all-star baseman ryan zimmerman hosting his second national night at the park. all the proceeds go to the zimmerman foundation which fights multiple sclerosis. ryan's mother cheryl was dg diagnosed in 1995. the event also featured a performance by country music star rodney adkins. roughly 400,000 americans are affected by multiple sclerosis. zimmerman has watched his mom fight ms since he was 11 years old. >> growing up, obviously seeing what my mom went through and always saying if i ever have a chance to do something, i'll do it. now i actually have the chance, and to be able to do something as cool as this and as fun as this and to be able to raise money and just help people out is something that you dream of and you think will happen, but it never really does, and this has actually happened, so it's pretty cool. >> it's very gratifying to see him progress to the point where he -- you know, to the point where he opens a lot of doors for us. i mean, we're fighting to get rid of this disease, and he can help us get in front of some people that we probably would

and two sessions with judge zimmerman that resulted in the comprise which will be beneficial to all. first of all t result of it is that the number of antennas in keeping with the neighborhood's desire will be reduced from eight antennas as originally approved by the city planning commission down to four. secondly, t-mobile will be able to provide increased voice and data -- [bell ringing] >> which are desperately needed in the underserved area to the r residents, shopper, and visitors. third, it will involve the resolution of the lawsuit and prevent the loss of time, expense, and delay that uncertainty that are necessarily the part of litigation. supervisor kim: thank you. i believe there is a question for you. >> not a question, just a comment. if you could pass on to your employer, your community relations is abysmal. you are ruining the entire industry. you are not just hurting t-mobile. you are hurting all your pierce and the manner in which t-mobile deals with the community is shockingly poor. and i would strongly, strongly suggest you find numerous ways to improve it. we will

all the day's work for zimmerman and the nats rally to win it 5-2. >>> u.s. soccer team captured the hearts of a nation. don't believe me? check out twitter. the social networking site had a record 7,200 world cup related tweets per second during the final against japan. that eclipsed the old mark set during the royal wedding and the death of osama bin laden. the women lost the world cup on penalty kicks. many things would be different if they tried this. a player from the united arab emirates scored by kicking the ball with his heel. he ran up and beat the goalie with a backwards boot. never seen that before. by the looks of it, neither had the goalie. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> early today sports is brought to you by touch of gray, get rid of some gray, never all. >>> are fathers as brave as mothers in the delivery room? your entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, if you ever felt tight, crowded, and just want to get away from it all. you're not going to want to miss the story we have coming up. you

. >> it was a home run that ryan zimmerman hit, but it wasn't really on the field. i'll explain.ut it was a home run, make no mistake. he's the face of the nationals. that could strange. stephen strasburg pitcher someday, but zimmerman is an everyday guy solid with the bat and glove and pretty good with his heart, especially when something hits close to home. lindsay murphy has the story. >> reporter: nationals park had a different feel to it tonight, no fans, no uniforms, no umpires and no outs, but tonight's event was a home run. for the second straight year ryan zimmerman's zim's foundation hosted a night at the park benefit. his foundation supports research to cure multiple sclerosis, a disease that affects the central nervous system. nearly 400,000 americans suffer from ms including ryan's mother sheryl who is confined to a wheelchair. >> it's just nice to be able to give back. i think growing up obviously seeing what my mom went through i was always saying if i have a chance to do something, i'll do it and now to have the chance and be able to do something like this and rai

jordan zimmerman facing al fono sorian opops. look at this. it falls, zimmerman, what's going on. score off that gaffe. and marlin bird going to try to score, beats the throw. the cubs take a 3-2 lead. werth, though, would make up for it later. and thank goodness, he did. top of the six, bases loaded for soto, singles to right. ramirez would score, but werth gets pena at the plate. that is a great throw, just 4-2 cubs instead of more damage. so now the bottom of the seventh, 4-3, cubs. bases loaded against kerry wood, and wood walks in. desmond scores to tie the game, so we are headed to extra innings, tied at 4. nats' fans cheering. bottom of the tenth, rodriguez comes to the plate with werth on second base. on the first pitch to pudge, werth steals third base with no throw. and that would be a huge play, and here's why. three pitches later, carlos uncorks a wild pitch to pudge rodriguez. jayson werth comes home with the winning run. nationals beat the cubs, 5-4. they did so in ten innings. here is jayson werth after the game. >> funny game. still third and score the winning run.

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it was ryan zimmerman's second micah the park. this is part of his foundation fight multiple sclerosis. suffersmmerman's mom ms. the foundation is trying to home a cure. >> because it is near and dear my heart. it is a great time and it is a good cause. is a fun way for people to out and spend some money. >> it is time for breakfast at wimbledon. maria sharapova has positioned be the favorite. she is the only champion left. she has hardly been challenged. she cruised into the finals with over lisicki. saturday morning, breakfast at wimbledon. the germans struggle against nigeria until the 54th minute until they score this goal. germany, one of the favorites play france? . the nba is about 37 minutes away from the lockout. optimism is waning in the nfl. what are we going to do? nba, nfl, everything is going south. nba, nfl, everything is going south. >> there is denny's new tour 50 star cuisine. the new tour of america menu. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >> it is going to be hot tomorrow, near

zimmerman's third home run of the season. check this out. 5-4 and ares when on a three-game winning streak. johnson talked about the incredible replay. >> it was the first time i've squeezed in the big leagues. i missed the first one. we came back and it worked. i am batting a thousand. >> always a jokester. to texas now. there you go. he hits a ball to right field. the park. e rangers blew out the orioles a 13-5. i can speak for a generation of young girls to closely watch the world cup champions back in 1999. a new generation is following usa when they took on sweden. just barely goes by. the u.s. is down 2-0 in the parent she did some serious air and puts it in the nets. not enough. sweden went 2-0 -- 2-one. speaking of brazil, check this goal of the day. precision, right there. -- rumbling brett favre might make a comeback. >> we have heard that before >> is your cup to win. thisirst goal of tournament. >>> the heat is going to be up even more. >> we will be back in the 90's. nothing on the radar, nor were morning.morrow

we'll see what ryan zimmerman did last night. >>> right now it's the question of the morning -- >> now you have been giving your thoughts on the facebook page. mohammed writes -- the answer is c.. >> all right. keep leaving your answers at facebook.com/wusa9. we'll have the answer at 6:57. [ male announcer ] using frontline plus shows your pet you care by unleashing a complete killing force against fleas and ticks. and not just adult fleas. what makes frontline plus complete is that it breaks the flea life cycle killing adults, eggs and larvae. and it keeps killing fleas and ticks all month long. that's why it's the #1 choice of vets for their pets, and yours. unleash a complete killing force in every dose of frontline plus. >>> it is 6:23. i'm olga breese in for howard bernstein and we have a great start on this glorious friday morning. our temperatures bottomed out into the 60s and even low 70s at this hour across the region. keep moving on up. sunny skies through the day. out of the 70s into the 80s by the lunch break and 89 degrees at reagan national airport expected today and then

. >>> the national's office evolve ando fully grow from the worst in the national league, ryan zimmermanng dec.219. the club came through with ch hits including punch rodriguez off the bench. jason worth, up against the , just out of his reach. -- jason werth just out of his reach. ivan rodriguez, lines it to write. infield comes around. s he make it home? he does, safe, ankiel gets the run. earlier, the first of the doubleheader, the pirates' lead, 2-1. the bright, solo shot. then garrett jones, opposite way, deep left center, gone. the pirates go up 3-2. the next batter, he goes yard. the pirates win, 5-3. >>> orioles, bottom of the fourth, david ross crushes this to deep left. grand slam home run. the braves win, 5-4. >>> it is the game that gave the u.s. national team its swagger back, or so the team captain said. e u.s. had to play to get into cup, having lost three games in five months. today's match against columbiom ing theatrics. the u.s. crowd wearing the red, white, and blue. o'reilly collected and finds the corner of the net. one-zero, u.s. beautiful goal, . the dance, just p

and washington and you to exchange a piece of that mr zimmerman that's a ground of the depth of knowledge so in that need speak well for you take financial used to school in russia. but he takes you now to a corner of the baltics and has spent the past two decades tackling its soviet legacy. to me as is the capital if you wait in the city changed hands many times during the twentieth century the world will want the poles were in charge then during the second world war nazi germany took control when the soviet army drove the fascists out of the baltics the city became if you a nice capital most again of the country join the soviet union. they like saying in russia we liberated the lithuanian people from that see germany at the so that i add the following yes you did but you didn't bother to leave afterwards to do it with. you when perestroika got under way in the late one nine hundred eighty s. if you are a neo was one of the first soviet republics to demand independence. as far as we are concerned felonious is the capital no small sco that is the way as has been ons will it be in the futu

ryan zimmerman up with a runner on. and he gets ahold of one. drives one to left for a two-run home run. his fourth of the season. nats take a 4-2 lead. but the cubs tie it up on a two-run home run by aramis ramirez. bottom seven, wood pitching to ramos. ramos fouls it off. take another look. morse running on the play, ramos swinging away, apparently missed the sign. davey johnson said it was the first time he ever called a suicide squeeze. morse counting his blessings. davey calls the squeeze again. this time it works. the bunt goes down and morse reaches home plate. michael morse said after the game, i almost got hit. thank the lord right there. top nine, nats still up by one. drew storen on to close it out. the pop-up to left for the final out. he earns his 22nd save and the nats win another one-run game. the nats improve their record to 45-43. >>> the texas rangers beat the orioles 13-5 tonight. >>> at the women's world cup p germany, it's down to the quarterfinals, the knockout stage. on sunday, the u.s. national team plays powerhouse brazi

. >>> ryan zimmerman tied it in the seventh. washington the lead in the ninth with an rbi single. the nats rally to win, 5-2. the u.s. women's soccer team captured the hearts of a nation during their run to the world cup finals. twitter had a record 7200 world cup-related tweets per second during the final against japan. that eclipsed the old mark set during the royal wedding and the death of osama bin laden. the women lost the world cup on penalty kicks, maybe things would have been different if they tried this. a player from the united arab emirates scored by kicking the ball with his heel. he ran up, turned around and beat the goalie with a backwards boot. never seen that of about, and by the looks of it, neither had the goalie. that's your "first look" at sports, i'm fred roggin. >>> now for another quick look at the weather, here once again is nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. >> are you going to talk about one little area of rain. good morning, everyone, if you're leaving pittsburgh and headi

you won't see ryan zimmerman bunting much because he can do this. vaporizes the fastball homer.y johnson calls a suicide squeeze, but wilson ra mos misses the sign, swings away, almost kills michael morris coming from third. davy doesn't like it, so what's he done do? calls it again. this time does it perfectly. the nationals 5-4 win it. in texas, os and rangers and, jeffrey guthry two out and one on. the 0s fall 13-5. really, they've dropped 8 of 9. >>> in the history of the nhl, 2056 players have hailed from the provence of ontario. you know how many came from maryland? four. and only one, jeff haprin lived the dream of playing for his home-town team, is back. he rejoined the team this week signing a one-year free agent deal. he was wrapped by the caps in '99, became their captain in 2005 and returns home to a team he believes is poised to win a cup. >> this team right off the bat is a stanley cup contender, just by writing the lineup on a piece of paper. it's a hard team to play against. i think every night when you go up there, it's a big fast team that's in your face. >> ca

back in 2006, a 21-year-old ryan zimmerman beat the marlin with that three-run walk off blast at rfk.as the 13th one-run game the nats have won this year. all right. if you live out near woodbridge and you're a fan of the potomac nationals, you've been hosed yet again. last year straths strathsburg skipped out and it's happened again. this is the first double a pitch he ever saw stroked it. harper went 2-3 tonight with a walk and a run score helping the senators with an 8-1 win. in texas tonight, chris jakabowskus pitching for the orioles. that and three bucks will get him a cup of coffee at starbucks. birds shelled tonight by the rangers. with wimbeldon ending yesterday, it shifts its focus to the states. washington capitals begin their -- serena will play on thursday. and you probably heard that novak jokavich is the best player in the world. serena's ranking is 175 in the world. she's won exactly four matches in the last year. venus is ranked 34. stage three tour de france. look, the farmers so are creative. and for the first time the american wins the stage on the 4th of july. tha

tonight at this charity event at nats park we asked ryan zimmerman why the team has lost three straight since johnson came aboard. >> just some tough games. i think we played a little sloppy two of those games out in anaheim and it will be good to be home for a nice long homestand before the all-star break. if we have a good homestand here, we're .500 at the all- star break, have a good 2nd half and let some fun stuff happen. >>> o's hosting the cards and they were good hosts. st. louis raced out to an 8-0 lead. brian mathis giving up all eight of those runs. birds made a game of it evidenced by roberto's sensational defensive jam here. the double not nearly enough. birds lose again 9-6. >>> wimbledon semifinals today maria sharapova rooted on by her fiance having little trouble defeating her opponent. sharapova will take on petra in the finals looking for her second wimbledon trophy. >>> dc united has a new player, rosario, 41 years old, a four time mls cup winner and claimed the mvp award on two separate occasions. coach ben olson happy with the move, but let's say cautious with his w

one on for ryan zimmerman going to left, another two-run shot. nats back up 4-2. game tied again.se on third. davey johnson calls for the squeeze. the bunt goes down perfectly and morse scores easily. they won by one run. shocking, 5-4 the final. >>> birds trying to avoid a sweep in texas at the hands of the rangers. this won't help. elvis andrews liner doesn't get caught. he slams into the wall, ian kinsler scores and the rangers do sweep the birds 13-5 the final. >>> the washington capitals signed troy brower to a two- year $4.7 million contract. this move comes less than two weeks after the right wing was acquired in the trade from chicago. one of the players the caps acquired via free agency was jeff hall pin. the potomac maryland native played seven seasons with washington. the 35-year-old is back with his hometown team signing a one year deal. >> i know i enjoyed playing here before. i think i'm starting to appreciate it more now and being closer to my dad and family and having them get the chance to come to not just games, but practices and be part of it. i'm enjoying every

jordan zimmerman facing alfonso soriano. that could be out but roger bernadina and jayson werth can't decide who's going to catch it. aramis ramirez scores. marlon byrd beats the throw and the cubs take a 3-2 lead. werth would atone for the gaffe later. top of the sixth, still 3-2, cubs. bases loaded for geovany soto. he delivers to right. ramirez would score. werth comes up throwing. gets carlos pena at the plate. cubs take just a 4-2 lead instead of more. to extra innings, tied at 4, bottom of the tenth. pudge rodriguez comes to the plate with jayson werth on second base. werth steals third base with no throw. and that is a huge, gutsy play for werth. three pitches later, carlos marmol uncorks a wild pitch. that's the winning run and the nationals beat the cubs. jayson werth enjoys some relief with this one. >> steal third and score the winning run, if the inside moves me, i'm probably the goat. but oo win's a win. it was it was a good win today. especially on the fourth of july. we were kidding earlier that you've got ame

today, gabrielle giffords staff and members of zimmerman's family will be on capitol hill for a pressce. zimmerman worked for giffords and is the first congressional staff member to be killed in the line of duty. >>> a los angeles county judge will consider a prosecution request to delay the start of trial of michael jackson's doctor. they want another three weeks to prepare. the trial has already been delayed twice since his arraignment in january. >>> the army psychiatrist charged nearly two years ago will be arraigned. nidal hasan is killing 12 and injuring 31 at ft. hood in november of 2009. >>> we're following lots of developments. let's check in first with bre and that keeler. >> the white house is pushing another huge deficit reduction package, but will it take anything less than a miracle to reach a deal on something like this before we hit the debt ceiling august 2nd? i'll have details on that at the top of the hour. >> i'm elizabeth cohen in atlanta. michele bachmann says she suffers from migraines. how might that impact the job she could do as president at the top of the ho

ryan zimmerman scores. 8-5 lead in the 4th. and -- 8-0 lead in the 4th. levo hits the big french fry. makes it 7-6. two-run shot. lead vanished. we're tied in the 8th. tony coming around. that is say stinker that is wofting throughout the whole city tonight. 8-0 up. 10-9 loss. o's at fenway tonight. and they'll be treating poor pedro viola for whiplash. josh reddick. and then jarod back-to-back to back homeruns for the sox. o's fall 10-4. they've dropped nine of ten. have you ever heard of tateana malick? she is the 174th rank tennis lair in the world. that is one -- player in the world. that is one spot ahead of serena williams who is 175 due to injury. serena making her debut for the washington nationals. for once she was not the most powerful woman in the room. the first lady along with sasha and malia checking out the match. she did play well enough to win all three of her events. women's doubles, mixed and then to finish it off with the singles in a breaker over vandaway. castles win 25-10. they're now 3-0. football news one man 's trash is another m

. >> reporter: for the second straight year ryan zimmerman hosted a night at the park benefit. his foundation supports reach to cure multiple sclerosis, a disease that affects the central nervous system. nearly 400,000 americans suffer from ms including ryan's mother cheryl who is confined it a wheelchair. >> it is nice to be able to give back. growing up, seeing what my mom went through and always saying, if i ever have a chance to do something, i'll do it and now to have the chance and to be able to do something as cool as this and as fun as this and raise money and just help people out is something that you dream of. >> reporter: more than 500 people came out to show their support including some of ryan's national teammates. they were treated to a bevy of auction prizes, an appearance by the batting stance guy and some tunes from country music star, rodney atkins. >> to be in that situation, you have the chance not to waste your words and make a difference. it is really a lesson. >> it is always fun for help a teammate out any way we can. ryan has done a lot for this city an

jordan zimmerman is throwing the ball exceptionally well. >> and the one thing that you have clearly learned this time around, you've learned how to not hit the buffet as hard as you used to when you were younger. >> hopefully you get smarter as you get older. >> half the day of i didn't johnson he used to be. welcome home. >>> half of davie johnson that he used to be. >>> this transformed a 33-year- old olympic swimmer from a comer into royalty. >>> head spinning developments today in the rape case against the once and potentially future contender for the french presidency, dominique strauss- kahn, now free to return here to his $4 million georgetown mansion, even as the lawyer for the alleged victim accuses prosecutors of abandoning her. blach >>> it is the other royal wedding of the year. here's more. >> reporter: she's the first princess of monday cosince grace kelly. share lynnwood stock -- charlene woodstock married one of the most eligible bachelors in a civil ceremony. he has fathered two children. albert finally proposed a year ago to the 33-year-old south african olympic sw

at various points of the season you had werth not zimmerman, for this to function, teams need to fear a couple of guys. they have never feared more than one guy in the lineup. they can play for an extended period together. >> steve straws burg's rehab is going -- strasburg's rehab is going on or close to schedule. please tell me we are not saving him until next year. >> the only reason you want him to pitch this year, psychologically it's good for a player to go home for the winter getting a game or two in, look, i'm okay, i'm fine. i can pitch again, and maybe it doesn't have to be the major league level. maybe a couple of rehab assignments. if you get to september, there's nowhere else to pitch. >> it's been an adventure but been nice to have them be relevant. paul white is a senior writer for usa today. good to have you. >> let's get them relevant once again. >>> one of the things we spent $140 million on during the 4th of july week send charcoal. what is the -- spend car coal. what is -- charcoal, what is the other? >> debora said the dogs. yo i have to have something to cook over

ryan zimmerman scores. there's the 8-0 lead in the 4th. wheels came off the wagon. blake dewitt. that makes it 8-6. in the 7th, man on for carlos pena. he tags burnett. lead vanished. we're tied at 8. then this in the ninth, darwin barney flairs one to right. that's a stinker that wafted throughout the whole city last night. nats blow a big one and fall. >> football news and proving once again one man's trash is another man's treasury. the eagles want albert hanes bert. badly! but reports say that mike shanahan is holding out for a second-round pick with no teams including the eagles are offering. sources say shanahan will not cut haynesworth because he doesn't want to give him his wish. >>> tennis last night, serena williams making her debut for the castles. for once, she was not the most powerful woman in the room. the first lady with sasha and malia. serena not quite back to 100%. she won all three of her events. winning a breaker over coco van vandaway. i'm brett haber. have a great friday, everybody. >>> coming up, we'll take a look at just how much more your monthly budget

tied at 2 in the fifth, we start off one on for ryan zimmerman. he vaporizing as brett haber says.fourth home run of the year. 4-2, nats. to the 7th, tied at 4. michael morris on third. ramos at-bat. he misses the sign so the suicide squeeze doesn't work. so, they try again. >> again. there's the bunt. the nationals take the lead. they did it again. >> pretty cool! it is only the second time in 2,000 games manager davey johnson has called for the suicide squeeze and it worked both times. nationals beat the cubs. they win 5-4. >>> you have until 4:00 this afternoon to get michael more toys the all-star game. he's one of the national league candidates to be the last man in as voted by fans. just go to mlb.com, nationals.com or text n4 to the number 89269. >>> in theory, the redskins training camp opens in about three weeks but who knows if that will happen in reality. the nfl's commissioner and player association leader will meet today in new york. espn reports the two sides are getting closer to an agreement but nothing is final just yet. sounds like the debate over the debt ceiling

nats and cubs, you won't see ryan zimmerman bunting very much because he's capable of doing this. absolutely vaporizes the home ball. game would be tied at 4 in the 7th. davey johnson calls the suicide squeeze. ramos swings away. almost kills michael moore coming from third. davey, not amused. so, he calls the suicide again and this time, ramos lays it down perfectly. moore scores, nats win 5-4. now, two games over .500. well-done. >>> in philly last night, venus williams and the washington castles and a huge come back for murphy and the d.c. squad down 17-14 entering the final event. venus and leander pulling it out. they win the last set 5-1 and the match 19-18. serena will play for the castles tonight. >>> finally, the old backyard slip and slide is one of the great summer fun traditions. this young lady is going to give it a try. she will walk back to the fence. only one thing you want to make sure of, that it is wet! i think mom might have set her up there by not turning the hose on. she's young. she'll bounce back. gotta turn the hose on. that's a quick look at sports this m

ryan zimmerman scored. d.c. led 3-0 just after one inning and ross detwiler went 5 1/3 giving up two runs on five hits. the bullpen gave up three hits after that and the nats beat the cubs 3-2. >> the washington castles visit philadelphia freedom tonight. d.c.'s season is off to a good start. the castles had a capacity crowd for the debut of its new stadium along the southwest waterfront. venus williams and rene won a doubles game in overtime to give the castles the win. d.c. tops kansas city, 21-18. >>> the mystics were on the road last night visiting chicago sky. holts had a season high 34 points for chicago. washington falls 78-65. marissa coleman had 14 for d.c. >>> still ahead, the political showdown over the debt ceiling. the deadline is less than four weeks away. >> summer fun in ocean city, maryland. coming up, just how good the 4th of july was for the resort town. >> quick check of the commute now. monika samtani, over to you. >> thank you so much, mike. on the southbound side of the bw parkway, we're f

tied at 2, ryan zimmerman up with a runner on and does what espinoza does.ourth of the season. nats take a 4-2 lead. butt cubs tied up on a who-run homer by ramirez. bottom of seven, here comes michael morse, bramos falls off swinging away, apparently he missed the sign. davy john soon says let's run it again guys and have it work this time. morse counting his blessings. this time, the squeeze works. ramos gets the bunt down, that's what he meant to do last time. morse crosses home plate and a gutsy call gives the nats a 5-4 lead. could you imagine that? a guy swinging away, you're coming down the third baseline and a guy swinging away? >> no. >> i can't imagine that. it never happened to me when i played. nonetheless. top of the nine, drew store on to close it out facing soriano gets him to pop it up. earns his 22nd save. nats defeat the cubs and improve to 45 and 43. michael morse, how about that squeeze play? >> whew! that was a tough one. that was a first. never seen that happen before. but you know what, in the end, we got the run in. he got the bunt do

sex with his girlfriend, and try it had sell them over the internet to a belgium jim dealer, axel zimmerman. he's never been out, collecting rocks and trades them every monday night in the huge center where all of the guys in antwerp trade rocks. his hobby is a stick on a wooden bird and 100 foot pole and all of the men shoot at it with cross bows. this is the real sport. he seeing the add on the internet, i've got moon rocks for sale. he is the big believer in right and wrong. he called the fbi, he e-mailed the fbi. it became the big sting operation. thad roberts was taken down -- i always give it away. you know he got arrested. right. right. >> don't cross that line. >> right. >> you obviously have come off of enormous success with not only the books, but also the fact they then are converted to movies, which helps in terms of that notoriety. >> they always change the titles. "sex on the moon" is the first one they have to keep. >> you locked in on that one. >> and certainly, you had said you were working on this at the time that the social network was being filmed. there was some kind of

meeting room who is gabriel zimmerman? he's the first staff person in this country's history to die in the line of duty. he was with representative giffords in the january 8 tragedy in tucson, arizona, that struck this country and shocked our nation and really tore through the fabric of the congressional community. representative schweikert and wasserman schultz came together to provide a fitting memorial for a member of our congressional family that died in the line of service. gabe zimmerman was a loyal, dedicated public servant and he made the ultimate sacrifice to this country as the first congressional staffer murdered in the line of duty in the history of our country. this distinction wouldn't cost taxpayers any money and would recognize not only the devoted service of gabe but also of the thousands of other staff people on capitol hill and i think would have been appropriate particularly at a time when every member's office will be involved with pay cuts and layoffs as a result of the 6.5% cut to. show that beyond t

playing, robert zimmerman, and kelly goth, and our political strat gist.ama as the new secretary of defense. what should be number one on the agenda? robert? >> certainly, secretary pennetta has to focus on producing $400 billion of defense cuts while maintaining u.s. military strength and troop morale. and then we're lucky to have him in this position. uniquely qualified. >> how do we keep america safe while facing the budget constraints and not engaging in a strategy by taking a knife to the pentagon to satisfy the constraints. that's the number one issue. >> it's going to be afghanistan, afghanistan, that should be the focus. but to echo bob, he has 4$400 million in cuts to face from the get go, and donald rumsfeld says that will be too deep for the troops. >> and then andrew cuomo could replace biden on the 2012 ticket. does the vp choice matter? >> yeah, a lot. it matters where obama wants to take the country, and it matters who the person is. if the person is unqualified, that would be scary to have that person take a president's place. i would like

robert zimmerman, talk show host pete dominick and dana loesch. first ones at our friends. has michele bachmann replaced palin in the tea party's heart? what do you think? robert? >> well, kira, fortunately, the tea party has a very big heart. there's plenty of room for sarah palin, michele bachmann, newt gingrich and many others. that's like valentine's day every day. >> i think there's absolutely enough room for both women. i still don't think palin is going to be running for president. i think she's looking to be more of a king maker. i think the tea party loves anyone who loves limited government. >> pete? >> kira, i disagree with robert. i don't think they have a big heart. based on the budgets that they support, i'm not sure they have a heart. but polls show that both bachmann and palin would be drawing from the exact same pool of voters. i think they would split that. i disagree with dana too. we know palin is not running. we can stop talking her. >> he's making a prediction there. maybe we should make a bet on that. >> treasury secretary t

questions -- 20 seconds on the clock and playing today, democratic national committee member robert zimmermanent john avalon and political analyst will kane. first question, how you and jay leno seem to be on the same page. >> you be quiet! >> you be quiet now! >> what's it going to take to break this impasse? who exactly was arguing there? would you like to name the leaders? >> i think one of them resembled eric cantor, but i'm not sure. look, stop the debt talk tantrumtantrum s negotiation 101. got to move the country forward. and republicans got to go for revenue increases or we're not dealing with the long-term deficit and debt. period. >> robert? >> with all due respect to john and jay, two political analysts i seldom disagree with, this is not about which side is being childish. president obama stood up and engaged in entitlements, proposed trillions in spending cuts. the republican leadership refuses to accept the premise that the debt creel lag to be ra raised and that it's negotiable. that's childish and needs to be put to a stop. >> will? >> robert's talking about this ideology, i'v

plague today, democratic national committee member robert zimmerman, sirius xm host pete dominick andn. a chicago reporter asked the new mayor where his kids will go to school. listen to what happened next. >> oh, maryann, let me break the news to you. my children are not in a public position. the mayor is. i look forward to our future interviews. i'm done. >> so i used to work at that station. maryann is conducting that interview. we'll see what happened. should elected officials be expected to send their kids to public schools? dana, you first. >> no, i think that he can send his kids whenever he wants to send them, but it's important to realize this is repudiation of his own policies. as someone in the obama administration, i set forward policies that would deny vouchers to make schools competitive and they're in the pocket of the nea and we see how that works out with the atlanta public schools. it's a huge repudiation of his own policy. >> you're done. robert. >> well, don, that was a lot of misinformed partisan talking pointing in 20 seconds. very simply i expect public official

. >>> an event at the capitol honored gabe zimmerman.ongressman gabby giffords. >>> the texas rangers plan to raise the height of guardrails at the baseball stadium pap fan fell 20 feet to his death while trying to catch a souvenir ball. the rangers will also post signs warning fans not to sit or lean on those rails. >> we do exceed the code for rail heights, but obviously with two events in the course of basically a year we felt that we had to take a different step at this time. >>> today is the deadline. 38 principals and 140 teachers who work at atlanta public schools must resign today. if not the school board will fire them. the group changed answers on standardized test or gave the students answers out right that made it appear that atlanta schools were improving. >>> and now thousands of students and teachers in memphis public schools are caught in a dispute over money and they don't know if they will be heading back to class. the school board says the city shortened the district of $150 million over the last few years, and classes

and playing today's democratic strategi strategi strategist, roger zimmerman, john avalon and will kainent obama makes a prime time appearance trying to put john boehner on the defensive. did it work and are we any closer to a deal? i think i know the answer to this from all of you. robert. >> yes. of course we're going to have a deal. and while the president gave a fine speech last night, the problem is it was a month too late. because the only issue on the table now is whether we have a long-term solution or the republicans have their way and provide a solution that puts our full faith and credit of the united states in the middle of an election cycle. mcconnell and the candidates said they were poepzed to that. now they seem to be for it. that's putting party first and the country second. >> will. >> you know, kyra, the president has been reduced to cheering from the bench of his own team. judging from the speech on friday and then again last night, it seems like he's bought the hype that he's the only adult in the room. he's adopted this tone of condescensi condescension. i think he

and playing today, democratic national committee member robert zimmerman. contributor and independent john avlon. and republican strategist and columnist for the "hill" newspaper sherry jacobus. first question, guys, while republicans in washington look like they're moving closer to a deal, sarah palin is digging in, advising now is not the time to retreat, it's the time to reload and reload with reality. okay. who's right? sherry? >> you know, i'm with her on this one. this isn't supposed to be easy. i think it should be as difficult as possible to raise the debt ceiling. the voters spoke loud and clear last fall about what they wanted their elected officials to do with the economy and they need to listen. it's not about getting them home on vacation so they can spend time with their families. keep them in town working. i think they need to fight this. she's right. >> robert? >> cheri, it's also not about cliches. it's a critical time in our country's history. we're engaging in bumper sticker slogans. our congress has got to take action. the mcconnell plan