fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! >> first lady katie o'malley was a speaker at a symposium on domestic violence. she is a baltimore city district court judge and offered insight on what victims must overcome to feel safe. she told a crowd at the university of maryland the problem she encountered in the courtroom and how she helped the silent victims in those cases. >> seen the bruises and scars -- the thing that touches me the most is knowing this is occurring in a home where there are children. >> judge o'malley says dunn legislation allowing weapons to be taken out of the hands of offenders will help reduce violent crime by 25% over the next two years. seniors and baby boomers gathered for an annual expo. county officials put together a seminar for those who may have to go back to work. seniors were able to learn technology skills to help them in today's job market. retired v

the student that can't afford can't afford college without their pell grants. the veterans need the veterans will with disability act. i came away from a man that left three limbs on the battlefield and he came here about preserving the americans with disabilities act. it protects us all. >> let me give you a chance to respond. you think social security is a ponzi scheme? >> the 20 most painful minutes on msnbc is when jack wanted to attack my religion. we have a disagreements and boy, was that a squirm fest. what social security is, is having difficultty funding itself. it's - in 1947 there was 42 workers and one retiree. we get to the 1970's and we had 70 to one. the career politician where is kwan dering this and putting general fund and spending it. right now we're down to less than three workers for one retiree and headed to have one work for one retiree. that means the baby boomers are retiring and we have to figure out how to pay for it. social security is paying out more than it brings in this year. there is a problem with funding it, and i'm willing to

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! >> a child in need of a kidney transplant all but lost hope until he hooked up with a doctor at john hopkins. you watched it live last night -- the first minor pull to the surface and reunited with his family. here are some live pictures from just minutes ago. minored no. 27 was pulled to safety. the latest on handful of miners still waiting to be rescued. still waiting to be rescued. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. his past attacks have been called deceptive, his new attack, false. harris voted for deregulation increasing our electric bills by 72% it's not surprising, harris always sides with the big guys. he opposes cracking down on wall street and supports tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. harris even opposed making big insurance cover cancer screenings. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. >> here is a look at what we are working on for 11 news tonight. october is breast cancer awareness month. we will look that event. we are still falling that massive warehouse fire up in dundalk. we will have the latest on the we will have the latest on the investigation i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. buried in his website - a pro

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! >> in 10 at's medical alert, a major breakthrough in the comes to umbillical cord blood the nation. mercy medical center is offering all women who give birth of their the ability to donate their baby's cord blood. it is rich in stem cells which can be used to successfully treat more than 90 life- threatening diseases from cancer to blood disorders. mercy is partnering with the community blood services of new jersey to create the first public program in maryland. >> through this program, women giving birth that mercy will have the opportunity to donate their baby's umbillical cord blood in the national list. in need -- this will be worldwide. >> doctors say this will help increase the number of african- american blood donors who are under represented in the donor population. >> you have probably heard of the show "are you smarter than a fifth gra

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here's al pell. >> thank you, john. environmental protection agency has given the green light for vehicles. the gasoline supply can be blended with 15% ethanol. cars built since 2007 can hand it will ethanol content. there's a 15% ethanol that will not harm engine performance. livestock groups have argued against the increase. >> american livestock producers are helping rebuild the beef markets in the former soviet union. in kansas, a hendrickson family is taking part in the similar program. two weeks ago they were asked if they wanted to ship their -- to russia. >> you hear about the global economy and typically our globe is small in eastern kansas. it's quite an opportunity for us to be able to think that we're shipping cattle to another country and to provide those jeannette yes, i cans. >> hendricksson says they're cattlemen sharing techniques. that's up six bushels from his old record set in 2007. for more harvest reports, let's send it back to john for crop watch. crop watch this week reflects the drying of the mi

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here's al pell. >> thanks, john. 2009 was a miserable harvest season on many farms, but 2010 is shaping up to be a much different story. let's begin with corn. 27% of the crop had been harvested, up 9 points from the week before and 0 points ahead of last year's pace. growers in indiana and kentucky are leading the charge. at the same time ticking is just getting going in minnesota, iowa and wisconsin. soybean is moving ahead also. up four points from the week before. southern states are reporting significant progress. harvest season is also progressing nicely in cotton country. as of last week, 19% of the crop had been harvested. 5 points ahead of five-year average. in louisiana, cotton appears to be bouncing back after a number of forgettable years. acreage is up about 250,000 acres this year and yields are coming in strong w. the prices on the upswing, cotton is making a comeback in the bayou state. >> we haven't seen cotton prices like in this a long time. the last three years that the farmers have taken, we need a good yield and a good price. >> crop watchers say high temperatures

let's go to the news and al pell. >> scientists have discovered -- a cure for ccd. that mysterious syndrome has led to a sharp decline in beehives coast to coast. samples collected from infected hives indicate both a fungus and a virus. it was previously unknown to north america. connie collapses are a huge problem because the bees are needed to pollinate numerous crops. government promotion aren't winning when it comes to fresh vegetables. a new report says only 26% of the nations adults eat veggies three or more times a day. now, the amount of veggies adults are eating is the same as -- years ago. there's an explosion of farmers markets and salad bags. it's a troubling trend. there's not enough young people looking to pursue careers in science, engineering and technology. to help meet this need, a group associated with agriculture has kicked off a natural effort. last wednesday, young people across the country conducted a science experiment at the same time. the goal so to get kids hooked on science and technology. >> i think the trends are showing that we're lagg

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! bob ehrlich says he wants to fix maryland. but he increased state spending by record amounts. ehrlich raised $3 billion in taxes and fees... including property taxes... and a 40% increase in college tuition. and now he's made over $1 billion in new promises... with no plans to pay for them... except for cutting education. cuts that will lay off teachers and increase class sizes. that's not a budget. and bob ehrlich's not the kind of leader... we can trust. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today in hd. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back. i am stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. >> good morning. a bit of a change for us today temperature-wise. we are in the low 50's. we are shooting for a high of 67. we have seen temperatures in th

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! >> it is 5:38. friday morning. temperatures downtown where the concrete and everything outlying areas cooler. cockiesville down to 49 degrees. parkville 52. pikesville 51. still 51 at chestertown right now. we have school and chilly temperatures. that won't last long, because we'll have sunshine this afternoon. details on the great weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> in this morning's "medical alert" the centers for disease control addressing the nation for the start of this year's flu season. they are encouraging everyone to get their flu shots and get them now. they say there are plenty to go around. the vaccine covers the acheache strain. 6 -- the h1n1 strain. >> i recommend the flu shot for everyone six months of age and older. we hope this universal recommendation will facilitate vaccination. no longer will you or your health ca

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! >>> and an unusual drowning inside an indianapolis home. >> a toddler dies after falling into a half full bucket of water. the child's mother called 911 after she saw him in the utility room. she tried to resuscitate him and there was no hope. the child was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. >>> california rescue crews free a pair glider. she was stuck 15 feet off of the ground on a busy highway. the crews had to shut the power off to the area to free the glider and she didn't appear to be seriously injured. >>> bank it for thousands of dollars or throw it away. those are the only two options for those who give birth in maryland. a third option could save thousands of lives. >>> when this 20 month old was born, his agony wondered how long he would survive. >> he was in so much pain and his belly was big and he couldn't do the mile stones and

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! >>> 5:30. 64 degrees and clear right now. good evening. thank you for staying with eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. an arrest in the stabbing of three students near the university of maryland campus. the violence raises more concerns about a popular off- campus bar. weijia jiang has more details on the investigation. >> reporter: police say the man nay arrested not only stabbed three university of maryland students but also his own brother. >> 1:30 a.m. tuesday. chaos spilled in after three university of maryland students are stabbed outside a bar. early wednesday morning, police arrested 21-year-old leonardo ramos. >> he left the scene. he ran from us. he hid for a number of hours from us. he changed his appearance. >> ramos faces several charges, including many counts of attempted second-degree mu

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! bob ehrlich says he wants to fix maryland. but he increased state spending by record amounts. ehrlich raised $3 billion in taxes and fees... including property taxes... and a 40% increase in college tuition. and now he's made over $1 billion in new promises... with no plans to pay for them... except for cutting education. cuts that will lay off teachers and increase class sizes. that's not a budget. and bob ehrlich's not the kind of leader... we can trust. >>> we're looking at a gorgeous afternoon shaping up. unfortunately this is one of the last warm days we've had. but we had a glorious weekend just in time for all the activities going on. everyone had plans including the ravens game. then we start to see some transition and the temperatures start to take a hit. we have temperatures fluctuating throughout the state. we go from 81 to 72 over in

>> i voted to lower the cost of student loans and to increase the amount for pell grants. i don't think we should adopt legislation with a complete government takeover of student laws for that limited options that are needed for students. we have to look east as well as west. >> should you revealed to illinois voters who is actually behind these negative ads? >> there is a difference in what i call but paul harvey rest of the story. my opponent says he does not take money from federal lobbyist but it takes tens of thousands of dollars from state lobbyists who have direct business before your office. he says he does not take money from corporate interest but he is allied with the unions, he would not raise money from corporate tax body does take money from union tax. it is the rest of the story. the bright star losses, the bank loans, the federal lobbyists, you take a ton of money from union pacs. >> the congressman is a great politician and did not come close to entering the question. karl rove is coming here with the exorbitant sums of money to determine for the people of

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! >> former president jimmy carter who spent a couple of days and a cincinnati hospital last week was in baltimore today. carters were hoping rehabilitate a house in east baltimore. >> president jimmy carter and his wife have been helping have a date for humanity for 27 years. -- habitat for humanity for 27 years. through the window on jefferson street in east baltimore, you could watch the 39th president and his wife busy at work helping to build another habitat for humanity home. what does this mean to you? >> a foundation, to be a part of a community, a family, and stability for me and my family. >> for well over two decades, the president and mrs. carter have been helping to build houses all over the world. >> the philippines, and in south korea, and in the demilitarized zone, and we built 100 homes in india and in south africa and in europe.

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! >>> welcome back, would you like this. >> well, here it is. >> press it to the right. >> are we changing the channel, we'll be watching 11. >> take a look at the five-day forecast. gorgeous, too. wednesday, now, 72 and we have so much going on. the hot rods cruise and the inboat and the sailboat show and the ravens are playing and a bunch of things are happening and the weather will be great. i can't say indian summer, we haven't had a frost yet. don't forget tonight's lineup. it's "blue bloods." followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. thank you for watching. i'm don scott for jessica kartalija. >> and i'm tim tom. ,,,,,,,,,,,

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! the moment you feel run down or achy nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. >>> a new york father is arrested on his wedding day. police say jayden was at his home playing when he realized no one was home. so he called 911. turps out his father was actually getting married at the time. police believe it was an honest mistake. but they charged the father with child endangerment anyway. the boy was honored for his bravery. >>> bizarre 911 tapes, following the events, has been released. >> they think they're vampires. >> they think they're vampires? >> you know, they're stupid. >> i let him cut me so he could suck my blood. >> it's a girl? >> no. >> phoenix arizona police say 25-year-old robert maly was stabbed after refusing to let his roommate suck his

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! >>> well, i'll tell you what, let's look at the inner harbor. this is the first raw day of the season. i had this, i had the heat on in the car on the way to work. did you? >> no, but i had the top up. it was raining, that's why. >> well, that was good. >> and let's look at the first morning doppler. i think this is the steadiest of the -- well, we'll rephrase that. the bulk of the steady rain is coming to an end. that doesn't mean that the rain's ending, we'll go to more scattered steady rain. since 8:00 a.m., a half an inch of rain in the area. let's look at the watch, warning and advisory. there are coastal issues around the delaware bay. that's from delaware and new jersey. we have known at this time. we'll update it throughout the afternoon. and this is for wjz.com. >> and this is particularly after, you know, last week and the 13.8 inches

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! >> more rain in the forecast? >> not the topical stuff we had last week, but still some showers lingering across the eastern sections of the state. especially up in hartford and cecil counties. these will slowly wind down tonight. we have less of a chance of rain tomorrow, but the shares in the mountains will be here on wednesday. in our seven-day forecast, the normal high is 72 and we are 12 below that on tuesday and 17 degrees below that on wednesday. these guys will begin to clear and temperatures will warm. thursday and friday look great. this weekend looks like a great october weekend for football. >> it was worth the wait. >> thank you for joining us. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> , breaking news and weather any time on the wbaltv.com and stay c

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fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! my dad is the supervisor of a train station and my mom's a teacher. my dad's an auto technician. my mom's a receptionist. i'm not sure i would have been able to afford college without the tuition freeze. while tuition in other states is rising out of reach... governor o'malley made the tough choice to freeze tuition. he made my dream of going to college into a reality. i'm the first in my family to go to college. my brother and i never would have been able to afford college. even though times were tough... governor o'malley kept his promise. there's never a doubt... there's never a doubt whose side he's on. martin o'malley... moving maryland forward. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. buried in his website - a promise to replace the tax code with a 23% sales tax and eliminate the mortgage interest deduction. a b

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! >> it will start at 6:300 we -úof course will be inside and bbing you tte latest details tonight at 10:00. we are live in north baltimore, fox 45 news at 5:30. >>> thank you miranda. >> 2 tornadoesstouched down in northeen arizona tearing up& everything inntheir path. the ssene from high above shows devastation in the town of belmont justtwest of flagstaff. that's where the first twister hit. about 30 rv and rv dealership were just thrownn& destroyee as you can see there. the second tornado went through another small town near belmont. amazingly no serious injuries or deaths were reported. >>> temperatures warmmng up and they will get even warmerrby the wwekeed. vytas joins us with the very pleasant sky watch forecast. ytas..& >> es. looks like a beaatiful day out there today. and looks like the temperatures will continue to increaae and we'll

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich did not make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but martin o'malley, even in the toughest of times, has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, and o'malley froze college tuition four years in a row. with martin o'malley, our children always come first. ♪ storyteller: the itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout. down came the rain and clogged the gutter system creating a leak in the roof. luckily, the spider recently had geico help him with homeowners insurance. water completely destroyed his swedish foam mattress. he got full replacement. and now owns the sleep number bed. his sleep number is 2

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fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! >>> it is 55 degrees and clear in central maryland tonight. >>> an incredible story of survival after a man is found after going missing six days. rosenthal wrote his final wishes on his hiking hat. he's currently in stable condition recovering from severe dehydration. >>> and a mother is facing charges in a scam. she convinced her son he was suffering from leukemia. the 12-year-old is in foster care and has been told he is cancer free. >>> universities and colleges across maryland are reacting to the site of a rutgers university freshman, the circumstances that led him to take his life is bringing concern. >> reporter: the freshman killed himself after roommates taped him having relations with another man. ravi tweeted, roomy asked for the night till midnight. he saw me making out with a guy andlated added the school probably won't do much of a

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! bob ehrlich says he wants to fix maryland. but he increased state spending by record amounts. ehrlich raised $3 billion in taxes and fees... including property taxes... and a 40% increase in college tuition. and now he's made over $1 billion in new promises... with no plans to pay for them... except for cutting education. cuts that will lay off teachers and increase class sizes. that's not a budget. and bob ehrlich's not the kind of leader... we can trust. >>> winds have shifted to the north. getting dryer and cooler air after a high of 81. cooled down just a tad. cooler air. even though it's pretty warm. it will begin to cool down. pretty chilly air will flow into the region over the next 12 to 24 hours. still 68 in washington. dew points still in the mid- 50s. tomorrow, beautiful pleasant day. normal high, 68 degrees. it will be about that. do

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! >>> 77 in baltimore, here's the storm, it's hanging around throughout the warmer hours and the chance of a shower and thunderstorm -- and it will die down and tomorrow, we'll have dry air on top of us and cooler air, that's until another storm comes our way thursdays. this is coming from the south and picking up moisture along the way and the clouds come in and rain could be heavy at times and the winds will pick up and it will be cooler when the storm makes its way through and friday, when it pulls out of here, the chilly air will stick around until the weekend. and hurricane winds, 75 miles per hour and at this point, moving to the north, northwest and the forecast keeping it down across the gulf throughout the forecast. and the time frame is stacking up and this is what marty showed you, the spaghetti model taking it in different directions a

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! >>> breakfast and lunch at the same time. it is that hamburgerring made with a beef and cheddar cheese patty with krispy kreme donuts. it has 550 calories and was introduced at the worse food festival in des moines. >>> former president is heading to baltimore throwing his book behind one of maryland's gubernatorial candidate. that's startthat's coming up next on the news at 6:00 which starts now. >>> we

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! stee . >>> . >>> another live look at the scene where rescuers continue to rescue the trapped miners. experts say they have plans for hundreds of different contingencies, as a rescue capsule is pull the to the surface. we will keep you updated throughout the evening. >>> thousands of dollars worth of gas is up for grabs in louisiana. people in baton rouge can get up to $200 in starts for turning in a gun. $40 is from funding from area businesses. >> for the first time ever in the u.s., a patient with a spinal cord injury has been injected with human embryonic stem cells. as dr. john lafuch reports, doctors hope that one day, this treatment may help people who are paralyzed, walk again. >> beautiful. >> reporter: the scientists who design the treatment has waited for the moment for years. >> this clinical trial is a very historic moment in that i

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! extirchts from the wild, but not in baltimore. efforts would have vanished forever, if not for the maryland zoo. >> reporter: in one room, they're safing an entire species from extinction. the pandmanian golden frog. >> there are few in the wild. there have been small pockets found of one or two frogs. mostly female. so effectively, they are extirchts in the wild. >> reporter: but because the zoo collected golden frogs 10 years ago, the species moves on. >> they have done very well here. these guys can be a little tricky to breathe in captivity. >> we have reproduce literally thousands of frogs. >> you have to look at every single frog, every single day to make sure they look healthy. >> reporter: a fungus that attacks the frog's skin, which it needs to breathe and absorb minerals. >> and what happens when their skin thickens. it causes them not

get a grip. 2007, 2008, more than 400,000 texans received pell grants. federal funding makes it possible for millions of kids to go to college across america. the tea partyers don't get that. in a great university system doesn't have a heck of a lot of good if the students can't afford to be a part of it. so saying you want to eliminate federal funding for higher education, mr. army, that is highly uneducated psycho talk. coming up, russ just called the president of the united states a jackass. what a pathetic dude. i think it's sad that some americans are falling for all of this garbage. the low-information voters. jesse jackson sounds off on limbaugh's racism in the battleground sellingment tonight. >>> christine o'donnell, she is what? she is multiplying. just what we need, more witches. arnold schwarzenegger is here. you are watching "the ed show" on msnbc. stay with us. you go next if you had a hoveround power chair? the statue of liberty? the grand canyon? it's all possible with a hoveround. tom: hi i'm tom kruse, inventor and founder of hoveround.

what can be done for people like that -- lose my pell grants. what can be done for people like that? i managed to make it because i had strong family support. host: ben miller? guest: ever since the pope grants did get cut in the early 1990's, they have since gone -- the pell grants did get cut in the early 1990's, they have since gone up will be on that. that is normally on congress. it is more on states and schools and colleges. second, on the drug possession and pell grant eligibility, that has been discussed in congress as an issue many times. host: next caller, go ahead. caller: good morning, you were talking about professors and the way they are teaching in the classrooms. i went to state before going to austin p. in clarksville and i think it varies so much that a better system is needed to report on the actions of these professors and get the ones that should not be teaching out of our schools. guest: i think you're absolutely right, and part of the problem is the entire with the professors are compensated does not relieve take into acco

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! >> in the wake of the dramatic victory of the steelers on sunday the ravens are ridinn high at least 2 sets of power rankings have them ranked no. 1 in the nfl. heady stuff to be sure but ultimately stuff thee have to ignore. while the sseel erwin was huge they still haae to get ready for the broncos this subppenaed and whiie it is always a concern coming off a big win it sounds about a let down ttis sundayy >> i just don't see it. just don't see any way for that to happen because that's their mind set. we are playing a really good football team. this team has talent. theyyare úery sound, solid defense. very disciplined defense. offensively they have weapons alllof the mraichlts no. 1 passing eam in the league by far. huge challenge for us that way. theeyhave weapoos 4 wide receiver all catching about the same number of balls. 2 returner hurt y

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. >> let's find out if there is any more rain in the future. >> there is always rained. that is why we check the forecast. there is only a 20% chance of showers tomorrow. 30% chance on wednesday, and then it clears up. milder weather and temperatures climbing into the mid 70's. some great football weather on sunday. >> are there winning lottery tickets in our future? >>

people are talking about putting more money and pell grants. rather than just increasing the grants, some part of them should be contingent on performance of the colleges and universities in terms of a student progression and student graduation rates. i don't think we should pump more money to colleges without holding them responsible for their success with their students. host: dallas, texas, line for democrats, good morning. caller: the problem of a lot of times is the sink or swim mentality with kids taking too heavy a load the first year. the statistics on burn out of the first semester or first year burnout are terrible luckily, i learned a lot of this stuff in my intro psychology class and the first semester. when i went back and this was a junior college but when i went back 10 years later, there was a poster in the counselor's office that recommended first semester course that was 17 hours. these are tough courses. obviously, the people in the council of us did not understand the problems with taking too heavy a load. how much of this i

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. his past attacks have been called deceptive, his new attack, false. harris voted for deregulation increasing our electric bills by 72% it's not surprising, harris always sides with the big guys. he opposes cracking down on wall street and supports tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. harris even opposed making big insurance cover cancer screenings. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us. . >>> an abandon warehouse caught fire and we know it is an old whiskey distillery, cheryl, what is it looking like out there? >> reporter: the good news is that fire is getting under control. it broke out shortly of a 5:00 this afternoon but it was huge. there is some smoke coming from the building and crews are still trying to attack some of the hot spots. now when i came in to

get a grip. 2007, 2008, more than 400,000 texans received pell grants. federal funding makes it possible for millions of kids to go to college across america. the tea partyers don't get that. in a great university system doesn't have a heck of a lot of good if the students can't afford to be a part of it. so saying you want to eliminate federal funding for higher education, mr. army, that is highly uneducated psycho talk. coming up, russ just called the president of the united states a jackass. what a pathetic dude. i think it's sad that some americans are falling for all of this garbage. the low-information voters. jesse jackson sounds off on limbaugh's racism in the battleground sellingment tonight. >>> christine o'donnell, she is what? she is multiplying. just what we need, more witches. arnold swachwarzenegger is here. you are watching "the ed show" on msnbc. stay with us. for as long as you own your car. boss: hey, that's great! is this your phone? gecko: yeah, 'course. boss: but...where do you put...i mean how do you...carry... waitress: here you g

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! [ announcer ] complete opposites...] in complete harmony. introducing the sport hybrid. [ engine revving ] ♪ [ dance rock ] ♪ hey ♪ [ woman vocalizing ] the combination only honda could engineer. the all-new cr-z sport hybrid. ♪ [ woman vocalizing ] >> just in time for all halloween. wisconsin manncrowned kinn of the pumpkins. >>>johh barlo of gay mills 1440-pound pumpkin. just for the fun offit. it started to grow, back in may. and said bbcause of the ain this summee. pumpkin patch was loww3 maintenance. he haa been growing the large gourds for 19 years. >> lots of pumpkin envy in the state of wisconsin tonight.ú >> i know. how about the weathhr next week? >> meteorooogist emily gracey is back with the seven-day forecast. >> fall-like weather foo the week. dry tomorrow. 68 degrees. for the afternoon high. mostly sunny skies. for sunday

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! >>> it was a battle of the great pumpkins in california at the national championship pumpkin weigh off. selfseveral tipped the scale at over 1000 pounds. the winner receives just over $9000. >>> well, they are cute and cuddly and worth well over $1 million. we're talking about a collection of rare teddy bears that will hit the auction blocks. many are saved by factory workers. the fur flies this wednesday in london. >> reporter: he bears, my goodness. goodness. >> i have a friend that has ono, bob ehrlich says he wants to fix maryland. but he increased state spending by record amounts. ehrlich raised $3 billion in taxes and fees... including property taxes... and a 40% increase in college tuition. and now he's made over $1 billion in new promises... with no plans to pay for them... except for cutting education. cuts that will lay off teachers an

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich didn't make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but in the toughest of times, martin o'malley has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, and o'malley froze college tuition four years in a row. with martin o'malley, our children always come first. >> you could not ask for a nicer day. >> let's not be greedy. >> a beautiful saturday and sunday, nothing to complain about. seven's for high, low humidity, comfortable temperatures and sunshine for the weekend. monday begins a transition and a chance for showers monday night into tuesday. >> where was this weather in august? >> nbc nightly news is up next.

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fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! woman 1 sync: i knew what bob ehrlich did as governor. man 1 sync: raised my property taxes 60 percent. woman 2 sync: let utilities hike our rates 72 percent. woman 1 sync: but i didn't know what he's done since he got fired as governor. man 2: ehrlich's raked in millions. man 3: he worked for a wall street bank that took 10 billion dollars from the bailout. woman 3: 10 billion of our money. woman 4: our money. woman 5 sync: and he worked for another bank that collapsed. man 4: costing tax payers 17 million. anncr: tell bob ehrlich big banks don't need help. middle class marylanders do. two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich didn't make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in con

fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! a city that's been inspiring ideas and innovation since 1729. at bank of america, we live, work and help serve the community here through hundreds of branches and atms. every day, we're working to help set opportunity in motion. from supporting the university of maryland medical center... to the restoration of the hippodrome theater and american brewery building. because when you're giving, lending and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen.