gathering up things he'd need for the military including tents he ordered from another philadelphia apolls terror and is making the rounds through the shops and george ross is a visitor to the shop as well as robert morris who was a member of congress in these years and deeply involve in the defense of pennsylvania. so as you work through those stories, a lot of it does ring true and the part that means the most to me, as a historian of women and work is that cutting of the star. when i think about that moment, i'm seeing a young woman, widowed in her 20s, worried about the future. right? the partnership that she had with her fellow up holsterer husband is not to be and over the course of the winner, 1775, 1776 the continental congress begins to build a navy and women around philadelphia are getting contracts for the suite of flags those ships will need. and so when i think about that moment and the cutting of that star, what i see as a young artisan, getting a government contract, betsie ross the first government contractor, probably not the first is saying to washington, you know,

i came from philadelphia, so i spent those three years writing about exactly those things in philadelphia and kansas city and louisville, trying to figure out taxation systems that would actually help the city and the suburbs. in 2000, i went to "u.s. news" to be the chief congressional correspondent and the beginnings of the book. a >> and you spent five years there. >and now they do on monthly? >> yes, and a lot of special reports. >> and philadelphia inquirer has been in trouble, a bankruptcy? >> yes. i did not have anything to do with killing either of those publications. this media world we live in is just completely turbulent. i think what we're seeing is a transition to something, a very painful transition to something. my sense is what we do and what i did at the philadelphia inquirer and post-dispatch in u.s. news, as much or even larger appetite for that stuff. the question is, how we deliver to people in a way they find it useful and interesting? secondly, in a way that it is profitable for whoever is chosen to do this. and i think those questions remain unanswered. >> on page

knowing that in philadelphia, no one will like you, no matter what you do. tom tasselmyer has the forecast, coming up. >> in use study shows yoga can have a profound effect. is the bottle tax dead? there may be a solution to solving the budget problem, but can it really work? we will >> a little rain must fall on the weekend every now and then. 76 tomorrow with showers mainly in the afternoon and evening. off and on shoutershowers sundan wednesday is a nice looking day. mid to upper 80's thursday and friday. wednesday is a beautiful day. >> thanks for joining us. >> we'll see you at a

out by the philadelphia judges. when i got to washington, i wanted to bring the federal government into the picture. if you have an individual who had been convicted of three or more violent crimes -- robbery, burglary, arson, drugs else -- that it would be taken into the federal court, where the behalf of a mandatory sentence of 50 years still life. -- to life. the president looks to senator casey and me to make the recommendations. the way to deal effectively with crime is to deal with that career criminals. licenses is the best approach to that issue. -- life sentences are the best approach to that issue. >> congressman? >> i met with the ncaa p today -- ncaap todya. -- today. politicians did not have the courage to do what is right. take women. 1.5 women of every 5 -- in their first year on a campus, they will have rape attempted against them or will be raped. my opponent voted against the resolution to condemn the violence that happened in columbine. i have an amendment to know talbott behind, so that there has

host: the "philadelphia inquirer" is gone. guest: yes, this media world that we live in is turbulent, and i think what we are seeing is a transition to something, a very painful transition, to something. -- a very painful transition to something. what i did at the "philadelphia inquirer" or the "post dispatch," how do we deliver it to a way where people find it useful and interesting and in a way that is profitable for webber has chosen to do this, and those questions -- for whoever has chosen to do this. host: in your book, you quote from gerald r. ford, giving a speech in front of the united states senators. we will play an excerpt of it, but that was one of your first quotes. guest: this was 2001, and, so, bush had been president for a few months. very acrimonious about how to move that agenda, and president ford came to the capital to deliver the leaders lecture, which was an idea. so they invited old political eminences to come back, and president ford use the opportunity to talk about kind of the climate and why his part

and so he was at sea during the occupation of philadelphia. he gets captured and imprisoned an old mill prison in england and died there. so betsy by 1781 is without a second time. a man comes back to was also imprisoned with ashburn was a man named john claypool. he comes back to betsy's house and tells her as was the custom in that. come i was with her husband when he died. he was a gallup man. it was courtesy that he would come back and tell her that he was with ashburn at the time of his death. they married -- they began cortinas and in matters of months. and by may of 1783 they married. finally this is the partnership that gives her the family she'd been seeking. she had two children with ashburn, one of whom survived and five additional daughters with claypool and now she has the family that's going to sport that upholstery trade or john claypool was trained as a tanner, but never really worked in that trade. he eventually landed a job at the customs service inspecting ships a comment from all over the world, make sure their whole with t

management of 1804 he finished off his american travels with visits in philadelphia, washington d.c. and lancaster, pennsylvania. return to europe to live in berlin until 1827, where many americans came to visit and come excuse me, lived in paris until 1827 and then moved to berlin. the first thing he did when he got to berlin was try to shake up a german science by delivering a series of lectures under the title cosmos. he was urged to publish them, which he additionally eventually did from 1845 to 62 and a greatly expanded version of his never completed. so cosmos was the culmination of a long career and you will be hearing more about cosmos at the end. so what i'll be doing is moving through reading some of my favorite passages and making sure to say a few things about jefferson, given the context here. and it is one, again, one of the surprises and one of the fascinating aspects of humboldt was his friendship with thomas jefferson. so, here is humboldt, the romantic orchard of humboldt and his explorations to south america. so we went from the young, the old humble to the young h

the mayor of pittsburgh and the mayor of philadelphia and the entire establishment. arlen specter carried three counties out of 67 -- philadelphia, where the mayor endorsed him, harrisburg, where the governor, ed rendell, is, and the third one is scranton, where his colleague endorsed him. >> don't forget, this the second time he switched parties. he switched as a young man to run as republican district attorney. >> he finally after 30 years exceeded the limits of political opportunism, even by the standards he has set, and it is really saying a lot. >> now rand paul in kentucky could match mcconnell and the republican establishment tried to portray him as a net case. it did not work. >> no, although he has his own troubles today. he is the bernie sanders of the republican party. bernie sanders is a socialist in vermont votes with democrats. if rand paul ends up in the sand, he will go way out there but a vote with republicans on most issues. >> he told msnbc that he thinks the president ought to get his boot heel off of the bp got that to criticize them this way is

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the philadelphia flyers. moving now to hockey. considered they were down 3-0 in the semifinals against boston, they rallied back for a chance and a championship. that's where they are now. the chicago blackhawks who haven't won a stanley cup in 49 years will play the flyers who haven't hoisted a cup in 25. that's because the flyerers tonight eliminated montreal 4-2. we're in philadelphia. flyers fans, yes, they're so intense. stay tuned. hand shake after the game. they know what they want to see. first period, no score. not looking good for the home team. chris pronger tried to make that long pass. hammer lick gets it. back to gionta. he beats michael leighton. the canadiens take a 1-0 lead. they sucked some life out of the fans at wachovia center. the puck is cleared ahead to michael richards. right to the puck. he dives. the puck gets away and richards puts it in the net. flyers tie it up at one. second period now, the flyers looking for a two-goal advantage. moving the puck. they got some tight passing going here. into brad ric

. >>> and on on-the-field infraction in philadelphia. a man tasered. >>> really dramatic video out of georgia this morning. three people trapped by rushing water in rain-swollen georgia creek are safe and back on dry land. they were precariously perched at the edge of the dam. life crews tossed out life preservers and pulled them to safety with a tether line. >> amazing rescue there in georgia. >>> now, for a look at morning road conditions today. i-95 in florida could be wet. there could be icy patches on i-15, from montana to utah. and slippery conditions along i-75, from detroit to chicago. also on i-5, in washington and oregon. >> if you are flying today, expect airport delays in seattle, detroit and miami. >>> and if you're flying over the gulf coast, you might see signs of that enormous oil slick starting to creep ashore. >> later today, a 100-ton specially built steel and concrete structure will be hahled about 50 miles rk? here's john hendren. >> reporter: the oil slick strikes shore on the tip of the mississippi delta. it's clai

philadelphia is dealing with 1 ace and 5 starters. their pitching staff and bullpen leaves a lot to be desired. it will get better, but right now they are not pitching as well as st. louis or other teams in the league. st. louis has quality. penny a big guy and now learning how to pitch, that could be dangerous. >> you look at what else is going on around baseball. the national league -- the washington nationals they called up strasburg from double-a to triple-a. they are getting ready to take the next step with him. how would you manage the career of a young talent with an electric arm like this? >> a lot of us who have been blessed to manage in the major leagues had ha surprised prospect come up through the ranks. i think washington is taking it slowly with him. you don't learn to pitch at the major league level in the minor leagues or hit. but you do learn that professional way of life. it's a little different or a lot different than college. i think he is sharpening his teeth on the experience of the professional baseball. not on

. >> also, an update on the story , the philadelphia phillies fan tasered after taking to the field. video went viral and there are new questions about the officers' use of force. another >>> warm day is all the way. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> happy wednesday. eight minutes after 5 on this comfortable wednesday morning. your live in cleveland park. it's a comfortable start to the day, much better than the past couple mornings. you will feel the difference when you step out. absolutely no wind. high pressure directly overhead. not even a breeze this morning. you don't need it. 57 degrees in northwest. dewpoint of 50. humidity is down and it feels good. let's look at other conditions. you'll notice the general trend being around 50. 49 walkersville. 49 at arlington. 56 at falls church. calm wind pretty much everywhere. today's forecast, a lot of sunshine, a few clouds. high temperatures in the low 80's with allied southerly wind at 5-10. not much will change tomorrow. there's a slight chance of a late day thundershower tomorrow afternoon. that

president, the governor, the mayor of philadelphia -- nonetheless, the rank-and-file of democrats and pennsylvania never accepted him -- >> specter. >> as a democrat. he had a record as a republican to show for it. >> is there truth to the "new york times" story at the white house offered it chose sestak to drop to keep him out of the race? >> true. joe sestak said it happened. is he a liar? he was offered a job to drop out of the race and he refused. >> the white house denies it, or they have not confirmed it -- >> not confirming and denying -- no, it made joe sestak very much the man against machine. arlen specter carried a three counties out of 67 -- philadelphia, where the mayor endorsed him, harrisburg, where the governor, ed rendell, is, and the third one was scranton, where his colleagues in or stem. -- or his colleague endorsed him . >> this is the second time he has switched parties. >> he finally after 30 years exceeded the limits of political opportunism, even by the standards he has said, and that is saying a lot. >> now rand paul in kentucky. the republican establishment

on the phone now bill bender, with "philadelphia daily news." thanks for joining us. >> hi, how are you. >> i'm great. i lived in philly many years. many times i was told the toughest fans in the world are people who live in philadelphia, may they be baseball or football. what's been the reaction to this guy being tasered? what the heck was the guy next day thinking? >> i think most people feel tastering wasn't necessarily out-of-bounds. this guy thomas betts ran out at the worst time, bottom of the ninth. the boos just came raining down on him along with plenty of obscenities. >> do we know the policy regarding what's the appropriate way to apprehend someone who in this case didn't seem to be a big threat? >> they are standing by the officer that used the taser.the talking with philadelphia police whether that should be appropriate policy in future instances. in the case last night, this guy didn't put up much of a fight. he was apprehended without having to be tazed. although the fans wanted him to be. >> i heard they were yelling tase him. th

philadelphia, where the mayor of endorsed him, harrisburg, and since i-- >> he switched parties as a young man to one as a republican. >> he finally after 30 years exceeded the limit of political opportunism, even by the standards he has set. that is really saying a lot. >> now rand paul in kentucky. mitch mcconnell and the rest of the establishment tried to portray the libertarian as a nut case. it did not work. >> no, though he has his own troubles. he is the bernie sanders of the republican party. bernie sanders is a socialist in vermont and he votes with democrats be with her but -- he votes with democrats. if granholm makes it to the senate, he will be the outlier and be -- rand paul makes it to the senate, he will be on the extreme of the party. >> when the views are exposed this way, the first day after the election saying that you would not repeal the civil rights act, you are in big trouble. the libertarian view is that the government should not do anything, that they should just protect the country with the military and police, basically. and maybe some food safety things,

. >>> a 17-year-old baseball fan in philadelphia is sparking debate even today. you will remember him storming the field, weaving among police and security until an officer used a taser gun a stun gun. his mother later used -- later apologized and the teenager plans to write an apology. >> they could have just grabbed him and held him down. >> the philadelphia police chief defended the officer involved, but now the department is thi debating whether they should get involved if the fan is not threatening anyone. i'm done with all these lists. and driving all over town. i want one list. for one store. [ female announcer ] at safeway, you get it all. great quality and great prices. so you just need a safeway list. [ male announcer ] with thousands of everyday low prices you'll save all over the store. [ female announcer ] plus we have great club card specials like honey nut cheerios just $1.49 and safeway refreshe water only $2.99. [ male announcer ] quality and low prices. so there's one stop for everything. [ female announcer ] at safeway, that's our promise. that

. >>> the philadelphia police chief is standing behind the officer who tasered a teenager for running on to the field during a phillies game. joe carter with more on that. good morning. >> good morning, robin. he reviewed the tape and says the officer acted within department guidelines. the department does allow the use of tasers against fleeing suspects. philadelphia police are considering whether officers should get involved at all in non-threatening fans jumping on to the field during sporting event. the 17-year-old who ran onto the field monday called his father for permission. his dad said no but that didn't stop the young man, now charged with trespassing, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. >> called his dad for permission? >> and his dad said no and like most 17-year-olds he didn't listen to his dad. >> oh, my gosh. >> another fan ran onto the field during last night's game, gave himself without incident. he was booed by the sellout crowd. >> what is wrong with people? >> i'm pretty sure he jumped on the field hoping to get tasered as well but he didn't. >>> sad news to t

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in aberdeen, a crash on philadelphia. at old philadelphia. and three accidents in the city, north mlk, at pennsylvania avenue, east lombard at south calvert. and east carrie at south clinton. still looking at a jam on 70 eastbound, approaching the beltway. and jams on the beltway, now down in the 20s in two sections. 26 miles an hour on the northwest side. there is a live look at the west side. there is a look at 95. watch for a jam in the northbound lanes as you approach the beltway. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. call 1-800 the firm or visit cochran firm.com for a free consultation. >>> a big honor for governor martin o'malley. he is in chicago, being named biogovernor of the year. including $75 million in funding for the state's universities and colleges. >> reporter: maryland's biotech industry is being cultivated right before our eyes. inside labs like this at baltimore community colleges, life science institute. student catisha is positioning herself for the future. >> i'm currently interested in the forensic

the last call comes from philadelphia. go ahead, philadelphia. >> hi. i've been a school teacher and i've taught anywhere from a.p. courses to elementary school. and emotionally disturbed kids who have a lot of issues in their life. and my question is, when do we start telling children the actual truth about american history? and not just groundhog day or columbus day and those sort of things? >> well, thank you for that great question. i think we tell the truth, educators, as often as we can. and i think that should be every day. but there is a question embedded -- or there's an assumption embedded in your question that textbooks for one reason or the other cannot tell the truth. i worry about oversimplification. i've been criticized for being a complexfier because i do think details matter. and if we oversimplify we actually get further away from the truth sometimes. so i love your question because your question implies that you're pushing and trying. i think that's what we all do all the time. we try our best. now, people out there are going to say,

when i was the eighth of philadelphia there were too many prisoners sentences handed out by the philadelphia judges. -- when i was the d.a. when i got to washington on what to bring in the federal government. if you have an individual convicted of three or more violent crimes, that there would be taken into the forecourt where they would have a mandatory sentence of up to 15 years to life. that is why i have supported strong law-enforcement officials to be the u.s. attorneys. the president looks to senator casey to make recommendations. the way to deal effectively with crime is to deal with the career criminalslif. life sentences is the best approach to that issue. >> i met with the naacp. violence is an issue that concerns them. it is not just loopholes that have existed for too long because washington officials don't have courage to stand up. take women -- 1.5 women of every five on the first year at a campus will have rape and attempted, or actually be raped. i have sponsored a campus safety resolution. my opponent actually voted against the resolution, taking in the violence that happene

a little philadelphia, love, may i, if i? if you possibly can. [ scattered cheers ] a lot of philadelphia flyer love going on right there. >> jimmy: now, they're doing unbelievable, right? they're crazy -- >> it -- it is. they beat boston, they came back, they were down 3-0, and finished them out 4-3, which is ironic, because that's how game seven ended up, 4-3. it was nice. it was good. they're doing good. >> jay: now, what do they have to do now? they're going up -- >> they're going up against montreal. >> jay: oh, man. >> against the canadians. >> jimmy: that's insane. >> i know, i've got my flyer-colored tie on which i got yesterday. >> jimmy: good for you. [ scattered applause ] that's good. you're a good philly boy there. >> well, you know, when you start out early with cheesesteaks and cheese whiz and all the fried stuff and then you move out to california and it's sushi. you kind of tend to stay towards the cheesesteak. >> jimmy: yeah, you got to -- you had a celebrated birthday, by the way. >> that's right, yesterday

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chief political correspondent carl cameron has a preview from philadelphia. >> reporter: congressman joe sestak underdog in pennsylvania's white-hot senate democratic primary has come from behind to lead last-minute polls by sowing voter distrust of the republican turned democratic senat senator. >> there is no way we'll trust somebody who said we'll switch party. >> reporter: endorsed by the philadelphia area black clergy today, arlen specter once thought running as a democrat would be easier this year, but both parties distrust the dischanging parties. his position is on defense. >> there has been an independent record and a record where i evaluate one what is good for the people of my state and nation and vote accordingly. >> he is going to fight for you regardless of what the politics are. i love you and i love arlen specter! >> reporter: specter tops the president support on the air but will get no last-minute visit. mr. obama did it in new jersey and massachusetts and the democrats lost. sestak uses history like a knife to undercut specter's presidential support. >> arlen spect

that's because of what happened at a philadelphia phillies baseball game the other night. a teenager who ran on to the field was taken down by a security officer, all of it with cameras rolling. police used to tackle suspects to take them down. it wasn't perfect, but increasingly in this post-9/11, more security conscious society, the trend is to whip out the taser. our report tonight from nbc's kevin tibbles. >> and a fan has made his way on to the playing surface. >> reporter: we've all seen it. attention seekers dashing about at public events, outfoxing security. >> they still have not caught him. >> reporter: but when high school senior steve consalvi gave them the runaround at a philadelphia phillies game, he got more than attention. >> that guy is trying to taser him. >> reporter: he got tasered. >> wow. >> reporter: while the 17-year-old presumably got his wish of making headlines, his father later apologized on his behalf. but -- >> i think running on the field is wrong. i mean, they can't have everybody doing that. tasering him, that was uncalled for, without a do

next call for her comes to philadelphia. philadelphia, you're on the air. >> hello, ms. prins. i just wanted to react to a program that i saw last night and i would encourage you to check it out bill moyer's journal. it comes on every week. you may not know that he's going to retire from the program as of next week. he had william black on. and he was reacting to testimony given by geithner on august 10th. they were talking about the financial crisis and some of the bank regulators. and during his testimony geithner stated that during the time all this was blowing up, aig, and goldman and what have you, that fed, the new york fed, and the other central banks had no authority on the wall to limit risk-taking amongst all these entities. and that essentially they talked about how frustrated they were. and ms. schapiro expressed her frustration at why the fdic could not do more. and the reason they couldn't do they were unable to do to curtail this fiasco because the fed had lobbied to recall glass steagall. and they were the architect of themselves, taking the tools of the toolbox

philadelphia is a center of jewish life. i was honored and proud to support temple beth shalom in ell kins park in montgomery and the only synagogue designed by frank lloyd wright and it is a remarkable place to see and i would commend it to all of my colleagues and looking to november 14, 2010, national museum of american jewish history will open its new facility on philadelphia's independence mall. this museum is the only museum in america dedicated excusive i havely to exploring the american jewish experience. i encourage all of my colleagues, jews and non-jews to visit this institution and learn the stories of jewish americans, their challenges, their hardships and their successes as they became a part of the fabric of who we are as americans. for me, the significance of american jewish heritage month is marked by a story of one i don't know woman named renee pearl, she fled austria on a kin dread transport. parents sent their children on the train hoping they would be taken care of. e was fleeing the holocaust. after tw

the shutout, boston 5-0, over philadelphia. >> welcome back. we are back with staff conrad myer. >> the vinaigrette is said it sees, fresh oregano, roasted cheese, tomato juice, olive oil. >> is canned tomato juice. >> feta right here. butter. this one you can keep in the fridge for a couple weeks. >> thank you for coming in. fantastic stuff. we will say goodbye. that is all the time we have appeared a couple of showers possible today, but not a washout. "meet the press" is next. >> is a good day to stay inside and cut. -- and cook.

i was socialized as a middle class person growing up in the suburbs of philadelphia. i'm not sure there's any one identity that african-americans have or that whites have. but i think we do feel a sense of cultural difference, whether it's a real cultural difference or not. i think we feel an in-group and out-group and one day i hope we get over that in this country. and we feel a sense of oneness. >> why did you decide to write the book in the first place? >> i felt i had a lot to get off my chest. and i really think what my experiences were quite unique. i have three kids. i started having kids late in life. i did marry a white female. and we now have for the first time in this history a mixed race movement, a biracial movement. and a lot of my thoughts today center around racial identity. i'm fascinated by people who call themselves mixed race today. whereas, you know, up until the past 30 years, 35 years, if you had any african-american ancestry you are considered african-american. i think it's absolutely fascinating. and so i really wanted to just dive into -- to

by question is, you talked about the healing place in philadelphia. like charter schools, how can we create something like this? one concept that we have begun to learn from that our colleagues have talked about, specifically one colleague, dr. sandra bloom, a psychologist is an idea called trauma informed practice. that means that wherever we see young people, we recognize that many have experienced really severe, in their lives and that that is what affects their behavior. and that safety is primary. now, one of the things i have seen in my time is that we believe the way to make schools safe is with more cameras and more metal detectors and more men walking around in uniforms with guns. that is our way of thinking about safety. but it is not clear that that makes, does what we wanted to do. the science behind this is that we know that all of us possess and ourselves this fight or flight mechanism's. we get turned on when we are scared and we need to run inside. it is often we don't need it. the idea behind post-traumatic stress is that that system

first let's look at the "philadelphia inquirer" reporting on the situation there. report defends offer. a white house probe found no embryo operate in the overture by bill clinton acting for emanuel. this by thomas fitzgerald, a staff writer. he writes that president obama's chief of staff dispatched former president bill clinton last summer as an interimmediate air to see whether representative joe sestak would drop his planned run for the senate if given an unimportant but unpaid advisory position, the white house said friday. clinton made the approach as sestak was launching his challenge to senator arlen specter in the pennsylvania democratic primary. the report reputed by options of service on a presidential or other government advisory board were improper or illegal, and beauer wrote there was no such impropriety. here's how congressman sestak has weighed in. in a statement yesterday, he confirmed the white house account. he said clinton had called him last summer and expressed concerns over my prospects in the senate primary, and he then relayed emanuel's su

briere is playing the best hockey he's played since he became a philadelphia flyer. but they need one more guy. and when gagne came in, that really completed the puzzle for the philadelphia flyers. you see how good... this guy was an elite goal scorer at one time. he's had concussion issues. right now he's on fire. two game-winning goals out of four, and the overtime winner in game four to make the series, the impossible series became possible. game winner in game seven. the guy has done it all offensively. >> given what the flyers did to the boston bruins, where do you think their confidence level is right now? >> somewhere above sky high and jupiter. it's unbelievable. they have just done something only two other teams in the world have done. they have to feel good about themselves. they're playing against a team that probably thinks they're the greatest world in the team. >> because you are the world's most interesting man. >> thank you. >> we'll spin this to baseball. there was a story about ken griffey, jr., sleeping in the clubhouse, not available to pinch-hit.

i grew up in north philadelphia and we used to call them storefront creatures, from the preachers to the strong sister trying to raise her child or children in trying to make it made to those brothers that were like uncles to me, that i grew up with on the corner of logan in north philly and also the corrupt politicians that made philly what it is still today, unfortunately, to all sorts of other characters, black-and-white and i said in philadelphia and i sort of took elements of inspiration from works like ralph ralph ellison's invisible man, like faces at the bottom of the well of mike sam delaney's dahlgren and i would say i was inspired by some of those works and the messages that they were saying. i think i will come to sort of a closing here but i think is black writers, as black writers, as black thinkers and observers, of american life, of what is happening in our diaspora, what is happening in our world, we have an obligation in our literature, in our observations, and our commentary, we have an obligation to keep it real so to speak and to talk about these things and to ta

i can't answer that because i know. >> bob: seems like we had this conversation when facing philadelphia and florida. teams you're playing 36 times. >> rob: you want to leapfrog over if you're going to have a chance to get in the playoffs. good pitch. >> rob: how long did you think it would go? >> bob: i threw out the 3:15 thing a couple of hours ago. >> rob: it's pretty close, the way angel compos is squeezing pitches. >> bob: two walk in the inbig brian bruney. matt capps is up again. breaking down the matinee in florida, it's starting to break down for the nats. they have been pounded. nine runs on 13 hits. johnny and ray with the manager. reaction from the nats clubhouse and it's all coming up with johnny holiday and ray knight on "nats xtra, ] present by verizon. we look forward to seeing our buddies at the ballpark with our six-game homestand from left field. dan uggla will be next. 2 for 4 on the day. >> rob: thanks. i'll have some popcorn after the game. this is like watching a horror movie. >> bob: switch to my 3d glasses here in a moment. hanley ramirez will come through the sc

look at the turnout in the city of philadelphia. if arlen specter does not win big, he will have trouble winning the primary. host: a very interesting and important day in the political process. we want to thank our guests for being here this morning to set the stage for the elections in some key states today. we appreciate the information. we will turn next to an international story briefly. we have a bangkok correspondent for the "new york times." on sunday, the newspaper had a big piece headlined with this. he had the horrifying experience of having one of the people shot in the head as he was interviewing him, just a mark of the ongoing violence in that city. he is on the line with us to tell us how things stand. what is the situation with the violence? guest: decelerating. it has been waxing and waning for the last few days. i do not think we can draw any conclusions from that. there were injuries not a debt today, as opposed to the 35 people who have been killed over the last few days. host: explain to americans why this story

i grew up in north philadelphia. that sort of -- storefront creatures from the creatures to that strong shrine with her child or children trying to make it to those brothers who were like uncles to me who i grew up with in logan, mort philly and the corrupt politicians that made philly what it is today to all sorts of other characters, black and white. i said it in philadelphia and took elements of inspiration from works like the invisible man. like sam delaney's dowry. i was inspired by some of those works and messages they were saying. that has come to a close. has black writers and black artists and black thinkers and observers of american life, what is happening in our diaspora and our world we have an obligation in our literature and observations and commentary, we have an obligation to keep it real. to talk about these things in a very candid format. that is what makes black literature so unique and sets it apart from the rest of the american literary canon. there is an ongoing debate with the same conversation

., new york and philadelphia. >> this is amazing. >> reporter: with the excitement revving up. >> i can't wait. i'm waiting for my spot to know the routes so i can get my chair and drinks and everything and watch the race. >> i'm in. >> reporter: even council president jack young could not turn down the chance to slide into the drive's seat. coming august 2011 baltimore's first grandprix . in downtown baltimore abc 2 news. >> the city will use $8 million in state and federal grants to make road improvements along the course. indy racing league still needs to sign a sanctioning agreement. that still needs to happen. >>> voters have taken matters into their own hands. they decided to go with the mayor's decision to put in speed cameras. out of the 500 ballots. this came after 400 signatures were collected. >>> governor martin o'malley is in change receiving an award for bio technology for promoting the industry in state. the group noted the governor's tax credit as one of the reasons why they chose him. maryland is home to 50 bio center companies. the governor says he's made bio technology

let's go to philadelphia. the flyers eliminated the montreal canadiens. this will give them a 3-1 lead in the second period. with 30 seconds left, here is the game if. -- here is the game. they pulled their goalie with an empty net and the flyers are headed to the stanley cup finals where they will play chicago. for race fans in kansas, an incredible disintegration of a car. it caught fire and the toyota explodes. this is incredible. the body separates and goes airborne. the 61-year-old was in the cockpit as the fire raged around him. he was ok miraculously. the good news is nobody was hurt seriously. unbelievable. ted leonsis told us last week he likes gilbert arenas and a member of the front office says he will be a wizard, but there is a report that washington is still trying to trade gilbert arenas because they don't want him in the same backcourt with john wall. what a backcourt that would be with them together. >> if there are enough balls out there for them. >> the sun came out. >> it will tomorrow also and for more than a few hours. temperatures n

host: in the philadelphia -- in the "philadelphia inquirer" -- guest: and again, it will be interesting to see how this plays out in the framework of national security. i would guess that hillary clinton will either allude to that or talk about it directly today. we saw her go to china to try to engage them on the north korea, south korea issue. the feeling of this document is we reserve the right to go it alone if we need to, but we try to work within the framework. host: falls church, virginia. david on the republican line. caller: i have three points that i would like to make. you talked about north korea. i think they virtually declared war. this country is very erratic. i wonder if the national security document reflects that. i am ethiopian. that is right next to somalia. this is the only country where there is complete anarchy and lawlessness. the country is running free with no answer with respect to terrorism. my friend here beside me is a brazilian. is president -- his president negotiated an agreement with turkey. i wondered if this administration will take them seriously? gu

. >> obviously, philadelphia's chances of winning the series are better than if they would have lost game four, that's a joke, but the flyers got good news, gagne came back in the lineup. instead of losing players they're getting guys back and gagne was the difference maker scoring the overtime winner but let's make this a simple choice -- nobody comes back from down 3-0, it's only happened twice since 1940, it just doesn't happen. philadelphia played a great game, they played a great series but you just don't come back from three games to nothing and boston has two games at home out of the last three, boston will get the job done although the flyers are showing a lot of heart and a lot of character. >> since trailing the predators the blackhawks have won five of six looking to take a 3-1 series lead in vancouver. first period. patrick kane finds jonathan toews who beats roberto luongo, three of the 13 olympians in the series. blackhawks up 2-1. second series, toews again, on the power play, blackhawks up 3-2. later in the second, up 4-2, dave bolland finds toews. blackhawks win 7-4.

but the clouds will linger in philadelphia. thomas, tropical season is only about a week away and we already have something to watch off the coast. >>> thank you, bill. the u.s. talks global economy with china, the price at the pump falls, and how some diehard michael jackson fans plan to mark the anniversary of his death. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. plus shrek scares it up at the box office, but not as expected. >>> the lakers get cinched by solar flairs and lima time comes to an end. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm thomas roberts, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. jamaica declared a state of emergency after shooting and fire bomb attacks on police stations by suspected supporters of an allegeded drug lord who faces extradition to the u.s. at least one policeman was injured. streets leaded to the poor neighborhood were barricaded on sunday in defiance from a call from the government for the drug dealer to surrender. >>> iran i

to study how it's done in philadelphia and boston and so on. really what they wanted was to study democracy. they both believed deeply, that was it was the future. it's not going to be reversed. and whereas france seemed frighteningly unstable, because everybody remembered the terror that the french revolution collapsed into. the parents misplaced for three days, going to the guillotine, because they felt when they were let out instead of killed, his father was 21, and his hair had gone completely white. then it followed the dictatorship of napoleon. why was america so stable? how did it manage for 50 years to have a thriving democracy? this was really the agenda. it was my own voyage and discovery when i got into the project, i realized we have books about the founders and we don't read a lot about jacksonian america. the quite old fashioned world view that the founders had. jackson was the first populous president. he had been in office since 1828. the country was expanding enormously into the hinder land. it was extremely commercial in a way