it's about an art thief in washington, d.c. who needs a safe house.nd the president motorcade goes up connecticut avenue. we often hear it. and came back having let the apartment to the movie makers to find all these walls were covered with knockoff paintings of the treasures of the national gallery which the clinton eastwood had stolen and i was hoping the producer would let me keep them but he had to take them away. my hood could be described -- he want to describe it as counter-armor but i think it's the other side of connecticut avenue. it's what we call embassy row. diplomatic buildings, residences, woods, gardens, very beautiful, pretty costly if you break to the right of my front door and go to columbia road you come to morgan to indicate it's bohemia our west village if you want. diplomacy on one side, and gault malla music, ethiopia restaurants and straight to dupont circle, bookstores, cafes, restaurants perhaps three starbucks. so what you're seeing me behind me is a sort of confluence of washington, d.c., our nation's great capitol. that's

the morning low was only 80 in washington, d.c. that's how you know it's going to be incredibly hot this afterno afternoon. the ridge of high pressure is over charlotte, north carolina. the rim around it will see showers and storms. maybe central and northern new england. you'll get stormy weather to keep you cooler. but our friends in d.c. to charlotte to norfolk, someone is going to hit 100 today. new york city should easily have its hottest day of the summer with 95 degrees. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. well, i mentioned on the periphery of that high pressure some areas are going to see storms. that includes sarasota, florida. in the great lakes, cooler around destrtroit, chicago, columbus. you'll have to carry an umbrella. watch out for thunderstorms. i hope you're ready, dan. it's a one-day heat wave in new york. 95 is going to be a shock. we've been 80 all summer. >> so one day and that's it. this is a one-day thing. just get it done and over with. thank you, b

but i really believe that it's in spite of the prescriptions of washington, d.c., chris. i mean, this so-called stimulus bill that -- you know, that was passed last february, we've lost 2 million jobs since the stimulus bill was passed. and i think what we're seeing in the economy now is the inherent resilience of the american economy and the american people and while those -- while those numbers are encouraging, what we ought to be doing is pursuing the broad-based prescription for recovery and stimulating this economy which has always worked, which is fiscal discipline in washington, d.c. and tax relief for working families, small businesses and family farms. >> let's look at th stimulus bill which you voted against. the democratic national committee, as you know, is running a radio ad in indiana in which they note that the stimulus package is funding public works projects across the state and in your home district. let's listen. >> these projects are creating and saving jobs and boosting our economy. so when you see that sign that says this project funded by the americ

the yirs of rain this morning down through the mid atlantic up into the washington, d.c. area, have had some light rain. moderate rain passing the chesapeake, over towards dover with one thunderstorm. a lot of that intended for southern new jersey. it should clip the philadelphia area with showers. everywhere else this morning you look dry. well, if you're watching wavy tv 10, norfolk, virginia, learn about the inhabitants of the chesapeake bay and meet some of them face to face at the jordan-newby library, down by the bay. >> thank you, bill. >>> now, here's another look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. the shine and the glare of the spotlight past for "jon & kate plus 8". when the reality show couple's marriage hung in the balance the season premiere notched 110 million viewers. tuesday's half-hour return episodes drew only about 4 million. >>> find a replacement for paula abdul won't be easy but england sun reports producers are already negotiating with victoria beckham, former posh spice. >>> finally, what has gotten into joan rivers? first, she blasted j

. >> kenji kona, thank you very much for joining us from washington, d.c. >>> from south asia tonight, a harsh prison sentence for a journalist whose case was recently cited by president obama. this was him in shackles after a judge sentenced him to 20 years after violating sri lanka's anti-terrorism laws all because his article accused the government of withholding food from ethnic tamil areas as a tool of war. >>> we want to devote a considerable amount of time again tonight to afghanistan where the country's election commission said today that president hamid karzai continues to hold a wide lead over the former foreign minister abdullah abdullah. with almost half of the vote counted in the presidential election, karzai has almost 46%, about 33% for abdullah. but the results continue to be clouded by reports of fraud, which have gone up substantially in recent days. there are also increasing reports of violence against people who tried to vote. this man claimed that the taliban cut off his nose and ears. his doctor spoke about it. >> translator: this is the victim of the political g

big concentrations in the washington d.c. area, the two areas where complex groups named mara salvatrucha grew up. another factor, the big chicano pride movement. a bunch of latinos that could not show that they were necessarily of pure mexican heritage founded another gang. they called it the 18th street gang. in the inimitable words of los angeles police department's gang detective frank flores, a little bit. they were getting their butt kicked. we will open the flood gates. the gang grew. it all happened within the last 20 years. those forces are unpredictable. wars, other forces that we can talk about that are really at the guts of our political life today, and we have heard reference to them. the changes that i write about and talk about, economic restructuring in the united states and the world, something we call globalization. immigration patterns that define national borders and ignore immigration laws, transnational crime, and the federalization and growing internationalization of law enforcement. these changes today

americans for prosperity is the m3 washington, d.c.f campaigns that are supposed to look like they're not at all coming from m street in washington, d.c. joining us now is tim phillips who is the president of americans for prosperity, which launched both patients united now and patients first. mr. phillips, i know you're under no illusions about our show. i really thank you for agreeing to come on this show. >> i did see you last night and know what i'm getting into. >> very good. let me be as fair as i can be. have i got my facts straight thus far? did i just say something that was factually incorrect? >> when you say we're bussing folks in, that we're not a real group, that's an exaggeration. i was in evansville, indiana, we had 260 folks there on a steamy, hot summer morning. they are real folks. none of them were bussed in. these are real people. >> what are the buses for? >> to go around and deliver our message. a really good prop. a good way to dramatize what's at stake in this health care debate. we do have two of those running.

washington d.c. at 90. so we've been in some nice air the last 24 hours. it's been a little more humid. we have a nice west wind around the area. and that brought us some drier air aloft and put a cap on any of the thundershower developments. however down to the south and southwest, we're watching a batch of rain that is beginning to take shape over southern virginia and the carolinas. and we expect low pressure to move along the stalled front that is going to go through the region later tonight. you can see showers breaking out. and we expect to see some of this expanding late tonight into our region, particularly from the baltimore, washington area south and east. southeast, virginia and low shore. you see the heaviest rains. we expect to see showers in the area after midnight and then during the morning tomorrow and thursday. we'll see the risk of showers, particularly south and east where we could see heavy rain tomorrow. this is all because of this low pressure that is going to slide to our south and southeast. and by late in the day on thursday, drie

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this is mostly contrary to the south and to the east of washington d.c.. looking outside route now -- right now, it is humi for the remainder of the upcoming weekend, changes are on e way. first thgs first, we will take a look at what is going on with our doppler radar. here are the stars and thunderstorms to the south and east -- shower is and thunderstorms to the south and east of the sea. gaithersburg and montgomery county, everything is slowly moving to the north and east at just around 10 miles per hour. we have all of these flash flood warnings that we will talk about in just a second. look at the weather -- look at the rainfall totals. these totals are just from midnight. fed ex fieldouab.5 0th i abouth of rain. s o i ghaoing on outside. montgomery county is under the but severe thunderstorm watch at this time. as ooh fld fltch avweloe h tt a abaltoouk weherehe is the procter to see t ngoi g on. there we go. -- here is the prompter. we also have a flash flood warning for this county until 8:45 p.m. we're going to look for the flash flood watch to ex

it is 80 in washington, d.c. this morning as well. that is an incredibly mild reading for the overnight. we should be 65, by the way, overnight hours. looks like 89 degrees the forecast high. even in the upper elevations of the maryland mountains, thanks to that strong high pressure ridge. high forecast, 96 degrees. it will feel much worse than that with the humidity, but mostly sunny skies. just the slightest chance of an isolated thunderstorm because of the heating of the day. it should be few and far between if we see any shower activity. 95 even around the ocean city area today. a scorcher today anyway you slice it. so the real temperature is going to be 95 to 100. represent area of -- metropolitan area of baltimore, it is going to be 100 to 105 degrees. as a result, a heat advisory issued goes in effect from noon until 8:00. we're talking dangerous heat. 90 to 95 on the eastern shore and the coastline where it is cooler. looks like we are in the unhealthy category in the pollutants in the environment mainly in the downtown area.

the low 70s in packs river and east in washington d.c. and hagerstown. oakland at 61 degrees. 68 at westminster. 07 columbia. -- 70 columbia. you remember last weekend we had the front in the area that steered bill away. now we have another front sitting to the west. could it do the same? 93 today, sunny and hot. that remains to be seen. 67 and partly cloudy overnight. tomorrow a garden variety chance of spotty thunderstorm, not a big issue. we've seen a downgrade happen in the five-day forecast friday and saturday. a big question mark, danny. hope null clear is sunday and monday. >>> here the get up and go with sharon. >>> it's going a little better on 95. we finally cleared up that accident at 295 in the northbound lane. so everything is running smoothly there. we have a fewer other issues. a gas main break in the city. traffic is being detoured on park avenue and drivers are to a left on saratoga. and fire activity in the city as well on hilton street and massachusetts avenue. there's a live look the 95 and 295-6789 you see everything running at full

i mean it is muggy. 78 downtown, 79 in elkton and washington d.c. and packs river and easton, 78 hagerstown, 83 ocean city, 73 cumberland, 68 in oakland, 76 in westminster and bel air. 80 rock hall and 78 in kent island, 79 in washington d.c. and here's the front moving our way and the shower activity breaking out ahead of the front. tomorrow in the low 80s because of the showers and clouds. you'll notice that it was cooler yesterday. this is hurricane bill. tess a category 3 right now. 125-mile-an-hour winds. you look at that front. that will be here today and tomorrow weather. it will move offshore and steers bill away from the continental united states. today 93 will be the high and we could have a passing shower and possibility of a heavy thunderstorm. 72 overnight. sunday the best of the weekend days and beautiful as we move into next week. >>> any problems on the pavement? here's joy. >>> i'm not finding any. it's still fine and dandy. enjoy. spread your wings there. a moderate roll. about 15 minutes down the entire west side 745. not a bad ri

ocean city 72, 73 in packs river, 74 washington d.c., 68 elkton.tminster and gerbil hair, 69 and 67. washington d.c. 74, annapolis, 74. not a lot of shaking going on in the area. we have an advancing cool front out to the west that may throw a thundershower our way as we move toward mid-week. the remnants of claudette look like they want to be pushed ease with the advancing front. but they may get caught off in eastern tennessee and we may not get a drop out of rain out of claudette. we do use a little moisture in here. 95 the high this day. tonight we'll figure down to about 70 tomorrow 94 degrees. and the same forecast is the same, rain-free. saturday a chance of a couple scattered showers. and now to first warning doppler radar. this is tropical storm claudette making landfall in the florida panhandle. and it will move up toward that slide near east tennessee. susstained winds at 40 miles an hour. not really tearing up the peninsula or the panhandle too bad. but a ton of rain moving itselff onshore. bill is sitting well to the east of the high r

thanks so much for the live update from washington, d.c. tonight. >>> we are checking in on the average speeds out on the roadway and pretty hectic ride. this number tells the story on northbound 95, 12 miles per hour. now this is all due to an accident on the northbound lanes at mountain road. good news is the rescue is finally in the clearing stages but it is going to be backed up from 695 as a result we'll stick with 47 or even belaire road. as for the rest of the main line, 46 miles per hour on the jfx and 59 traveling on 83. heavy but steady ride only the west side with 38 and 54 on 95 through howard county. we have double trouble on 97, though. there's 2 accidents on the south bound liens between route 32 and route 178. northbound stretch is going to be calm heading up to 695. in that same vicinity on 295 right at the belt way here it is traffic flowing freely and south bound and northbound lanes up to baltimore city but 295 is the way to two tonight abandon that is because we have an accident on northbound 95 right between 395 and ha

. >> we are here in washington, d.c. trying to not to let him be forgotten, trying to make sure that the search never stops until he is found. i think we to owe him that and much more. >> reporter: finally, last month, marines spoke to an iraqi in anbar province who said he saw speicher buried. based on that account, speicher's remains were recovered from the iraqi desert and flown to dover air force base in delaware for positive identification. captain speicher is survived by two children, toddlers when he disappeared, but now, in college. and some people never gave up demanding a search for speicher. u.s. senator bill nelson is among those who kept pushing. i talked with him earlier about this development. >> after all of the false leads and the ones who were making up stories and giving the family hope that he was alive, even those initials "mss" that i went to that prison cell and traced that with a pencil. >> and what was your gut feeling about that at the time? >> well, i mean, it was incredible. it looked, actuall

let's take a live look at washington, d.c. right now. you can see the large crowd of people that have gathered there in washington, d.c., with the motorcade currently on its way to the nation's capital. tonight, whit johnson has all of the remembrances for wjz. [ singing ] >> reporter: the world is saying goodbye to senator ted kennedy. >> we gather today, with sadness but with hope. >> reporter: the funeral service to mark his passing was a traditional catholic mass. >> our father who art in heaven. >> reporter: but much of it was extraordinary. >> have mercy on us. >> reporter: six priests celebrated the mercy of the mass. senator placido domingo and yo yo mas delivered the communion. >> the greatest expectations were placed upon ted kennedy's shoulders because of who he was. but he surpassed them all because of who he became. >> reporter: celebrities, dozens of senators, presidents carter, george w. bush and clinton, and kennedy's considerable extended family, all attended the service in a soaring church that had a special meaning for

every night on my radio show i send a message to washington, d.c. conservatives will never surrender. no matter what they say or what they do. we will not surrender [applause] i realize that we had -- we are at a bit of a disadvantage right now, but we have two powerful weapons. we just have to know how to use them. the first one is our vote. we got beat last november. no need crying over that. let's get ready for november 2010 when we get an opportunity to vote. because, unfortunately, too many conservatives kept their votes at home last november because they did not like either candidate. the popular vote difference was only about 4 million votes. pretty soon acorn won't have any more criminals they can register. so, if the conservatives voted, we can beat them. they will run out of criminals to sign up. remember, let's start looking to november 2010. we may not be able -- then again we may be able to totally reversed control of congress. if you look at what is going on at these town hall meetings, there are some angry, determined folks out there.

next year, all students at public high schools in washington d.c. will be able to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases. it was found that 13% of 3000 children tested positive for a sexually transmitted disease, according to the d.c. health department. the program is voluntary, but it will not require parental consent. >> in tonight's "medical alert," determine whether a patient has swine flu or any flu needs to happen quickly, but a new study finds that rapid tests are more likely to fail more than half the time. researchers found the test were able to accurately detect flu viruses 40% to 70% of the time, but only of a proper sample was taken and high levels of the virus were taken. experts say the results are preliminary, and more studies are needed. are you a secret either, at a calorie prisoner? a survey finds 60% of women have an eating disorder, or at least what they call this order eating. you are probably familiar with problems like anorexia or bulimia, but this new generation of disordered eating comes in many different forms. >> aft

she's a partner at a washington, d.c.sed firm. >> most law firms are very complex environments that it takes a lot for everyone to navigate. and i think that you have to learn the rules of the game in order to navigate that, and it's more difficult for women of color to do that. >> bonnie: while louiseau has forged a successful career at her firm, as a woman of color she's something of a rarity. even though statistics show the number of women starting off in the law profession equals that of men. >> we have what some people call the 15-15-50 problem. we have 50% of women coming out of law school. 50% of the talent pool are women. but 15% of law firm partners are women and 15% of-counsel are women. so part of it is a numbers game, and part of it, i think, is ... we as women have not realized that we need to speak up and band together as women, and ask for the equal opportunities. i also worry that the economic times that we're in are going to foreclose the amount of opportunities that are at the top levels of law firms, at

we got closer to 90 towards washington, d.c. today. and i got to show you this, look at the beach.k about packed. look at those umbrellas on the water's edge. lot of people trying to beat the heat today. nice day to be down towards the coast. bay forecast closer to home, tomorrow on the chesapeake g good four. high tide at 9:16 a.m. south winds will be there, 10:15, few gusts to 20 in the afternoon so about two feet of chop towards sandy point and open waters of the chest being. low temperatures this morning down in the mid to upper 60s. not as cool as the last couple nights. could have left the windows open but probably wouldn't be as comfortable for you. tonight, it gets muggier over the next several nights so probably more air-conditioning type of weather and we are still at 80 now at bwi. down the ocean about 83 degrees right now. couple storms down here in the tidewater of virginia, not much here in the immediate baltimore area but there's a warm front sliding in out of south it. will help take the temperatures up. may bring the rumble of thunder overnight, a widely scattered

well, if you're watching us on wrc nbc 4 in washington, d.c., head to the national museum of african art for a look at a collection of striking images depicting domestic and wild animals at the artful animals exhibit. that's your eastern event of the day, dan. >> thank you, bill. >>> now here's an early look this morning's headlines in entertainment. brad pitt and quentin tarantino took the number one spot this weekend with "inglourious basterds." overseas, it added another $27.5 million for a worldwide poll of just over $65 million. since the film cost about $70 million to make, it almost paid for itself after just the first weekend out. it was also number one in france, england, germany and australia. district 9 slipped to second with $18.9 million. nevertheless, it's well on its way to becoming the summer's $100 million sleeper hit. g.i. joez the rise of cobra stands at $120 million. finally, the robert rodriguez family comedy short starring william h.macy and james spader, sputtering into sixth with just $6.6 million. see any of those? >> i did not, actually. but i wasn't going t

>> rick: once again, a live look at the supreme court building in washington, d.c. where very soon behind those famous columns, judge sonia sotomayor will be sworn in as the next associate justice of the u.s. supreme court, the judge has suggested that her background, her unique background and values do and should influence her judicial decisions, and that that should be the case, perhaps with all judges, joining us now with her thought, is joanne epps, who is the dean of the beasley school of law, at temple university in philadelphia, dean epps also testified on behalf of the national association of women lawyers. at judge sotomayor's confirmation hearings, recently and nice to talk with you, dean, thanks very much for being here and let's talk first of all, about your testimony, when you went down to washington and testified on judge sotomayor's half, what was the point you most wanted to make? to members of the senate sdmeet i wanted to make collectively three points. i wanted to say in her half she was exceptionally well qualified for the position, she was exper

we had the elephant brought over on a semi to downtown washington, d.c. on pennsylvania avenue. so, it was very exciting. but, it was, literally the last six months of the wedding, all we were worried about was this elephant. >> reporter: back at the mani- sandhu wedding, sonal has made sure that the two weddings faithfully represent the two religions. at the sikh wedding, men and women sit separately on the floor-- shoes off, heads covered. the service centers around the sikh holy book, the guru granth sahib. >> the bride and the groom, they go around the guru, keeping in mind that the guru or god is the center. all their life, because of this way, they will be very easily able to mend their differences if that's what they keep in mind. >> reporter: at the hindu wedding, the bride groom also do a walk-around. >> so that completion of the seven rounds around the fire signifies that they are married and that concludes with the ceremony where the groom offers a necklace... ties a necklace to the bride and usually they put a little dot, like a kumkum a sindur of the forehead of the

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every night on my radio show i send a message to washington, d.c. conservatives will never surrender. no matter what they say or what they do. we will not surrender [applause] i realize that we had -- we are at a bit of a disadvantage right now, but we have two powerful weapons. we just have to know how to use them. the first one is our vote. we got beat last november. no need crying over that. let's get ready for november 2010 when we get an opportunity to vote. because, unfortunately, too many conservatives kept their votes at home last november because they did not like either candidate. the popular vote difference was only about 4 million votes. pretty soon acorn won't have any more criminals they can register. so, if the conservatives voted, we can beat them. they will run out of criminals to sign up. remember, let's start looking to november 2010. we may not be able -- then again we may be able to totally reversed control of congress. if you look at what is going on at these town hall meetings, there are some angry, determined folks out there.

and a soccer giant comes to washington, d.c.. but we begin with the number one show in town, the washington redskins, and for very good reason because this time of year, everybody thinks their team will go to the super bowl. well, two teams will. but will the redskins be one of them? to quote the musical stylings of asia, only time will tell. jim zorn and jason campbe, sharing a smile at practice. he beginning the third straight season, big expectations for him this season. how about the rookie? well, brian there, number 98, expected to put the heat on opposing quarterbacks. while the coach doesn't want to talk bit, he degrees the fans have a great reason to be excited. >> they have a good reason to be excited. there is a lot of work to do. it is not this -- most excellent performance -- right from the start. we're going to grow and we're going to get better as we go along. >> random thought time, but if there was one guy on the redskins roster i wouldn't want to bother, this would probably be big al haynesworth, 6'6", but we'll h

>> originally washington, d.c. >> he's got good reason to love it. one of television's most successful game shows is back. tonight, a local man got a chance to face regis philbin and give his final answer for a chance at winning $1 million. we've got the word on how his family and friends got together to cheer him on? >> leon, you can imagine this was the opportunity of a lifetime for anthony sloan. you might even call it his lucky day, which would make sense, because it's also his 41st birthday. when family and friends came over to anthony sloan's parents home this evening, they expected a birthday party. not this. [cheers and applause] >> it was a surprise appearance on "who wants to be a millionaire?" anthony auditioned and a few weeks later got the million-dollar car and then it was off to new york. >> two hours sleep, lots of energy drinks, lots of adrenal adrenalin. >> but it was worth it. anthony made it to the hot seat and breezed through the first few questions. he was doing so well he decided to call his wife on the thousand dollar question

very little in the way of seven day a week residents of washington, d.c., who can socialize together or play cards. >> you said something about having a drink with him. that has sort of gone out. you do not see the drinking. at 6:00, everybody had a bottle on the table and went to each other's offices. i remember that. if you were a favorite journalist, you could get in and have some of it your self. >> there is no more board of education. the jockey club in house of representatives. on thursday afternoons, senators and members of congress are on their airplanes flying back to the district to make the rounds of the bar mitzvahs and the funerals and when they cannot help but, the health-care extravaganza's. >> you did a little pilgrimage to places where kennedy was? >> it was a very strange atmosphere in the capitol yesterday. everyone had long expected that senator kennedy would be passing at some point. we knew he was gravely ill, and yet, somehow when we heard the news that he had passed, it was inexplicably unexpected, and it does not matter how long people have prepared themselve

i can only represent you well in washington, d.c. what it is that you are looking for, what you are seeking. so this town hall meeting tonight as we discuss health care, health care reform, health care issues, health care insurance, this is -- it's important for you to be here but it's much more important for me to be here to listen to you. as much as i would love to stand here and spend the next two hours telling you about everything that's in the health committee bill or not in the house bill, we can do that at another time. so dennis has given you the ground rules in terms of how much time we'd like you to spend in terms of your comments or your questions. i'm going to try to exercise a little restraint here, but give you the information that i believe you're seeking. i want to thank you for the comments that i have received from alaska cans all over the state these past few months this summer. so many of you have expressed a great deal of concern with rushing health care reform through congress. one point in time, the president h

health officials say the patient was an adult with underlying medical problems who lived near the washington, d.c. area. health officials say they expect more flu-related deaths, and they are urging people to take advantage of vaccination programs once they do become available, which probably won't be available until the fall. >>> and now to a developing story out of washington, d.c., a large-scale emergency response, all because of bee stings. authorities say 14 children were stung at the rock creek nature center this afternoon. none of the kids suffered any allergic reacts to the stings, andly the are all being treated at the scene. >>> family, dignitaries, and special olympians remember eunice kennedy-shriver in massachusetts tonight. thousands attended a public wake early this afternoon at a cape cod church. shriver was the sister of president john f. kennedy and massachusetts senator edward kennedy. she of course founded the special olympics, and helped change the way americans and people around the world treat the mentally challenged. she died tuesday at the age of 88. >>> a hollywood-style

situations going on writ now heat advisory across the central portion of the state including washington, d.cbaltimore, eastern shore until 8:00 o'clock tonight and then we also have just to the north of us excessive heat warning to the north over in parts of 92 delaware and then into new jersey because they have all the larger areas with a lot of heat that is concentrated there looking at 96 degrees downtown baltimore. 95 washington, d.c. currently 91 in salsbury and then you mix that humidity in there it feels like 100 degrees downtown baltimore. 101 in dc. looking at fredericksburg. hot spot. 111. that is the heat index right now. hagerstown index of 99 and over in salsbury looking at 100. dover at 104. so very, very uncomfortable conditions if you didn't have to be out doors, just try to take it easy indoors. now we have some showers and thunderstorms erupting back to the westover towards cumberland. heat humidity firing up some showers and thunderstorms that will probably work their way into the baltimore area as we go through the next hour and a half or so. very strong line of storms ne

before they get in washington, d.c.ir space. they need to cut down in the traffic and make sure pilots who know what they're doings allowe city air space. >> thank you, sir. >>> they have earned their reputation among the most feared mexican cartels. we will show you why the u.s. is offering a $50 million reward for their capture. >>> what does a mexican mafia have to do with the murder of a florida couple? it's one of the latest leads investigators are chasing. >>> president barack obama heads to guadalajara, mexico, tomorrow night to meet with leaders of mexico and canada. a critical item on the agenda, the increasingly deadly mexican druck cartels. mexican president calderone declared war two years ago. since then an estimated 10,000 people -- 10,000 people have died in drug-related violence. and president obama has pledged $700 million to help out. which sounds like a lot, until you consider drug cartels generate up to $40 billion a year. cnn's michael ware recently visited the mexican coastal city of vera cruz, whe

one of my favorite people here in washington, d.c., has been connect with baseball for 50 year in washington i have to ask you, as a baseball historian and expert, the signing of stephen strasburg -- how exciting has that been? >> wow. only ted williams and frank howard generated so much public excitement. you're talking about ted lerner, not spending $15 million on this young man but investing because -- every phanos he is going to deliver and will against dividend. that's what we're looking for. there are three ways to attract spectators -- win. not everybody can win. number two, have a superstar and hopefully we have that now. and the giveaways. you know, the moms and dads have to come because the kids are bugging the heck out of them. i want that! so it looks like the future with strasburg could be -- he is the superstar. he is going to mean winning and winning plus all these give away. it will be a whole new ball game. >> debbi: what's it like for you to come to the ballpark and just feeled renewed enthusiasm in the team? >> there's so much more excitement and enthusiasm now. before, it

we don't have lobbyists in washington, d.c.ere's where grass roots becomes grass roots-ish or grass roots-y or not at all grass roots. you see, technically the folks behind angry renters.com, they may not have had lobbyists in washington, d.c. but that's mainly because the folks behind angry renters.com were lobbyists in washington, d.c. if you scroll down to the very bottom of the page you will see that angry renter.com is a project of the organization freedom works. the group we have discussed many times on this show. who are the sort of renters at freedom works who were so angry they felt compelled to launch angry renter.com? well, meet steve forbes, a director of freedom works, former presidential candidate, and according to "the wall street journal" proud resident of a $2.78 million estate in central new jersey which i'm pretty sure he doesn't rent. that said, again, according to "the journal" quote the forbes family did sell off its private island in fiji and palace in morocco but still own a chateau in france. perhaps an

here in washington, d.c. the need is especially acute. 6,000 people are on dialysis.ast majority african-american. yet doctors only perform 250 transplants each year. one big problem minorities often build up antibodies that cause organ rejection. so the doctor helped pioneer a process to filter the antibodies from blood plasma making a transplant a reality. >> wthink that with this procedure that we could perform thousands more transplants in this country. approximately 2,000 to 3,000 more transplants every year. >> reporter: without the procedure none of his seven patients could have received a new kidney. two weeks after their surgeries they gathered for the first time to meet their donors. elizabeth's kidney came from jordan. elizabeth joyner, jordan bro. [ applause ] >> linda's kidney went to olermi. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: and larry donated to daisha. >> this man is an angel. my angel. >> reporter: for seven people and seven more, the ultimate gift of life. tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> we wanted to let you know there is a lot more on this

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different hats on the national board of the car dealers' association and the chairman of the washington, d.crea new auto dealers' association. i want to begin this morning with a story this morning front page of the washington times that gets into the minutiae of the back and forth in the senate, but really gets to the heart of what may be happening this week, and the report by miller saying that democratic leaders will have to strug l to overcome the often plodding pace of the senate before the august recess. friday's the deadline because the white house is saying if it doesn't pass this bill, the program will end. >> guest: right. they'll be out of money. surely they'll be out of money. i think that the first $1 billion that was allocated went much quicker than anybody had anticipated. >> host: what has it meant for your industry? >> guest: well, you know, it's created a lot of excitement, it's brought a lot of customers into the showrooms and everything. in our particular case and i'm pretty sure you'll probably see it across the country, you know, we have several dealerships, and we're s

freedomworks is a washington, d.c.-based advocacy group that is chaired by the former republican house majority leader, dick armey. in addition to being the head of freedom work, mr. army is a senior policy adviser at a washington, d.c.-based lobbying firm called dla pieper. among dla pieper's clients and former clients who just might be interested in what happens with health care reform, pharmaceutical maker bristol-myers squibb, who paid dla piper through the end of 2008. medical supply rehr sleep ed, incorpora incorporated. health care provider metropolitan health networks. and the pharmaceutical firm medicines company. now, we mentioned medicines company on this program last week. while they do acknowledge paying dick armey's legal firm for lobbying, they told us specifically that the type of activities freedomworks is engaged in now with the shutting down of debate over health care, by shutting down town hall meetings over health care, this group, the medicines company, says that is not at all what they were payin