responded well to whitman's no-nonsense style.ng and mcveigh before they were traded and shut down for the season because he was out of shape. whitman doesn't mess around. >> these players know who i, who i am. and i am a straightforward, honest as, as anybody. that's i think the only way to be. you know i was raised that way from my mom and dad. i play foed for a guy, bobby knight. you knew where you stood. i appreciated that as a player. you knew exactly what you mad to do. if you weren't playing and what you mad how to do to keep playing. i just fry to do that to these guys the i am upfront. i'm honest with them. and i think that's what they were looking for. >> all right, nba western conference finals. thunder/spurs. game five. kevin durant. series tied at 2. second quarter. cook, averaging 2.2 points per game in the playoffs. he scores, eight straight points, for oklahoma city off the bench. kevin durant is loving it. third quarter. here come the spurs. ginobli just coming up huge. one of his three, three pointers in the quar

i'm pleased to have an opportunity to continue to leave the group of guys. >> something about whitmanay not know. he was originally drafted by the washington bullets with the 22nd overall pick in the 1983 draft. he didn't play for the team, he was traded after the draft. laura, he said he kept his hat from draft night. >> oh, fun. all right. lindsay murphy, thank you very much. >>> olympic champion gymnast sean johnson announcing her retirement at the age of 20. she had some hopes of compete negligent london olympics. that is not going to happen. she injured her knee a couple of years ago in a skiing accident and she will still go to lopped oron 230 tochore for the team. >> she was dynamic. >> and awesome. >> what is going? >> and this is a beautiful day. we're hoping tomorrow around this time and later, closer to sunset. >> uh-huh. >> there won't be any clouds or showers. tomorrow, you will hear a lot about the venus, guys. that bright planet we see in the western sky and tomorrow is going to move across the face of the sun. >> oh. >>> and that is called the transit of venus and you

they announced today they have retained whitman as head coach, agreeing to a two-year deal.went 18 and 31 after taking over for flip saunders midway through this lockout shortened season instilling a little more accountability among his players, the team won eight of their last ten games. randy whitman says he was encouraged by the way his team closed out the season. >> for a team to come out and battle like this team did, that showed me a lot that these guys with have a lot of pride and a lot of heart. >> they played hard for him and played the right way. there are things he asked them to do on the floor. it's nice the players said something verbally, but i think they spoke louder by the actions on the court. >> game five of the nba finals, thunder, spurs all tied up at 2. thunder up one, fast break off the turnover. kevin durante to russell westbrook who finishes with the alley-oop. puts the thunder up 3. right now they are up 9. game ongoing. the nationals came up big tonight in the mlb draft. they didn't have the number one pick, but got a player that many thought would

it was made official that randy whitman will return as head coach. much debate secret or surprise even though his record was only 18-31. the players say they want him back. randy whitman won 8 of the last 10. >> what did that 8-2 finish do for you moving forward? >> it was important for them to have that feeling of winning especially the younger guys. we have not had a lot of winning in the last two or three years. it's important feel that. >> meanwhile, the eastern conference finals. the celtics even add up at two games apiece. rajon rondo was the difference again with 15 assists. 93-91 boston. miami says chris bosch to be back for game 5. believe me, miami needs and carried a roller coaster of emotions for tiger woods. his agent was arrested for a dui. then he came back from four behind and birdied three of the last four shots finishing with a five under par 67 to win the memorial. how about this? jack nicklaus called this the greatest shot under the circumstances he had ever seen. the nationals are tied for first place with miami and both teams ar

disease and nine out of ten cases, are among african americans today is national hiv testing day, whitman walker health, walgreens and a coalition called greater than aids is offering free tests at three dc locations joining us now from northwest washington to talk about when and where free tests are being conducted is megan davies she is director of community health at whitman walker health. thank you for joining us this morning. firstover all, we gave -- first of all we gave numbers for washington, which are staggering overall nationwide what are the latest numbers. >> right now we have a 2.7% epidemic here in dc 1% is considered epidemic we are one of the worst we have a whole lot to do yes numbers are better than they were before but we have a lot of work to do when it comes to hiv. >> in the district what demographic is most at risk and why? >> so, pretty much anybody in dc, can be at risk for hiv it is definitely more predominant in the african american community people of color as well as men having sex with men. although heterosexual rates are rising as well and so really we just

but the big story of the day is new wizards head coach randy whitman.from him and wizards president ernie grunfeld as news 4 at 6:00 continues. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >>> we start with a look at our sun with that little dot in front of it and that is venus. and that's what some of you will be able to see tomorrow, tomorrow late afternoon, evening hours. first viewing is at 6:04. this is very rare and doesn't happen again until december, 2117. it is that rare. that little dot is how small venus is compared to the sun. but remember when you view it tomorrow to protect your eyes. a lot of the amateur astronomers will have a filt

after whitman took over, the wizards finished 18 and 31 and won eight of the final 10 games, includingt proved critical for whitman. >> when you see those things as a coach business, they gate attributes to have in your player and tone error error, of course, was decision to meat and talking to ernie atworth, i would love to go forward and see where we can take this. yo and she asked me to do that on the floor. it's nice the players said something verbally and i think they spoke louder by the actions on the court. >> and some edge finals and this game goes into overtime. in the ot and that is rondo hesitating, sinks the flower and the celtics ledno-91 and the final seconds in ot. the heat down 2. dwayne wade not going for the tie but the win and pulls up from three. it's no good. the celtics defeat the heat, 93- 91 and to even the series at two games apiece. game five tomorrow night and in to south beach. >>> the nationals taking 16 in the first round nfl draft tonight and that is the latest section had. they won't pick again until 80th overall. >>> the redskins are led by pierre garco

the wiz, 18-31 after whitman took over for flip saunders, fired back in january.he playoffs are rolling on, eastern conference finals game three. paul pierce and the celtics trying to win a game in this series against lebron james and the heat. first quarter, miami down one. mario chalmers drives. dishes to lebron. he takes a hit. gets the hoop. and the foul. lebron with the game high, 34 points. he is balling. after the opening quarter. celtics. boston up 13. kevin garnett. they trail the series, two games to one. and last time i checked it was not raining inside there. think the only place it wasn't raining to day. >> you know what is wrong with baseball. >> they don't have a roof in florida. doesn't make sense. >> makes a lot of sense. why the marlins did it too? >> sa peit's the rain, jim. it's the rain. a lot of >>> breaking news in oakton, virginia, erica gonzalez on the scene of a house fire. she is on the phone with the latest, erica. >> talk about the side effects of the severe weather that we have seen today. this may very well be another example of that

randy whitman will be the coach. they sign add two-year deal. >> capital one field at bird stadium at college park under construction. the university of maryland is switching out the grass for some new high-tech turf. but most of the buzz is about what the color of the field may be. some suggesting it won't be your traditional green. i went on campus yesterday, talked to some fans and current players to get their thoughts on the changes. i'm have their reaction for you today at 5:00. that's a quick look at sports this morning. i'm kristen berset. have a great tuesday. >>> coming up in today's hero central, we're honoring an organization that offers portable mental health services. >> plus, we have some tips from a super couponner. here's monika with the latest on some serious problems on the roadways. >> about 30 seconds ago a tow truck droarveg away with a the charred re-- drove away with the charred remains of a vehicle involved in a deadly accident overnight. i'll have more coming up in my report at 5:30. you're w

randy whitman will return next season. over on an interim basis when the team fired flip saunders last season. the wizards were 18-31 under whitman, but they won eight of the last ten games, including their final six. >>> and this morning, there's a woman in cleveland park who's asking for help to find the man who keeps stealing a sign that she says makes her smile every day. >> libby kavalakis is a pittsburgh steelers fan. she says someone keeps taking her steelers country banner. she posted this surveillance video on youtube. you see a man ripping down the banner off her house. there he goes right there. he's pulling it off there. the banner was stolen three times. the latest was last week. she says the crook even had a getaway driver in the alley behind her house. >> he broke on to my property. he damaged my property. you know, he trespassed, and he violated my personal space. he violated what i own. and that's not acceptable. >> she says the steelers country banner puts her in a good mood when she gets home from work.

well i would give you two names meg whitman and carly fiorina and meg whitman is a billionaire carly fiorina here in a multimillionaire they ran for governor and senator from california respectively using their own millions while only outspent their opponents and they both lost now it may be that they're the exception that proves the rule i mean there's no disputing the fact that the supreme court has basically turn america into a banana republic when it comes to politics and you know whoever's got the most money and whoever's willing to be the most corrupt and frankly tell a biggest lies sometimes will win but i still have a lot of hope that america will wake up and that grassroots movement movements will have a significant effect on the coming elections that come out of the night comes from glenn in ohio he had this reaction to our recent special edition of conversations of great minds with. money. i listened to your. interview shocking i want to know. why can't we put these dead politicians on trial just because they're dead doesn't mean that the world should know their. crimes ca

governor whitman, governor strickland, thank you. we'll be right back.more south carolina... bloomington, california... austin, texas... we are all here to represent the country we love this is for everyone back home it's go time. across america, we're all committed to team usa. you know you could just use bengay zero degrees. medicated pain relief you store in the freezer. brrr...see ya boys. [ male announcer ] new bengay zero degrees. freeze and move on. yoo-hoo. hello. it's water from the drinking fountain at the mall. [ male announcer ] great tasting tap water can come from any faucet anywhere. the brita bottle with the filter inside. i'm thomas roberts. the agenda next hour. reframing for the election. president obama is off to deliver a pivotal speech in the battleground state of ohio. can this be a water shed moment for what has been a bumpy june for incumbent? maryland governor martin o'malley the chairman of the democratic governors association will be my guest on that. then an inside look at the supreme court and its chamber of secrets. did you

walt whitman high school.for almost 30 years and respected by teachers and students alike. former colleagues say he helped to develop the scholar representation of the school. >>> a traffic alert for drivers this weekend. you might want to avoid the wilson bridge this weekend because of major construction there. crews are putting the finishing touches between route 1 and telegraph road. right now one lane is open and the work is expected to last until 5:00 tomorrow morning. the time right now is 7:40. attention woodbridge, one of the most popular restaurants in your area just shut down. >>> and the dividing issue over a festival designed to celebrate community and heritage. >>> we will show you how this could become the next best thing since a floppy disk. >> do you remember the floppy disk? >> yeah, i still have them. >> yeah, i still have them. [ creaking ] [ male announcer ] trophies and awards lift you up. but they can also hold you back. unless you ask, what's next? [ zapping ] [ clang ] this is the next

. >>> randy whitman coming back as head coach of the washington wizardses.emember he took over for flip saunders after a disastrous start to the past season. under whitman the whiz went 18- 31 but they did end by winning eight of the last ten. >>> our time right now is 6:25. straight ahead, find out what -- [indiscernible] -- and why you will want to avoid it. >>> the debate over extending the new silver line metro to loudoun county. find out when we can have a final decision. >> monika has a quick check of traffic. >> 95 in virginia has been incident free. we're still looking pretty good leaving the occoquan river to this point and springfield on 395. i'll have details on virginia roads in my next report at 6:30. you're watching 9news now. pooches and puppies, we are fed up with being fed on. we demand k9 advantix ii. it not only kills fleas and ticks, it repels most ticks before they can attach and snack on us. frontline plus kills but doesn't repel. and a tick that isn't repelled or killed may attach and make a meal of us. so let's put our paws down in pr

for example, you got meg whitman and her husband.y've given $200,000 to mitt romney's super pac. it turns out that the pro romney super pac, of course, and it turns out that there are investigations into her time at hewlett-packard and her times going to russia and there might be bribes involved. that would be the foreign corruption act. and if you give $200,000 to the guy who would be president perhaps those charges don't come. when you look at the waltons the family that started walmart. jim and alice walton, two people who benefited that from that, including jim who is still on the board, well, they have given $200,000 to romney's super pac as well. what are they looking for in turn? >> the company under fire after a "new york times" article claimed that the company stymied an internal investigation into thedation of $24 million of bribery at its mexico units. if true it could be in violation of u.s. law that for bids bribes of foreign officials. >> if these allegations are true, it's not a reflection of who we are and what we sta

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it seems to me our government more and more understands what does it mean walt whitman how to work with this instrument well speaking not only on the russian government but in general and governments around the world does unesco have any means of pressure upon the governments which neglect their duties towards the world and it just means yes unesco course casts first of all it is the least in danger which of course i would say it's not punishment as it seems. but it is even even if it is more it's possibility for the country to its legs especially still ask for international assistance to. them exist in enough recounting what was. the problem with this and some other places. the other other possibility it is. the least of of this site from rome will carry that she east peace is of course bad and i would say signal. and. you know it's very bad for prestige on this date let's hope it works thank you thank you very much for being with us and just a reminder that my guest on the show today was eleonora me to fund the chairperson of the unesco world heritage committee and that's it for now f

randy whitman was the interim head coach. they have removed that and given him a two-year contract to be the head coach of the washington wizards. the primary reason is because these young players responded to him. they won six in a row with eight out of ten to finish the season. now the roster rebuild continues for this team that has had four straight losing seasons. i asked randy what do you do with two of the top three highest players in lewis and balch who were basically not factors last year? >> they're part of this team and i've got to try to either get them to where they need to be and on the same page with everybody else or something has to change and it's pretty simple, pretty black and white. and that is who i am. there is no gray here. this is how we'll do it. and whoever is onboard is onboard and wlofr is not we have to do something about that. >> this is still john wahl's team zplekt. >> absolutely. >> you need him to be the guy. and it doesn't seem like he took that leap that we were hoping for. maybe it was bec

the nice cake from the wizards and flanked by the head coach, randy whitman and grunfeld and they hope they found the back court and this is where he wanted to be all along. >> and that just felt right. the city itself is a great city. i just like overall, i have -- and that is the right place. i wanted them to promise me, even though they didn't, that they would take me. >> and that is a long couple of days in the media and coming to get him. i was scared he may not have been there and there is the guy we wanted all along. >> and yes, it was. >>> and tonight, the nats begin a three-game series in atlanta and into hotlanta. back to you, maureen in a cozy studio. >> and you're coming in soon. >> i will and i will be showering. >>> you have the news edge. the news is always on www.myfoxdc.com. keep it here. tmz on tv is up next. see you at 10. @@

david, craig whitman here, do you have any idea why i might have stopped you here in the hallway? >> what's going on? >> surface seems to have crashed. >> what? >> just try to remember to put your paper towels in the waste recepticle -- >> whatever man. >> -- after you use the bathroom. back to you in the studio, jimmy. >> jimmy: thank you craig. oh, this is breaking bad news. oh, sorry. this is "breaking bad" news. the popular amc show "breaking bad." will premier new episodes in july. [ cheers and applause ] and finally barack obama maintains a narrow lead in the presidential race. while we don't know what the final result will be. we do know that this is what he would look like if his face were turned upside down. >> and we've got to return to old fashioned american values. [ laughter ] everybody getting a fair shot. everybody playing by the same rules. [ light laughter ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that was "night news now." stick around. we'll be right back with denis leary, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ one light still shines ♪ when time rewinds ♪ one more

whitman was encouraged by his team's inspired play at the end of last season. >> for a team to come outnd battle like this team did, that showed me a lot that these guys have a lot of heart. the decision to me, i love to go forward and see where we can take this. >> thomas' time in d.c. was short lived. the caps traded the goalie to pittsburgh and get a 7th round draft pick. brought in for that veteran experience, but he hurt his groin mid way through the season. well, the caps are set. capital and field at bird stadium, under construction. the university of maryland putting down new turf. but the rumors out there are that the new field won't be the traditional grain. rather black or pewter. the school has denied that they chosen a color. i went on campus today, talked to some terp fans to get their thoughts on the changes. >>> now the nationals may still be in first place in the nl east, but they no longer hold sole possession and are slipping right now. the nats lost four of their last five games. capped off by a promising start against the braves yesterday. after back to back homers

the internet giant will donate $1 million to the mountain view whitman school district, the grant aimed at improving math education. this is the second grant google has give tune the district. >> christina loren is making it happen on the roads. >> lucky me. good morning to you. lucky all of us to be honest this morning after yesterday. it was crazy, but the good news is b.a.r.t. is up and running, the first good piece of information i can give you. your local highways are up to speed. we have one accident in the clearing stage of i-80 eastbound as you get into oakland, keep your eyes peeled as you approach powell street. police on the scene. it is clearing and shouldn't be a fact ter the next 15, 20 minutes. travel cautiously. back to you guys for now. >> thank you. >> how about this. a world famous dare devil attempting to do something never done before. >> nik wallenda will walk a tight rope over niagara falls. the cable 1800 feet long, 170 feet above the falls. wallenda says he has been walking since he was 2 years old. the tradition dates back to the 1700s. he says he's not nervous

whitman from california, mr. thompson and florida mr. miller be allowed to join us and participate in the hearing. in today's hearing we will hear the perspective of several groups seeking recognition under the federal law. we'll also hear from the k supervisor in california with concerns over federal recognition process. the purpose of the hearing is not to determine the fate of any recognized petition but to gather facts that may inform the committee as to what a reasonable policy should be. it's one of the most solemn issues this committee deals with. it has impact on the federal budget, on the trust committee and other recognized tribes and on states and the political sub kwigs. rightly or wrongly, the executive branch has wrestled control over any recognition from the congress. the apartment says to enclose on the accountable system. they are setting forth cry tier yar for a group to be recognized to make some sense. a few people questioned the motives of the small bededicated staff of the professionals who are tasked with reviewing

him one of the remaining top prospects, north carolina harrison barnes worked out for coach randy whitman. barnes is considered a top pick prospect. >> i feel like i can be a good running mate. obviously john is very quick. very explosive. he can get to the rim. so i feel like he can definitely draw people in and i can be the outside to keep people honest. >> what may be his final olympics, michael phelps trying to break his own metal record. he will enter qualifying events. plus the three team relays they felt could bring home 10 olympic metals. that would surpass the 8 he won in beijing. finally tonight this from the royals-astros game. he hits a foul ball. fans always go for the foul ball. this guy tried to use his beer cup. >> brilliant. >> brilliant. especially those nice plastic cups for the $10 beers. brilliant. >> oh, man. >> you can see the cup. >> he gets the ball. >> the beer did not survive. >> no. >> he had a hat on. >> we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] a moment of silence for the internet as we know it. a revolution in internet speed is here. more than twice as f

dag march hamilton, to some extent joe woods, but i also worked closely with john davidson, john whitman and sam garrison on the republican side. but i was welcomed in both camps. i'm not sure everybody was welcome in both camps, and i think the hard core of the watergate task force, i'm not sure that had any republicans on it. so the evidence of the watergate conspiracy, developed mainly by the democratic staff. and they were not -- they were not quite so partisan as the congressman from texas, who at a democratic caucus was asked what is the theme of jack brooks? what's the theme of this article ii about agency abuse, fbi, cia, all so confusing, i don't understand it. he took his cigar out of it, and said the theme of this argument is we're going to get that son of a bitch out of there. but staff weren't permitted to think or speak in some ways. but no secret that some of them weren't friendly to president nikon. >> a number of the minority staff were disappointed with how things were going and how john dohr was doing his job. were they asking you questions? >> the republican members o

dan hellie catches up with the new old head coach randy whitman.nd we're talking nba finals with mike wise. k.d. or lebron. we'll tell you what he's got all coming up on "sports final" right after the news. >>> more evacuation orders for people in northern colorado as a massive wildfire rages on. officials say the fire has covered 14,000 acres in just 36 hours. one person is confirmed missing from a home destroyed in the blaze and colorado's governor says others may be missing as well. firefighters are working by ground and air to get things under control but right now the wildfire is not contained at all. >>> mega church pastor preflo dollar got a standing ovation during services at the church in atlanta. dollar was arrested friday. after his 15-year-old daughter accused him of choking and punching her. the pastor says his daughter wanted to go to a party and he wouldn't let her go. police say dollar admitted to spanking his daughter and wrestling her to the floor after she hit him. during his sermonoday he called any other details in the police r

public should vote against that at least they do in california such as with michael huffington meg whitman and carly fiorina if i were dictator of the world one wouldn't be allowed to have an estate worth more than a few million dollars and would be taxed progressively so they could accumulate massive wealth we're learning a lesson here. well you know huey long talked about that at some length back in the in the early part of the twentieth century and he got pretty popular for i mean he basically said let's put a cap on wealth period let's you know somebody as i recall his first proposal was five million dollars which today would be about fifty million dollars and he was like you know anybody who's got more in that. it goes to the government and it what does the government do with that money destroy it redistribute it to all the poor people so that everybody comes up a little bit and lets just like kind of balance things out it was actually very popular his every man's a king speech. i can't imagine it happening today though. that's it for your take my take tonight if you like your comment

own money trying to get themselves elected right if you think of bloomberg very think of the meg whitman's in the world but romney but book or romney but why is it in sheldon adelson interest what is the message that he wants to get out there if he is just just so desperately trying to get obama re-elected hundred million dollars it's a lot of cash but i mean is he trying to curry favor or is he trying to mask you know what he well i think i think that he's trying to convince other people of his point of view which is that he doesn't think that i don't really know what its point of view would i want if it was saying that obama want to be like well he i mean there's a quote out there that children adults and accuses obama of running us. socialist style economy so you there you get a sense of where he's coming from he's trying to convince other people that i think that him spending his money to convince the rest of the american people about that that's a positive thing for america well you know i think that's. like my friend over here i think that's an extraordinary point of view in a countr

. >> reporter: look no further than meg whitman's run for governor. for debby waser man schultz's assessment of obama's ground game, white house may want to pick thap a bit. >> dan: coming up next, kansas couple that built a replica of the golden gate bridge and they got the personal tour of the real thing today. stay with us. [ male announcer ] what if we told you the 100% electric nissan leaf was the perfect car for you... that you can charge it at home like your smartphone... that you'll never have to buy another tank of gas? [ brian ] really looking forward to not having to put 75 bucks in the tank twice a week just to go back and forth to work. [ shannon ] i have absolutely no idea what the price of a gallon of gas is. [ male announcer ] or that it's never been a better time to check out the nissan leaf. ♪ and the best part is, you won't miss a thing. [ ryan ] they built this car from the ground up thinking about things like how can this integrate with technology? drives like the regular car, looks like the regular car, but underneath the hood, i

as for what is next, whitman says the company is working to differentiate its self with partnerships, broad product base and an emphasis on engineering. taking a look at numbers today, closing slightly higher, after reports showed the service industry were more than expected. your bloomberg silicon valley index was up, slightly. google and apple the only on the trading day. and shares keep falling. the stock down about 4% to close $25.87. and lawmakers want more information about plans to allow children to be members of sites. the co-chairman sent facebook a letter saying the rates of privacy had parental consent issues. here in los angeles with bloomberg west, back to you in the studio. >> thank you. >> and good job to go play games in los angeles. >> pretty fun. >> and rain pushed out of here. >> it did. there is a couple sprinkles up into the north bay. there are clear skies and cool, breezy. there are puffs of clouds around as you can see here. over san francisco, with a a beautiful afternoon around the bay area. there is mainly dri. there are sprinkles or light showers on the far

. >> look no further than meg whitman's run for governor. she outspent jerry brown.debbie waser man-shults prediction about the massive obama ground game they might want to pick that up a bit. >> the president greeted by a group of campaign volunteers. and after exchanging hellos with dignitaries including mayor ed lee the president mingled with volunteers. >> this is thrilling. i can't imagine a better president and i'm so at odds and people don't like him. >> and this was the fourth fund raising trip to california this year tying with new york for the most visits. california tops the nation in donations to the campaign. >> and on to consumer news booking a ticket head of time can save money but what if something happened then you neat to -- need to cancel? >> this can be a challenge. >> good news is that most airlines will consider giving you a refund in case of unexpected hardship such as a death in the family or a major illness. however, things can get complicate fd you book through a third party travel service. so for one woman it meant weeks of frustration. >>

marco died last month and was principal of whitman high for almost 30 years and respected by studentsers alike. he helped to develop the school's stellar national representation. a memorial will be held in bethesda from 3:00 to 4:30 this afternoon. >>> and then a petition is under way to keep a festival in its neighborhood. it may be moved to pennsylvania avenue near the ball. the deputy mayor for public safety proposed moving the festival from the mt. pleasant neighborhood to downtown. some say the event has out grown the neighborhood, and others say it belongs in the historic hispanic community. >>> and then the "washington post" says more than 100 people have already signed up to speak about the plan. local officials are talking about a special tax for those that live close to the silver line. some residents are opposed to that plan saying they should not have to pay for the silver line's development. a financing meeting is set for wednesday. the time right now is 9:38. coming up, the life commitment that more than 1,000 people will make today in d.c. >>> the heartwarming reasons b

we talked to christine whitman who was the epa administrator under george w. bush. i have been appalled. "in the book. she can't understand why the republican party has turned its back on its own legacy of environmental stewardship through the decades. we talk to william reilly, george h. w. bush epa administrator. he feels the same way. he does not understand this. there are a lot of republicans who are uncomfortable with the. we need to communicate this to our elected leaders, let them know that we're not going to be one -- run roughshod. let this party know that it is going to have to return to its roots, its environmental history, and its conservative groups, conservative tenants of thrift, independents. you know, we "t.s. eliot in the book. he is generally thought of as the most learned man of letters to be a conservative voice in the 20th-century. t.s. eliot has this wonderful poem, the waste land. it is not an informal poll. he wrote 80 years ago. the images in it are stark. t.s. eliot and one of the most famous lines in the wasteland says, i will show you fe

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money was talking about governor meg whitman. but, money does matter, particularly i do think this gets under estimated. scott walker ran a good campaign. he is a good candidate whether you agree or disagree, he was laser wide focused on the campaign and raised the money he could that was a lot. he had a good message and went from being employee unions and the ads are about the economy. whether they are getting better or worse. >> thank you so much. craig gilbert, thanks for joining us. does the victory many that they have a shot at becoming the first republican to win since 1984. "the washington post" chief correspondent and author of the take. hey, dan. what do you think the larger message is. for the republicans and the labor movement. >> the republicans are going to take a boost out of what happened yesterday. fairly or unfairly. i think they will look to a couple of different things they were able to do in wisconsin and see if they can translate that or replicate it in the fall. romney will have a chance of being competitive

microsoft is coming right into the tablet turf which meg whitman says they have to build. card is a challenge company. i don't want anything to do with it. you have six months from when they can sell. i say let's wait to see why they are buying. now an e-mail. hi, jim. boo-yah from a fell and sad phillies fan in california to another. yes, indeed, we are sad fans. i have a request about bellwether versus best of breed stocks in sectors. would you provide examples of some that are not both? i know you emphasize doing homework. should we do as much analysis on established best of breeds or bellwether as a those that are not? >> no. it's not the best of breed i would argue sales force.com is. take a look at pharma. people think merck is a bellwether but it's not best in pharma at all. you have to be careful. i'm willing to pay up for best of breed. we like the growth. we are drawn to starbucks. we are drawn to companies like allerjen. i'm a buyer. another. jim, my wife worked at exact target and participated in the stock plan prior to leaving. we are sitting on 4,000 shares a