lubricated olympics all their own. organize organizers temple explains. >> it's all about an olympic event for chaps. chaps are not good at sports. they can't run or jump the gun or work heavy machinery. they can't really do anything except stumble around and haze that's brought on by gin consumption, martinis, et cetera. >> literally, olympics people for people bad at sports? >> exactly. and good at other things. >> thank you, kent. thank you at home for watching t

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at walden university. where advanced degrees advance the quality of life. >>> as president obama pushes to overhaul america's health care system, some americans say it's not just about getting the right care. they say it is racism. there have been lawsuits that hospitals do not treat white and african-american patients the same. the allegations are, of course, disturbing. are they true? keeping them honest. dr. sanjay gupta went looking for answers. >> reporter: the reverend gary spears, the organist at this church in the northwest bronx. cosmopolitan ame. a few years ago something happened to him, something he couldn't explain. he was scared. >> i received a paper cut and it became very badly infected. so over a period of months lost over 80 pounds, became nauseated at the sight of food, lost your energy, urinating every 20 minutes and had a paper cut that turned into a full-fledged infection. and they said? >> change the gauze, take the antibiotic, you will be fine. >> reporter: spiers went to the emerge

walden university. a higher degree. a higher purpose. >> back live. in the end the confirmation hearings became a mind numbing exercise in roll playing with the republicans return to go the various speeches extolling the virtues of being a wise latinos the democrats fawning all over obama's pick for the high court. al frank encracking pretty barned funny jokes. essentially told the senators to read what she said in court not what she said on college campuses and by the end of the week you had at least 3 republican senators signaling further resistance was futile you had snow and martinez in florida more understandable than the others all of them republicans all of them saying they will be voting for confirmation which may even come before the summer recess. my panel dick morris new york times current number one best selling book "catastrophe" ann coulter a bunch of best sellers, kirsten powers syndicated columnist and fox news political analyst. let me start with you. obama 56 percent. he is not directly on the target year. he is down 6 percent from t

at walden university. where advanced degrees advance the quality of life. >>> before the break we told you about the arrests in the murders of byrd and melanie billings. the couple who raised 17 kids, most adopted. gunned down in their florida home last week. police have seven suspects in custody, looking for one more person. as the investigation moves forward, we want to take a closer look at the billings, who they were, what they did and why they touched the lives of so many people. here is david mattingly. >> reporter: outside the spacious pensacola home, a small memorial for an extraordinary couple. byrd and melanie billings, their love immeasurable, their deaths unthinkable. >> our mom and dad had love in their lives since the day they met 19 years ago they knew they were soulmates. >> reporter: soulmates with a calling to let their family grow. they had two biological children from first marriages and together they adopted 13 other children, several with developmental disabilities, others came from a

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at walden university. where advanced degrees advance the quality of life.hink i'll go with the basic package. good choice. only meineke lets you choose the brake service that's right for you. and save 50% on pads and shoes. meineke. >> larry: before we meet my friend jesse ventura, let's go to my friend anderson cooper. host of "ac 360." what's up, anderson? >> what could have been the turning point in michael jackson's life an death a fiery spent while filming a pepsi commercial. we'll tell you the tape. >>> also answers and many more questions, brutal murder of a successful businessman and his wife. we'll speak to the sheriff in charge of the investigation, a new arrest was just announced. we'll give you details on that. and michelle obama's family roots. >>> we'll show you the south carolina plantation where michelle obama believes her great, great grandfather was born into a life of slavery. >> >> larry: thanks, anderson. joining us, best selling author of "don't start the revolution" without me. jesse ventura. you pointed more than 70 judges while in o

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at walden university. where advanced degrees advance the quality of life. >> larry: joined by jim moret, and ted rollins, cnn correspondent, we understand jackson senior had a statement today? >> yes, he basically talked about the young man that people speculated that could be michael jackson's son. the interviewer asked joe jackson about it. >> larry: let's watch what he said. >> so many things, but the other day, michael may have had another child. omar is his name? everyone was sitting there. everyone tried to connect dots. do you know him as michael's other son? >> yes. yes, i did. >> he looks like a jackson? >> oh, yes. he looks like a jackson, acts like a jackson, can dance like a jackson. this boy is fantastic. yes. >> thought maybe he's the future of the family. >> i don't know. i can't say it yet, until i see it happen. >> larry: okay. stranger and stranger. jim, what do you make of this? >> he didn't really say omar is his son. but he said -- >> he said looks like a duck, acts like a duck. >> bas

at walden university. advance the quality of life. >> greg: time to go back to tv's andy levy for the post game wrap yum. >> thanks, greg. >> greg: you're welcome. >> you live in d.c. when you are not campaign carl. how long have you been there? >> 13 years. '96 i moved down here before fox hired me and starting to feel funny about it because i was here longer than anywhere else. >> next time i'm back i want to even up the bleeping score so i'm going to [ bleep ] and every [ bleep ] >> why wait 'til next time. >> there you go. >> barrett, was there something you wanted to reveal to bill? >> yes, there was. bill, i am, indeed, your half sister and your mother so that makes me your sister mother. >> so you are my sister mother and also younger than me. >> yeah. >> head reeling right now and yet i'm still a little turned

at walden university. where advanced degrees advance the quality of life. >>> tomorrow is d day for sonia sotomayor. the day she finally begins answering questions from the senate judiciary committee as her confirmation hearings continue. so tonight we wanted to take a look back at what recent supreme court nomination battles have been like. think of this as the greatest hits. >> we had consistently demonstrated his hostility toward equal justice for all. in robert bork's america, there is no room at the end for blacks and no place in the constitution for women. in our america, there should be no seat on the supreme court for robert bork. >> are you really a closet bigot? >> i'm not any kind of bigot. >> no, sir, you're not. >> this is a circus. for blacks who in any wane dayne to think for themselves. >> he talked about pornographic material, depicting people with large penises or large breasts. >> i did not show any of that material. >> he spoke on some of occasions of the pleasures he had given to women

at walden university. where advanced degrees advance the quality of life. >>> in iran, a day of mourning and defiance. thousands risk their lives to honor those killed after the presidential election. this is video from one of today's massive protests that shows an armed policeman repeatedly striking a man in the head with a baton. the guy tries to fight back. extraordinary images. there were reports security forces used tear gas on the crowds. one of the largest demonstrations was held here at a tehran cemetery. the woman whose death has become a symbol of the struggle. her name is neda. she was shot to death in the wake of the disputed election. her brutal killing broadcast around the world. caught on grainy amateur video. the image, an iconic image of the unrest. there are reports that two opposition leaders tried to address the masses at a ceremony today but riot police prevented them from speaking. extraordinary day. we have the director of iranian studies. he joins us now why was today's event so wor

walden university. a higher degree. a higher purpose. i think what we saw today was a lot of dog and pony show, bill. i don't believe when she says she is all about impartiality, fidelity and law. i think we are hearing what she has to say, what she has practiced because the reality is that she said this thing about the -- bill: if you think it's all b.s., why would you vote yes? >> she is well-qualified. she is supremely educated, princeton, yale, all that right kind of background, been a prosecutor in new york. been on the federal bench 17 years. bill: resume not her rulings although the rulings are certainly in play. you would say yes? >> yeah, the rulings are mainstream and when you look at the rulings, you say huh, this looks ok. it's what she has been saying off the bench that gives me concern. gives me pause. bill: you still say yes. >> has ideology. every judge has ideology. bill: will you vote yes based on what we know up to this point? >> i think she hits the basic parameters that elections have consequences, obama the right to

at walden university. where advanced degrees advance the quality of life. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> larry: tonight, joe jackson exclusi exclusive, live unedited in his own words. for the first time since his son died, what joe knows about michael and drugs. challenges to wife, katherine's guardianship and the foul play he blames for m.j.'s death. who is joe accusing? plus the never before asked question and answer. how he said good-bye to his son. joe jackson exclusive is next on "larry king live." joe jackson, the patriarch of the jackson family is in las vegas. in atlanta is leonard rowe, music and concert promoter and longtime friend of michael jackson. before we get started, we've got a lot of e-mails, blog comments, kings things, tweets, asking if we paid for the interview. the answer is, simple, no, absolutely not. joe, i have not heard the answer to this. how did you learn of michael's passing? >> well, i learned that by some of the fans, you know. they called me and told me the ambul

walden university. a higher degree. a higher purpose.ill: unresolved problem segment tonight, the battle continues over illegal immigration. it's estimated that the state of california spends 5.3 billion with a b on providing illegal immigrants with medical care, education and payments. there are estimated 2.7 illegals in california. about 7% of the population out there. as you may know, the state of california is bankrupt. so now there is a movement to put a proposition on the ballot and that would drastically cut benefits for illegals and their children who may be u.s. citizens. joining us now from los angeles tony gulls, a taxpayer rights activist. all right. so if you get the votes that you need the initiative would be on next june in california, and it would say what? >> it will say that we will offer tax relief to the beleaguered california taxpayer at the tune between 2 billion and $13 billion. and we are going to accomplish that through three parts that blend a combination of long-term and short-term budget reduction. and the thr

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at walden university. advanced degrees advance the quality of life. >>> prank calls have been around for decades. no one is immune from them. prime ministers, queens, even sarah palin have fallen victim to them. but in our number two story tonight, a disturbing new type of prank call has law enforcement very concerned. the goal isn't to leave the recipient a little red faced. it could leave the person on the other end of the phone seriously injured or even dead. nbc's kerry sanders explains. >> reporter: the trail of damage at hotels runs from florida to arkansas, to nebraska to california. victims say the prank calls seem so believable. >> we have a major gas leak occurring in the hotel. >> reporter: the pranksters are so brazen, some have posted their calls on the internet. >> we need you to break a window, ma'am. >> reporter: in this fake emergency call, the guest is suspicious there's a gas leak. but after someone else joins the call, it all seems so real. >> are you serious about this? >> we're seriou

at walden university. where advanced degrees advance the quality of life. >>> tonight's "nation divided" report is about two ways of seeing the same situation. seeing henry lewis gates in way you would never expect to see him. in handcuffs. he was arrested last thursday after somebody reported seeing two black men breaking into their home. they happened to be professor gates and his driver. the police came, words were exchanged and gates ended up in handcuffs. the charges were dropped today. a massive public debate is going strong. was the professor a victim of police profiling? were the cops doing their job? what they would do whether the man was black or white? here is joe johns. >> reporter: the controversy at cambridge involving harvard university professor henry lewis gates begins with two different version of events. gates' version and the police version. the question is what happened motivated by race or a run of the mill confrontation that got out of hand. >> what went wrong is you had two human be

at walden university.e. >> larry: looking at michael jackson's fans in london today. very, very popular, of course, in the uk. maybe more popular in the uk than in the united states. with mark geragos, judge jeanine pirro and judge brown. does all this speculation harm things, mark, for the prosecution, for the defense, for everybody? >> of course, it does. there's no question that you've got people saying things -- there's absolutely no basis to know if they're true or not. they become -- they get into the ether so to speak and everybody assumes they're true. >> larry: judge pirro, frankly, what do we know know? what do we know? >> well, you know, the only thing we do know are things someone like la toya tells us or joe jackson tells us or that the family tells us. or, you know, some of the leaks in law enforcement. until we get that toxicology, until that brain is analyzed by a neuropathologist, we're not going it know the cause of death. then what bill bratton will do is look into the viability of a hom

at walden university. >>> it started with a routine call about an assumed break-in. suspect arrested. a white police officer presiding. but as the details came out and the president weighed in, the story became much more than that. our number one story, the continuing debate on race. tomorrow president obama will meet with the harvard professor arrested in his own home, henry louis gates, and the man a who arrested him sergeant james crowley. meanwhile, the woman who called 911 to report the suspected burglary spoke with reporters today, breaking her silence on the matter. the incident also prompted inflammatory comments from the far right, proving that two weeks after professor gates' arrest there is still much to discuss. our correspondent is andrea mitchell. >> reporter: her call to police unwittingly triggered an incident that has ripped the scab off racial politics in america. >> the criticism at first was so painful for me and difficult. i was frankly afraid to say anything. people called me racist and said i caused all the turmoil that followed and some even s

walden university. >>> when republicans are playing to the media, they love to say, we've got to keep health care away from the government. the insurance companies do a better job. it's too expensive. that's what they say. but what do they think? some insight last night, courtesy of jon stewart's "daily show." william kristol talking about health care admitting the government does just fine running a first class health care system for the military. it's just that the rest of the american people don't deserve the same. >> so you don't believe, no public option. so even though that's good enough for the military, not good enough for the people of america? >> no. the military has a different health system than the rest of the americans. >> it's an option? >> it's built-in health care. >> why don't we go with that then? >> i don't know. is military health care -- >> well, first of all, it's expense. i'm not sure it's necessary. >> the american public do not? >> no, the american public does not deserve the same quality health care that the ladies and gentlemen fighting in iraq and afghanis

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at walden university. where advanced degrees advance the quality of life. you have questions.se are tough questions. that's why we brought together two of the most powerful names in the industry. introducing morgan stanley smith barney. here to rethink wealth management. here to answer... your questions. morgan stanley smith barney. a new wealth management firm with over 130 years of experience. >>> we got a lot of reaction from last week's e-mail fromro rodney whaley. this from rose representativeto of so many. se my husband and in our eyes as you read the efrom the soldier overseas listening to god bless the usa. remember, go to huckabee.com and click on the huckabee report to find out where to hear radio reports three times a da across america. this past weekend america lost a giant and news icon. walter cronkite passed away at the age of 92. he was in many of our living rooms night after night and reported through america's

at walden university. where advanced degrees advance the quality of life. good choice. only meineke lets you choose the brake service that's right for you. and save 50% on pads and shoes. meineke. >> larry: we're with general powell. couple of segments left. great having you with us. hope you do it more frequently. why don't you get your own show? >> good idea. you retiring? >> larry: why this show? i didn't say this show. i said your own show. anyway, okay, iran, now they have disputed elections. has obama dealt with that well? >> yes, i think so. a lot of people say you should be more outgoing with respect to your condemnation, but the iranians have a unique ability to take anything we do that is critical of them and turn it against us and to mobilize our population against us. there is something very significant happening in iran right now. demonstrations are continuing. some of the ayatollahs and religious figures are disagreeing with other ayatollahs and religious figures, so there is a turning taking place right now and i think it is best for us to watch this and

at walden university.ced degrees advance the quality of life. >>> welcome back to "morning joe." live pictures from the top of the rock looking north on central park near new york city. in the other direction, down in wall street, we find cnbc's erin burnett. she is live at the new york stock exchange. >> the big headlines is a advanced look for second quarter economic growth. the economy got smaller by one quarter. and economists were looking for 1.5%. and the estimates coming in, and some were looking for a growth, and others were looking for them to get 2.9% smaller. wide range. and the big headline, our reporter from chicago pointed this out, consumption, in this number, 2/3 of the economy fell. so that is the other headline. the other big topic of conversation will be purchasing managers' numbers. i know we are tight on time, cash for clunkers. if you take a step back, it's clear that consumers are willing with a rebate to come and spend money, and that might be a good sign, big picture. >> yeah, they

walden university. a higher degree. a higher purpose. >> thanks for staying with us, i'm bill o'reilly in the kelly file segment tonight, silverton, oregon is a town southeast of portland, population 7400. the mayor of the town is stu says is he a transgender person. meaning he dresses like a woman does stu. that causes controversy he showed up at a youth event in heels and short skirt. the factor producer was a bit confused by all of that and sought out mr. rasmussen. >> well, do you think it's appropriate to wear that type of clothing in front of 10-year-olds? 11-year-olds and 12-year-olds? >> these 10 and 11-year-olds been coming to my business for a years on first name business. >> what about traditional families, don't you think their children should have the option of having their children not see that? >> this is 2009. i mean, would these same families 30 or 40 years ago be concerned that the mayor had showed up and happened to be black? we live in a democracy. the community has decided they elected me as their m

at walden university. where advanced degrees advance the quality of life. >>> welcome back to "larry king live." i'm john king, filling in for larry king. as you see there, america has lost a legend tonight. the news industry has lost a legend. walter cronkite, the longtime cbs evening news anchor, dead at the age of 92. katie couric is still with us. and, katie, you were talking before the break about his talent, his ability to communicate, to work without a teleprompter. to talk and communicate and just have a conversation with the american people. i want to read you something that walter once said of today's news business, including the woman who sits in his chair, katie couric. i don't think if i were competing today with the anchor people out there i'd get a chance of getting on the air. minimizing his own talents. we both know that's far from true, right? >> well, you know, it's funny, john, because i was talking to doug brinkley, as i mentioned earlier, his story and he's writing a biography of walt

at walden university. where advanced degrees advance the quality of life. >>> this affects all of us. your wallet, too. >> josh levs is with us. >> hey, guys. the health care debate is heating up and obviously right now we've got flames flying back and forth, left and right. metaphor literally and we need to reality check them. to to do we bring bill from politifacts.com. >> thanks for having me. >> i want to start with something interesting. the late of the you have on politifact.com, giving president obama a full flop on health care. what's that about v. it has to do with something that he said back during the campaign. back in the early part of the campaign for the democratic nomination. hillary clinton and john edwards mandated that people get health insurance coverage as part of their health coverage plan. what led to the universal. obama did not. in fact made a point of saying he would not mandate it. he was afraid people couldn't afford it. fast forward to today. obama is now supporting a mandate. >

at walden university.where advanced degrees advance the quality of life. >>> tonight, a fresh reminder of the uncertainty and bloodshed in iraq. bombings in baghdad and ramadi today killed at least 12 iraqis and, as you know, in recent weeks, the uptick in violence included a renewed wave of attack on christians they're being marked for death. a message to the faithful. michael ware has more in tonight's "360 dispatch." >> reporter: a church bombed in baghdad. one of six struck by islamic militants in less than 24 hours. here, in catholic bishop warduni's rectory, the curtains shredded by shrapnel by a car bomb. part of attacks with a single, clear message from the extremists. christians are not welcome in iraq. attacks that began not under saddam hussein's regime but only after the u.s. invasion. >> this is a question of just attack the church. why? we don't know. so all this sudden actions against christians, sure, it will be not so easy for christians. >> reporter: on sunday evening, dozens and dozens o

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at walden university. where advanced degrees advance the quality of life. >>> raw politics tonight. thursday evening the professor and policeman involved in the racially charged arrest in cambridge will meet with president obama at the white house and we bet frank talk about the incident or applied photo hospital. we're not sure. henry lewis gates jr. says he was a victim of a racial profiling. sergeant crowley adamantly denies that charge. a lot of people from the president down have weighed in. colin powell gave his opinion what happened. the former secretary of state sat down with larry king earlier. powell's remarks about the gates arrest and his own experience with police are quite candid. here he is. >> teaching point for young people, especially, not for doctor gates. but for young people, especially, is when the police are looking into something and if you're involved in it in one way or the other, cooperate. don't make the situation more difficult. i think in this case the situation was made more difficult on the part of the cambridge police department. once they felt they

walden university. a higher degree. a higher purpose. for the "sideshow." one for the conspiracy theorists. white house press secretary robert gibbs is used to out of left field questions, but this one from a c-span viewer today may just take the cake. >> good morning. my question might seem a little silly, but it's very serious and i was wondering if you could take it very seriously. there's a massive movement right now of hundreds of colonels and ex-cia officials and air force pilots who are demanding that obama administration live up to its promise of transparency and let the american people know the truth about the existence of ufos. >> and we'll get a response. thank you for the call from seattle. >> ryan, i take your question seriously not simply because of the topic but also because if you're calling from seattle and it's a little after 7:00 here, it's a little after 4:00 in the morning there. look, i have not been briefed on whether or not there are the existence of ufos. i haven't talked to the president about this topic. >> i think it was useful m

walden university. a higher degree. a higher purpose. >>> it's time for the week in review.real one. it's the top three stories of the week according to us. we begin with the president separated from his beloved teleprompter. >> to pull our economy -- oh, goodness. >> at number three, the president loses his wing man. >> what will the president do then? >> one of the two teleprompter screens president obama was using a speech on monday fell from the stands and smashed on the floor. >> goodness. sorry about that guys. >> the commander and chief set an example for all americans when he courageously plowed forward and finished the job with only one teleprompter screen. the next day, president obama travelled to st. louis for major league baseball's all-star game, where he threw out the ceremonial first pitch. it was not the most impressive first pitch ever thrown, but it was better than his bowling. and certainly better than this pitch by mariah carey. and this one by olympian carl lewis. >> that's one of the worse opening pitches i have ever seen. >> and number two, chasing th

at walden university. where advanced degrees advance the quality of life. >>> she was the queen of the catwalk when she appeared on "america's top model." she completed full summary on february 27th and broke off an engagement. she joins us now. thanks for joining us. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> my pleasure. you apparently prefer the phrase born in the wrong body rather than transgender. why is that? >> well, actually, i prefer woman, because that's what i identify myself as. but as far as the whole transition, i prefer born in the wrong body, because i was a woman who was born in a body of a male. >> does the term transgender trouble you in some way or -- >> i just really don't prefer it. i don't know -- i don't know exactly what it is. but as far as, like, the term transsexual, i just totally don't prefer at all. transgender, you know, i guess i'm just kind of seeing myself as this is something that i went through, and now i am complete. i'm not saying that everyone to has to have the surgery, but

at walden university.ees advance the quality of life. >>> i think that it's better to have a product that is one based on quality and thoughtfulness rather than to jam something through. >> welcome back to "morning joe." here with us now, nbc news chief white house correspondent, nbc news political director chuck todd. chuck, good morning. let's get to some of the other headlines this morning including health care on hold. this is potentially, i guess, bad news for the white house. >> reporter: well, thank goodness for the gates controversy it covers up the really bad day they had on health care. it was sort of an uncomfortable joke behind the scenes at the white house, but the fact is the lead story all last night and this morning and all we would be talking about is, guess what, the president set a deadline and congress is missing it. and we're not talking about it. we'll let other people decide whether it's a good thing or a bad thing politically that we're not talking about it and we're focused on the

walden university. a higher degree. a higher purpose.have been in television for 30 years. i have never seen what i just saw during that commercial timeout. brian: which was? alisyn: what was that, steve? steve: alisyn used my blackberry as a mirror. alisyn: yes. i'm sorry what did you refer to this as, seriously? this does something else than show me if my lipstick is on correctly? brian: i was wondering why my mirror kept vibrating. i'm not sure. last night i watched greta van susteren at 10:00 at night but yet i was still here in the morning. i will be crossingy later. and i watched her sit down because she got the call come interview the secretary of state over in india. and she sat down and listen to what the secretary of state said about the next leg of her journey when she goes to thailand, the north korean foreign minister there. will they talk? listen. >> i'm going to be talking to the chinese, to the russians, to the south koreans, to the japanese, to others who will be there. i don't have any plans to talk to the north koreans

walden university. a higher degree. higher purpose. >>> if there's one thing that this fat nation needs, it's a fat dating reality show. last night the fox network gave us that gift with the premiere of their new show "more to love." >> i'm freakin' awesome. i am so -- just let go of everything. never experienced that before. he actually held my hand and gave me his jacket. i have waited for a guy to just want to get to know me. >> every time that woman appeared on screen they gave her weight. 201 pounds. every time. as if it changed over the course of the episode. >> they actual dloi that. give the person's name and weight up. it's horrible. >> no thank you. >>> let's get an early check on business. >> horrific. >> cnbc, live in london. good morning, steve. >> and what's your weight? >> good morning. everyone worried about a blip in the market. the big industries down 0.3%. a second day in a row. today the markets have upped themselves off the new york market futures, and the european industry trading at levels we have

at walden university.ere advanced degrees advance the quality of life. >>> the eagle has landed. >> oh, boy. >> thank you. >> boy. >> we'll be busy for a minute. >> i'm speechless. >> one of the very few times when walter cronkite was actually speechless, a man who has seen so much history and actually carried the world, carried the u.s. us americans through those moments in history. that moment in particular, one of his favorite, one of the favorite stories he ever covered, 1969 in july when we first saw man land on the moon. >> he said, in fact, that was his favorite. the 40th anniversary of the landing coming up tomorrow. so a lot of people looking back at that moment and looking back at the life of walter cronkite. we've been looking at some of those moments this weekend. the assassinatisa >> it's so great to see especially in the news business. so many times we bring you devastation around the world but to see these great moments where we can sit together and find real joy in them. walter cronkite did

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at walden university. where advanced degrees advance the quality of life.everybody. seven men accused in a plot to wage holy war, and they lived in the u.s. çdaniel boyd and three others shown here, among those accused of taking part in military-style training and planning an attack overseas. how did boyd allegedly get involved in terror overseas, marianne silber requestssilber? >> they gained some intelligence under the freedom of intelligence act. daniel boyd is the father of two and is a contractor. he and his father was in pakistan in the 1980's and received some training and even fought against the soviets. they say he brought that turning back -- training back here, including his sons. bill: what are the suspects at the moment, what are they being charged with? >> the suspects include his son and two other individuals. a federal indictment says there are charged with providing material support for terrorism. all sell conspiracy to maine, kidnap, or kill others abroad. bill, thank you. that story is still developing. -- bill: thank you. megyn: the fol

at walden university. where advanced degrees advance the quality of life. >>> welcome back to "morning joe." this morning we're getting reports on existing home sales for june, also our weekly unemployment numbers. let's get an early check on business right now with cnbc's louisi bojesen. >> good morning, a whole bunch of earnings. to mention bristol-myers squibb, at&t, safeway, microsoft -- the list goes on. one of our biggest stories, porsche versus vw. vw still lower by 7%. porsche has given the okay for negotiations about a potential sale of a stake in vw through porsche. it would be through a derivatives contract type deal. also they're looking at a capital increase of 5 billion euros, a unanimous decision by the controlling families. this morning we had the news of porsche, the man at the helm of this sports car group for the past 16 years, germany's highest paid ceo incidentally as well, he's stepping down along with the cfo and he was incidentally the person who was arguing for the fact that he wan

walden university. a higher degree. a higher purpose.ck: the bloody civil war in darfur, in the sudan, is taking center stage at congress and the united nations today. the u.s. government calls it genocide. the security council just voted on whether to extend the peacekeeping mission in a dangerous part of the world. julie banderas is following this from our news from today. what is going on? >> there was a unanimous vote to extend the resolution calling for a permanent cease-fire in darfur. this means the joint african union peacekeeping mission, which expired today, will continue through july, 2010, to maintain security in saddam's were-torn region. -- sudan's wartorn region. militants there are responsible for murdering thousands of black africans. since then, the u.s. has campaigned hard for international action to stop the killing, but the allies in china and russia and the arab league have hampered efforts. atrocities continue, with a staggering toll in the hundreds of thousands despite the peacekeeping mission. had the peacekeeper

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walden university. a higher degree. a higher purpose. megyn: this is a fox news alert.actually see it, but it is happening soon. the space shuttle endeavor reentering the earth's atmosphere. we have an animation of it for you. 10:16 eastern time, this thing is going to land. it is coming in and 17,000 miles per hour. astronauts on board are eager to see their loved ones and report back to mission control. the landing will happen at 10:48 eastern time. they have been up there for about two weeks working on the international space station and making repairs. there was a couple of heroin moments, but the mission was considered a big success. we are going to watch them turn in about 30 minutes. bill: back to this cash for clunkers story. mike emanuel reported that lawmakers are bound to keep a program funded after $1 million evaporated and less than one week. you have seen the commercials, in all likelihood. the program was supposed to boost auto sales and help the environment at the same time. we know it boosted sales. dealers sold 250,000 cars in the month of july. my nex

walden university. a higher degree. a higher purpose. jane: want to get to break news from the state ga georgia. a missing big rig but what it's carrying is the story. >> $8.8 million worth of prescription drugs in this big -- yeah. and the truck itself is worth $100,000. and at this point the police don't even care about the truck. also i just got off the phoenix with temple, georgia police and they said this happened a couple days ago and we didn't want to tip off the guys as to what they were carrying but by now they have found all sorts of things like blood thinners, cold meds, pharmaceuticals to the tune of $8.8 million missing. they say the truck was unmarked so there's nobody no way anyone from the outside would have known. you know sometimes truck drivers will take a shower, he was just gone for a second and told police he came back and the big peter built was gone with all of these drugs inside of it. now they are full tilt tom find this thing and they have put all their resources on this. get, this there were cameras at the tru