he's not taking michael bloomberg's job. he's got $100 million grant. a lot go on in education, chuck and savannah. you heard the mayor of new york city with a provocative idea of taking on the teachers unions on this very sticky issue of tenure. a lot go on here in the education nation today. >> tom brokaw, thanks very much. and we're going to be right back with that interview with newark mayor cory booker. impressive resume. thank you. you know what, tell me, what makes peter, peter ? well, i'm an avid catamaran sailor. i can my own homemade jam, apricot. and i really love my bank's raise your rate cd. i'm sorry, did you say you'd love a pay raise asap ? uh, actually, i said i love my bank's raise your rate cd. you spent 8 days lost at sea ? no, uh... you love watching your neighbors watch tv ? at ally, you'll love our raise your rate cd that offers a one-time rate increase if our current rates go up. ally. do you love your bank ? >>> nbc's special summit on schools, education nation is under way right now. let's go to special correspondent tom brokaw

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michael bloomberg, alcalde de nueva york 10:54:49 "espero que despues del 2 de noviembre toda la gente de este pais, gobierno, y todos los congresistas realizaran que la situacion de hoy no es imposible seguir." rupert murdoch, presidente news corp. 00:34;55 "mientras apoyamos cerrar completamente las fronteras a la inmigracion indocumentada, nuestra alianza aboga por la reforma que da 1 camino a la ciudadania a inmigrantes responsables que obedezcan la ley y que estan en estados unidos sin autorizacion.. " el alcalde bloomberg acuso al congreso de no hacer nada sobre el tema. "y aunque muchos dicen que todavia hay tiempo, la realidad aqui en el capitolio es que el congreso y la camara se van en los proximos dias y no repoliticos de washington, e alcalde y sees proinmigrante y sindical impulsan una masiva concentracion de inmigrantes a e es elmovilizacion... el accte del autobus yer en maryland que dejo a una persona sin vida y una docena lesionados, ha provocado que grupos de seguridad en en wl congelamiento de miles de azas demple

host: can michael bloomberg make an impact? guest: this is the problem, people get excited by the extreme, by people who are passionate about the extremes. it's really hard to be passionate about being a moderate. host: all right. thanks for your time this morning. guest: thank you. host: coming up next, the front page article about new york city michael bloomberg saying he will campaign for those he views as moderate. first, a look ahead at the sunday shows. at 1:00 p.m. hear abc's this week host interviews iran's president. and then a discussion with secretary of state hillary clinton. on fox news sunday, beginning at 2:00, chris wallace talks with karl rove, adviser to former president george w. bush. then at 3:00 face the nation. a note that republican senate candidate of delaware canceled her scheduled appearance. at 3:30 p.m., cnn's state of the union. again, reares of the five network tv talk programs begin at noon eastern with meet the press. listen to them all on c-span radio, on 90.1 fm in the washington, d.c. area. o

before the break, we asked you how much new york mayor michael bloomberg is worth. if you guessed b, $18 billion, you are correct. michael bloomberg is the founder of the financial information service that bears his name, bloomberg l.p. >>> more problems for the pastor of the atlanta area megachurch. a fourth person is accusing him of coercing him into a sexual relationship. it started in 2005 while on a trip to africa. continued for four years after that. he's the bishop of a baptist church. a congregation of 25,000 people. the church is going to rally by him and pray for him. >> i don't know what the outcome is. i just don't know. but, i do know the church and i do know the impact and i do know that as a believer that somebody needs to make a stand. and to say something. that's all i'm doing. i'm calling for the church to come together. >> scary ride for airline passengers. they had a make an emergency landing. they had 260 people on board. a caller said one of the passengers was carrying explosiv explosives. everybody is safe. the bomb squad is still investigatin

city officials with support from mayor michael bloomberg announced new legislation to ban smoking in public places such as park, beaches, marina, boardwalk and pedestrian plazas. that means no lighting up on a stroll through central park where while taking in the sites in times square. if the ban is passed, violators could be slapped with a $50 ticket. >> chris: top story at the bottom of the hour, tea party backed candidate christine o'donnell is getting national attention after her upset victory in last night's delaware republican senate primary. the tea party also made waves in new york where real estate developer from buffalo beat a long-time republican politician. senior correspondent eric shawn has his story. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: he won with the blunt no-nonsense stuff demeanor. carl paladino stunned the new york republican establishment crushing former congressman rick lazio by 24 points. 62 to 38%. tea party favorite, paladino promises to change the empire state's politics. >> there is no such thing as democrats versus republicans anymore. it's a ruling class of people

>> be forewarned mayor bloomberg. we'll be right back with mayor michael bloomberg. keep it right here on "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. >>> thankfully obama's days are numbered. last week the republicans launched their historic pledge to america which has something to please everyone. jimmy, pop me a boehner. >> if republicans win the majority in november, it will not be business as usual. it will not be business as usual. it will not be business as usual. >> yes. everything is going to be different. >> we are not going to be any different than what we've been. >> except anything. >> that seems a little repetitive there. joining us at the top of the hour, the mayor of new york city, michael bloomberg. welcome to "morning joe." >> thank you very much for having me. >> we've got a lot of news to go through. we should start, since we've been talking about education. all across nbc news platforms, he's been going after the tenure issue. should we go there now? >> yeah, we should go there now. there's no way to talk about education reform without talking about what y

centrists like republican strategist mark mckinnon and new york mayor michael bloomberg are pushing back against what they see as a rising tide of extremism within the republican party. will this fight strengthen the party or tear it apart? >>> the latest into the investigation of what caused the huge bp spill in the gulf. we discover republicans in the senate are protecting bp from subpoena power and having their people put under oath. why are they stopping a presidential commission from doing its job? are they taking oil money to protect them? >>> finally as promised, bill maher dug into the christine o'donnell files and come up with another gem. if evolution is real, o'donnell wondered, why don't we see monkeys evolving into humans right before our eyes? talk about a "sideshow" item. all that's ahead. >>> right now let's check the "hardball" scoreboard. the latest polls. let's start with a couple of races where democrats may be gaining strength. in kentucky, rand paul's lead over jack conway shrunk to two points in the newest poll from survey usa. it's a robo poll, but it's a 13 point

new york's current mayor, michael bloomberg, is endorsing gov. martin o'malley. bloomberg held eight rally on capitol hill today. -- a rally on capitol hill today. in news conferences scheduled concerning rahm emanuel future. what is expected to happen there. what is expected to happen there. >> 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. >> we're following the developing story of rahm emanuel's expected resignation. he is expected to confirm that he is running to be the mayor of chicago. president obama will hold a news conference tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. for what is being called a personnel announcement. his departure ha

that amount surpasses the record for campaign sent by new york mayor michael bloomberg. >>> within the next hour we will learn the results of the vote hundreds of the san francisco hotel workers took today that will impact one of the biggest hotels and tourism is rebounding as david stevenson reports it could be a sign of similar actions to come. >> reporter: workers at the hilton hotel in union square this afternoon were gearing up for a possible strike. >> we have got to stay outside as long as we can and we are ready for that. >> it's healthcare, pensions, wages and the right to organize. it is basically workload. >> reporter: 1,000 employees at 60 san francisco hotels have worked without a contract for 13 months and leaders say tonight straight -- tonight strike vote puts pressure on hilton and urges other hotels to make a deal. san francisco booking rates are up for a third consecutive month. >> our patience has run out and it's time to get one of those companies to negotiate a contract with. >> they will pay workers. we value them but we also need to be able to have contracts tha

that is more than the previous record set by new york city mayor michael bloomberg. >>> the california teachers association has made changes to a television ad criticizing whitman. >> whitman says we should cutted another $7 billion from our schools, teacher layoffs 100,000 more, 33% larger class size. >> that's a clip from the original ad. campaign attorney warned tv stations they could be held liable for slanderous or libelous statements if they keep running it. cbs 5 and some other stations stopped airing that spot. >> i have never said anything like that. in fact, my third priority is education. >> have meg tell us where she is going to get the money from, that's all we're asking. teachers want to know. >> but the ad says "meg says she is going to take $7 billion from education." >> yeah. >> she doesn't say that. >> that's what her plan says. >> her plan doesn't say that according to her attorney. >> you can talk to the attorneys about it. i'm just telling you the real question is: where is the money coming from? >> the cta's revised ad has a slight wording change saying whitman pl

. >> we're also going to talk with new york mayor michael bloomberg this morning about the anniversary, the progress that's been made at ground zero, and his take on all of these controversies. first, nbc's michelle franzen is in lower manhattan and has word on what we canç expect there today. good morning, michelle. >> reporter: good morning, amy. emotions are always heightened around the 9/11 anniversary. this year, of course, political and religious controversies are adding to the tension, but it still will not keep the nation from taking time to pause to pay tribute to the lives lost on that day. despite a heated debate over a proposed mosque and p cultural center and a pastor threatening to burn copies of the quran. the focus returns to remembering the victims. ceremonies in new york, virginia, and pennsylvania pay tribute to the 2,752 victims killed when terrorists hijacked four commercial planes that attacked the u.s. in lower manhattan 9/11 families gather at a park adjacent to ground zero. throughout the morning in shanksville, pennsylvania where united 93 flight crashed, mi

new york's bill air michael bloomberg is making his influence felt from coast to coast this election season. right now mayor bloomberg is personally backing and campaigning for political moderates and big national races. it's a counter force against tea party politics. perhaps even of his own political ambitions. nbc news deputy political director mark murray joins me from washington, d.c. to talk about. this how big of a political factor could someone like bloomberg be in the fall? >> it could be a pretty big factor. right now there's broad dissatisfaction with both political parties, the democratic party and the republican party, and that does create an opening for an independent like mike bloomberg. bloomberg, once a democrat then a republican, now an independent, he's endorsing centrist democrats and republicans on the republican side. along with illinois republican senatorial nominee kirk. harry reid, the majority leader along with joe sestak in pennsylvania, who president obama is campaigning for today. he's trying to straddle and find centrists from both parties. >> what else

new york city mayor michael bloomberg weighs in on a variety of hot topics. nbc's special education nation continues with an important look at crucial early years of learning. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and much more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thank you so much for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. enjoy your tuesday. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

michael bloomberg will endorse governor martin o'malley in his election race. mr. bloomberg's endorsement will be announced today. >>> the maryland green party has nominated kenneth henry to replace her daughter on the ballot for the party in the race for state senator. pedigroo died after she was hit by a car in howard county. >>> well today after you eat dinner, head to the cold stone creamery for a free sunday. >> any time there's something free, we'll tell you about it. >> 11-year-old kate created a special sunday for make a wish foundation. three ounce samples are being given out today at cold stone creamery. runs from 5:00 tonight until 8:00. >> katie's creations consist of caramel apple ice cream mix with chocolate shavings, graham cracker crust and pie filling. we'll show you the list of participating locations near your home. all right, justin. >> all right, take your pick. we've got it. tornado watch until 1:00. wind advisory for gusts to 45 miles per hour and now we add to the mix, a flash flood warning as we will continue to watch all of central marylan

bloomberg? >> this is a republican aide to mayor bloomberg in his last re-election campaign and money was put into a fund. it was to be used to police polling places to make sure things went well on election day. a million dollars went missing some of which was traced to the purchase of a home of this aide, he bought his father's house out. you know what's interesting, you raise this question of hypocrisy but what's -- there is sort of a subtle genius to a lot of these tea party canned das sorice because the whole architecture and framework of them is outsiderism. we are not the establishment and not polished so they can sustain a lot of chinks in the armor that i think a traditional campaign, perhaps, could not. >> there is the issue about whether or not mr. paladino is temperamentally fit for office and i joke about him seeming so angry he might hawk out dangerously at any moment but he is sort of cultivating that impression. i'm unpredictal i'll have a baseball bat at any moment. the e-mails

bloomberg will be stumping for him tomorrow after o'malley cut the ribbon for the grand opening of the state's first slot parlor. >> the bed bug problem across the u.s. has almost reached an epidemic status, and baltimore is not immune. the city health department hosted the first of several public meetings on the issue all in hopes of curbing fuehrer's and offering some good advice. lowell melser joins us live from the city health department. >> the story has been in and out of the news and is making headlines again as baltimore health officials say they are receiving an alarming number of phone calls concerning bedbugs. this afternoon's forum offered citizens guidance they may need to prevent them from happening in the first place or ways of dealing with them. it even had some success stories. >> it was late one night when i went into my room and click on the light, and there was a bedbug just crawling across my white bedspread. >> lauren is all too familiar with bedbugs. two years ago her city home became infested, and she found out there were actually coming from her neighbor's home

the move has support of michael bloomberg who is strong letter anti-tobacco. >>> a mother is locked up accused of teaching her 2-year-old to smoke pot. you can see it in this cell phone video, the toddler appears to know what she's doing. you can hear her mom coaching her in the background. that mother now faces up to 11 years in prison if she's convicted. awful story. >>> have you gone in one of those baby stores and you can't help it with when you see the tiny little skirts and dresses? they're so cute and little. >> we have five tips for how to keep your baby looking fashionable and keep some dough in your wallet. >>> how do we now define the american family? >> could your family religion be centered around the number and type of piercings that you have? o!>a hi. i'm jim perdue. in case of everyday emergencies... guys, go get changed! ...or soccer practice, it's important to be prepared for dinner. that's why i've prepared my perdue perfect portions fresh chicken breasts. they're individually wrapped, so you can cook what you need and store what you don't. we're not playing helicop

bloomberg endorsing mr. cuomo followed by eliot spitzer saying that cuomo is the dirtiest nastyiest out there, isn't politics wonderful? >> the storm comg

bloomberg? >> this is a republican aide to mayor bloomberg in his last re-election campaign and money was put into a fund. it was to be used to police polling places to make sure things went well on election day. a million dollars went missing some of which was traced to the purchase of a home of this aide, he bought his father's house out. you know what's interesting, you raise this question of hypocrisy but what's -- there is sort of a subtle genius to a lot of these tea party canned das sorice because the whole architecture and framework of them is outsiderism. we are not the establishment and not polished so they can sustain a lot of chinks in the armor that i think a traditional campaign, perhaps, could not. >> there is the issue about whether or not mr. paladino is temperamentally fit for office and i joke about him seeming so angry he might hawk out dangerously at any moment but he is sort of cultivating that impression. i'm unpredictal. i i'll have a baseball bat at any moment. the e-mai

before mayor michael bloomberg dissolved the citizens council. whereas the supreme court has repeatedly said that citizenship is not a requirement to vote and the california constitution protects the rights to vote but does not exclude immigrants from voting. and authorizes charter cities such as san francisco to elect school board meetings. it is essential that we expand parental involvement in our schools since participation is a key element in improving schools. whereas immigrants who want to become citizens face challenges, waiting an average of 10 years to go through the process to become citizens, whereas the waiting time for many non-citizen parents lack the duration of children in schools. household in the u.s. pay $133 billion in taxes to federal, state and local government from property tax. it is estimated that one out of three children in scrant public schools has an imgrant parent and whereas a super majority of the board of supervisors support the proposals for parents and guardians of students to participate in the vote. therefore

. >>> there democracy 2010 this morning: today new york city mayor michael bloomberg will endorse governor martin o'malley in his re-election race, according to the o'malley camp, mr. bloomberg's endorsement will be in bethesda at an organic product office. >>> record rains will make for a long day. take a look at the weather problems plaguing the east coast, coming up. >>> and no doubt about it, someone you know is looking for work. and with so much competition these days, what one woman is doing to stand out. >>> here we go, this isn't the greatest day to catch the bus. you're looking at running here. mta report with mark jones, going to be bad after today. >> it will be. we have some effect there, with light rail, you'll find it, southbound running about 10 minutes late, to cromwell station, glen burnie, wet roadway slowing up the buses quite a bit. the number 10, number 30, diverted at pratt and light, you'll find number 55 bus with a diversion at roswell boulevard. marc train system, no delays on the camden, pen, or brunswick line services. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. mo

also coming this week, mayor michael bloomberg. reporting live, wbal-tv 11 news. >> ever since these advertisements have hit the airwaves, you can see all of the fact tracks on wbaltv.com and what could happen to the balance of power. click on "politics." >> the baltimore police department is mourning the loss of one of their officers. he was killed in a single vehicle accident. officials with the department said he was on the way to a training program at penn state university. he resurvey browns star commendation during his 31-year career. he leaves behind a wife and two children. funeral arrangements are still pending. an autopsy is being performed on a body found. >> he was found on stone gate court. lowell melser is live at police headquarters with more. they are investigating this as a hate crime. >> police are really not saying much about this case, just that they found an unidentified hispanic male dead. they're calling his death "suspicious." the neighbors feel the man may have been targeted by gangs. >> i heard the sirens.

the group is an association of 500 mayors led by new york's michael bloomberg and boston's thomas ma nino. >>> a woman is struck by a hit and run driver in silver spring. police say they don't know if the woman was walking along the road or trying to cross carroll avenue. police say the driver hit the woman on the right side of the car, breaking off the side mirror. residents say in this densely populated area near an elementary school, drivers go well over the 25-mile an hour speed limit. >> very dangerous corner. hard not to hit anyone. >> they hope the broken side mirror will lead them to the make and model of the the car. >>> rhee appeared on "meet the press" on sunday and gave her first comments since meeting in private with vincent gray. >> public schools are dramatically better. >> the important thing to realize is education reform can continue in dc regardless of whether i am there or not. it can continue as long as the leadership is willing to make the incredibly tough decisions we have made. >> reporter: education secretary arne duncan was on the panel and gave mayor fenty

new york mayor michael bloomberg will be here tomorrow. read guiliani and mitt romney are both backing of former governor. check out all the previous back to check reports act wbaltv.com. >> still no word tonight in baltimore city teachers will accept the proposed contract that would determine pay based on performance. the proposal outlines a three- year contract with a four 0.5% raise. health care benefits would remain the same. city officials and union leaders are calling it a landmark proposal. >> with this new contract, baltimore will lead the state and even the nation in making the necessary changes to improve academic achievement in our school system. today, baltimore school teachers and administrators are not waiting for anyone. -- for anyone to improve public education. >> the proposal would raise first-year teachers pay more than $5,000 and top base pay by more than $20,000. students who are late to school because of public transportation delays are encouraged to take any problems they have. the rate you are right messages " direc

. $109 million set by new york city mayor michael bloomberg. whitman was grilled by her spending at the san francisco headquarters. >> isn't it cynical and a disingeneral us with approach to democracy to spend $100 million on television commercials and refuse to engage in a unscripted live debate with your opponent? >> we have three now scheduled debates with jerry brown. i accepted three right away. he accepted two. and just recently he accepted the debate in fresno. >> brown calls whitman's spending, quote, an unprecedented assault on the democratic process. >>> speaking of spending, tomorrow will be the day 78 of the state's budget stalemate. that's the longest period that california has ever gone without a spending plan. the budget mess may not be resolved until after the november elections. democrats and republicans are in a standoff over whether new taxes or more spending cuts are needed to close california's $19 billion deficit. so it goes on in sacramento. >>> now let's turn to the weather forecast. there may be some rain around these p

she passed michael bloomberg who spent more than $109 million campaign last year. tom brokaw will moderate in san rafael. >>> while state lawmakers set a new record, and it's not one that's going to please voters. tomorrow lawmakers will tie the record for the longest budget standoff in state history. and the deal doesn't seem to be happening anytime soon. the impact of the delay hasn't been widely felt yet, but that could change next month when tax funds to pay for bills will likely start running out. >>> still ahead at 5:00, it has always been considered a brain drain. but researchers say long hours at the computer might not be so bad for kids after all. we'll show you which children benefit. >>> on the subject of kids, a surprising new report on what teens aren't being taught in sex ed classes. >>> the air wars, are low-cost airlines really beating out their big-name competition? travelers ranked the best and worst ways to fly. >>> craigslist breaks its silence about the controversy over its adult services section. >>> good afternoon. i'm chief meteorologist jef

whitman will be getting help from michael bloomberg and he will travel to california next month to urge voters to back whitman instead of democrat jerry brown. he is trying to push his cent rus brand of politics by making endorsements and helping gop candidates fend off the tea party movement. whitman just this past week broke bloomberg's record for the most personal money ever spent on a campaign. >>> president obama heads to philadelphia today to raise money for a democrat who could help his party maintain control in congress. as today in the bay's tracie potts reports, republicaning see an opportunity to take over. it's that nation's newest political movement that could have the biggest impact. >> this weekend president obama aimed for the heart of his party. black voters. >> tell them the time for action is now! >> the challenge is the tea party, americans fed up with washington. >> telling the american people don't worry about it. everything is going to be okay despite the fact that we have 13.4 trillion in debt. >> democrats are trying to sway those in the middle. >> to control th

new york mayor michael bloomberg held the previous record, $109 million. whitman was grilled about her spending at san francisco headquarters. >> isn't it cynical and disingenuous approach to democracy to spend $100 million on television commercials and refuse to engage in an unscripted live debate with your opponent. >> we've got three now scheduled debates with jerry brown. i accepted three right away. he accepted two and just recently accepted the debate in fresno. >> whitman was also criticized for a campaign ad. the essentials of the ad were true. >> hundreds of people are under mandatory evacuation orders in the southern sierra. they've been forced to leave their homes because of a fire burning near lake isabella. the blaze is 50% contained but firefighters are worried it could jump lines. it's torched 6,000 acres of land and destroyed one home. the cause is still under investigation. >> let's take a look at our weather this morning. we've got some cloud cover again. wonder if it's going to clear. >> i think it would be a lot easier plus it's warmer

it sha'ath terse the record set by new york mayor michael bloomberg. >> i spent what i thought was necessary, i laid out a strategy, i wanted to invest in reaching out to all different californians, i wanted to get that message out. >> whitman is severely out spending her opponent attorney general jerry brown who has raised about $35 million from outside sources. >>> meantime it is a split decision for the tea party. in the delaware primary tea party candidate christine o'donnell defeated 9-term republican congressman mike cassell. and in new hampshire this afternoon former state attorney general del reayotte narrowly defeated lamb obtain be 1600 volts. ayotte had the backing of sarah palin while he had the backing of low actually tea party activists, robert honda is in san francisco now with more on the tea party's growing influence. robert. >> reporter: it wasn't that long ago the tea party held a rally that many experts predicted would fizzle. instead they got a big turn out. likewise, now the delaware election has people in both parties watching the tea party very closely. some political

she just broke the spending record for a candidate, on a state-wide race and michael bloomberg running for mayor had the record, she just broke it, what do you think of that? >> listen, i'm not surprised, how much money the public sector unions are spending for jerry brown. someone like meg whitman has to spend against the public sector union machine in california that basically trained the california treasury dry with the special interest benefits they've gotten. so meg whitman is doing what she needs to do to stay competitive and look at tom corbin in pennsylvania, the attorney general, somebody i'm enthusiastically supporting and i think he's going to do a really, really good job and john kasich in ohio another guy i'll be working for and going out to visit and excited how john doing know that race and i think he will be a great governor, too. i don't want to name a whole bunch more names, a lot of other good candidates, bill brady in illinois as well who i'll be helping, but in the end, those are the kind of people i think we need to elect to really start a firestorm across this co

. >> the mayor michael bloomberg who has defended plans for the world trade center mosque defends the rights of the burners but only from a legal standpoint. >> the u.s. constitution says you have a right to do that. period. end of story. the government can't stop you from burning a book. i said i thought it was distasteful, disrespectful, an outrage. i thought it jeopardizes this country and our troops but the constitution protects it. >> gainesville city officials are looking for way way, so far without success, to stop the burning. >> earlier this week, the american commander in afghanistan, general david petraeus warned that the burning could put u.s. troops in danger. the interfaith protest against the burning will be held friday outside of the santa clara administration building in san jose. >>> the only living person connected to an east bay killing spree will soon with be out of jail after a judge lowers his bail. the prosecutors say is that doesn't mean 72 year old charles ridden house has been killed of the killing of his wife and wife's friend, whose bodies were found at hi

bloomberg endorsing mr. cuomo followed by eliot spitzer saying that cuomo is the dirtiest nastyiest out there, isn't politics wonderful? >> the storm coming across.

current new york mayor michael bloomberg endorsed democratic governor martin o'malley. he will hold a campaign rally in bethesda tomorrow. formernew york city mayor rudy giuliani endorsed former governor bob ehrlich. giuliani campaigned for the republican in 2006. >>> the next mayor of the district says he's going to spend the next few months letting district citizens get to know him better. d.c. council -- >> probably some people who don't even know who i am in the city. even though i've been the chairman of the council. i've been a council member. one of the purposes of town hall meetings is to help people get to know better. i start out with a positive attitude about all of this. >> d.c. chrs answered questioned yesterday at a georgetown lunch. gray said despite his years of public service, many peop still don't know him. he defeated incumbent mayor adrian fenty in a racially split election in which most white voters supported fenty. gray said it's now up to him to appeal to the wle district as he prepares to take office on january the 2nd. >>> an alaska judge has is

her total personal donation is up to $119 million surpassing new york mayor michael bloomberg for the biggest personal contribution. whitman talked to yelp workers about creating jobs in california. >> the reason that i'm running for governor of california is i want the next yelp, the next ebay, the next amgen, the next google, to be right here in california. and we have got to make sure that whenever you're thinking about starting and growing a business, california is the place you want to be. >> whitman says if we're going to get out of this budget mess, california has to be more competitive and to do that, the state has to fundamentally change its business climate. >>> a nail biter of a primary election in new hampshire ended with a tea party candidate for senate just barely losing. but as joel brown shows us, the tea party movement is claiming victory in republican primaries in other key states. >>> reporter: she's the tea party nominee who beat the odds to win the republican primary. but the question now is, can she win in november? >> if those same people who fought against me w

. >> and endorse ments from mayors, current mayor michael bloomberg will endorse michael o'malley. o'malley's campaign will get more support when president obama campaigns with him next week. meanwhile his opponent, bob ehrlich is getting support from former mayor rudy giuliani. >> the d.c. public school system could face another budget short fall because of a projected short fall in overspending in education. that estimate is part of an analysis by d.c.'s chief financial officer putting the debt at $175 million. today's "tech bytes," star wars on your smartphone, and a personal touch for facebook. we have more. >> in today's "tech bytes," facebook and skype talk about teaming up. published reports say they are expected to join services allowing facebooking nobes sign into skype so they are able to send video chat and facebook message while in skype. google is giving email users more control over how their inbox is organized. they can now turn off the conversation view and instead they will be able to stack them in chronological order. and star wars fanatics can buy a limited artoo

bloomberg last year. >> sandhya patel has a look at tonight's accu-weather forecast. >> warming up a little bit? >> absolutely wex saw areas coming up today. tomorrow, a few more degrees warmer in inland communities then it's down hill from there. cool weather this weekend. and there is a possibility of rain believe it or not. we've had a day of rain in september across parts of the bay area. this will be the second round. let's talk about the possibility in just a moment there. is a live picture from san jose. it's sunny now and a real nice-looking day. there is another perspective. looking across the bay, you can see a few patches of fog lingering there. some areas are starting to see the sun even theer the coastline. not everywhere. here are the current readings coastal areas into 50s in places like half moon bay. inland areas into 80s another mild day. looking for drizzle friday morning and then rain chances increasing as we head into weekend. looking at pacific satellite picture short term we have this ridge of high pressure that will keep us dry. and behind that there are weak

bloomberg and city council speaker christine . clean of lined up behind a plan to prohibit smoking in parks beaches marinas boardwalks and pedestrian plazas as would expand the current ban on smoking in indoor workplaces and park playgrounds and now would include time square central park and the coney island or walk down violators will be fined or would be fifty dollars but according to the c.d.c. smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the us attributing to four hundred forty three thousand deaths per year and an increasing number of studies attribute asthma in children lung infections and other breathing problems to secondhand smoke but in the effort to curb smoking is new york going too far so many york of said that they feel like they're living in a dictatorship where their basic rights are being taken away and keep in mind that there are forty six million people in the u.s. who smoke well joining me to discuss it is jonathan ewing spokesperson from the action on smoking and health and fred smith the president and

o'malley is expected to pick up the endorsement of michael bloomberg. ms. romney has thrown his support behind the ehrlich campaign. >> parents in california are getting some help. carrot farmers are marking carrots like junk food. arrotare also testing chara vending machines. that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. do you think a marketing campaign can make healthy food more appealing for children? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 68 degrees and reigning on tv hill. coming up, the morning's financial news in the bloomberg business report. >> it is full speed ahead if amtrak has its way for passenger travel up and down the new england corridor. >> authorities have the chilling look at what might have happened in times square if the accused bombers succeeded in his plan. >> heavy tropical downpours are continuing and we are expecting in excess of 5 inches of rain. >> all of that reigned making for a messy morning commute. >> a very good morning. 70 degrees. a search of tropical moisture has combined with an a

michael bloomberg endorsed o'malley. the governor' campaign issued a statement that bloomberg picked o'malley because of his business-oriented, results-oriented approach to governing. >>> vincent gray's news con frenfrens comes days after he and the outgoing mayor greed to work together to ensure -- agreed to work together to ensure a smooth transition. >>> a change could be coming to d.c. parking meter regulations, and this time, it is the drivers who would benefit. earlier this year you will remember mayor afenty extended meter hours until 10:00 a.m. in order to raise revenue. but his likely successor, gray, says he will revisit this issue because it has angered so many people. >> it did -- does president give you a lot of -- it does not give you a lot of leeway. >> it is hard enough finding a spot. >> and conflicting signage. two-hour parking until 10:00 a.m. then on the other side of the same meter, it says "no time limit after 6:30 p.m.." >>> well, vincent gray says he wants to start a dialogue with the office once

today, independent new york city mayor michael bloomberg threw his support behind cuomo. florida republican senate candidate marco rubio say voter do not necessarily want experts in the senate. politico reports a conservative women's group asked rubio about a lack of experience by delaware republican candidate christine o'donnell. his response was, "the republic works and isn't designed to elect a bunch of experts." white house sources tell fox news chief of staff rahm emanuel could leave as early as next month. he is said to be interested in running for mayor of chicago. we're told that pete rouse is likely to take over on interim basis if emanuel leaves. >>> white house split over a war it does not want. and a president pulled in multiple directions by the military, public his and own party, that is part of the picture painted by a new book by journalist bob woodward. national security correspondent jennifer griffin has experts and reaction from the administration. >> reporter: the new book is as much about the national security team and jern as it is about afghanistan.

the new york mayor michael bloomberg and city lawmakers have introduced a broad extension of the city smoking ban. itould extend smoking in central park, on the coney island boardwalk, and on t pedestrian plazas at times square and harold square. while hundreds of municipalities have no smoking laws, new york city is trying to include parks d city blocks as well. most of the country's laws don't include city streets. >>> illegal drugs are as popular in t u.s. today as they have been in nearly a decade. that's according to a new government report out today. it says illegal drug use is up 9%. mostly because of an irease in marijuana, ecstasy and meth. government officials called the report disappointing but they say they can't name a specific reas for the re. the good news, cocaine use is down 32% from its peak back in 2006. >>> fall is the perfect time to spruce up your lawn. in part because there's not as much competition between grass and the weeds. reseeding now gives lawns trim to establish before winter arrives. with help from the how-to website monkey see monkey do. >> reporter:

. >> check out our on on-line times cast page where michael bloomberg looks forward to a life after politics. may i be so bold to suggest you buy the paper of record, good sir? don't think about it, just do it. >> buy us, billionaire, buy us. >>> did her campaign hit a glitch because she once was a witch? or were the voters of -- or will the voters of delaware fall under her stair unaware? yes, bill maar is at it again releasing video from 1999 where she dabbled in witch craft. >> i dabbled in witch craft, but i never joined a coven. >> wait, you were a witch? >> i didn't join a coven. >> i dabbled in witch craft and hung around people who were doing these things. i am not making this stuff up. i know what they told me they do. >> the scarest thing about that is i don't recognize anybody from that show which is really frightening because that was 10 years ago. where are all those people? >> one of them is from "three's company" or something like that? >> no, jaime kennedy. >> o'donnell made light of the whole thing on sunday taking a shot at karl rove who has openly questioned her elect abil

. >> the worst offender of this is the new york mayor michael bloomberg. i don't know about you guys, but it is such a buzz kill to walk into a fast-food restaurant and see these humongous calorie counts on the wall. >> i don't like that because that affects the economy. starbucks is making less money because they don't want to find out it is 900 calories a sip. >> but you talk about hurting the economy, michelle says restaurants should sacrifice popular menu items. that's great advice for a restaurant in a recession, right? just agree with me. >> i can't agree with you. this is horrible. you cannot get rid of my buffalo chucken strips, dam it. >> let's move on. >>> from cheese burgers to cheesecake. she caused a scene in her super tight jeans, and sionza -- who cares how i say it. she is the reporter for azteca, my third favorite. on saturday she went to the jet's practice facility as part of a story she was doing on something that i don't care about, and that's where the trouble started. they said a jets' coach was purposely overthrowing passes that land

. >>> michael bloomberg today came to the defense of meg whitman over how much of her own money she has now spent on her campaign. she has now spent a record $119 million of her own fortune. that breaks the record of 109 million spent by bloomburg. bloomberg says that that shows how much whitman cares for california. on the other hand, bloomberg says others spend the state's money. >>>-- to pelosi's office and home. in return for his plea, ruisi will have to stay away from pelosi, her family and staff. >>> sarah shourd stayed out of the public spotlight. shourd spent more than 13 months in captivity along with sean bouer and shawn pettal. in the meantime, the state department says it is still working to free the other two. >> we are focused now that we have sarah released we seek the same decision by iranian authorities with respect to josh and shane. >> iran's president says he will not intervene the in the case of the two men. they face charges for spying. >>> we're talking about scattered showers in the forecast, really friday into saturday into sunday. none of it is really a big dea

bloomberg. whitman asked about spending today at yelp's san francisco head quarter autos have you gotten your money's worth from $119 million so far? >> i believe very. i've been running now two years and invested in a campaign. >> democrats candidate for governor jerry brown called whitman's spending unprecedented assault on the democratic process. >> the attorneys general of four states say they may sue to stop california's landmark global warming by passing proposition 23. the attorneys general are from alabama, nebraska, texas and north dakota. abc 7's mark matthews has a prm nent republican who doesn't see it their way. george shults explains why he's co-chair of the no on prop 23 campaign. >> after all of these years we're starting to do something. >> shults supports ab 32 and says limiting oil consummation is critical. >> what is the money iran is using to build a nuclear weapon? oil money. so on around the world. and now, we have climate issues. >> on the other side? the california hispa

. >> michael bloomberg was talking about, while we're having this education conversation, talking about tenure yesterday. let's listen. >> the truth is, not every single one of them deserves a lifetime job. there is no business in america that would be prevented from taking results into account when making personnel decisions. that's exactly unfortunately what happens in our school systems across the country. it is wrong, it must stop and in new york city, i promise you, it will stop. >> mike, it's this education nation week. i'm so glad jeff zucker and nbc universal have pushing this the way they have. >> great to be a part of it. >> it's great to be part of it. we have seen this debate framed with the teachers and town hall meeting and our town hall meeting sunday night and the conversation has continued. you actually see most americans don't want teachers to automatically get tenure after three years. they want kids' results in the classrooms to be tied to teachers' professions. >> i understand that and buy into that. my mother was a teacher. the thing that bothers me about that whol

new york city mayor michael bloomberg making news over the weekend with his extensive interview with "the new york times." the front page interview raises new speculation about his possible presidential ambitions. >> you think he's going to run? >> i'm thinking. >> in the interview bloomberg confirms he's trying to pull politics back to the middle by helping candidates across the country, republicans, democrats and independents fend off the tea party. the candidates include meg whitman, the republican running for governor of california and lincoln chaef fee a republican turned independent running for governor of rhode island. he plans to host a fund-raiser in manhattan for democrat harry reid, the senate majority leader facing tea party candidate sharon engel who is being backed by sarah palin. in the interview, the mayor says this, joe, people are angry, their anger is understandable. washington isn't working. he goes on to say, anger, however, is not a government strategy. it's not a way to govern. that, of course, joe, has been the theme of this show for three years. >> i love tha