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> so what the heck are you doing in new york city? >> well, this is great because now there is a non-stop flight that will be flying from newark to bosman, montana. you have been to bosman and people don't have to stop in cincinnati and salt lake city to get to montona. we have about a dozen semi trucks driving around in the new york area with beautiful murals of those mountains that you saw with skiing glacier ter park, with mountain goats. i was in time square today handing out jerky and huck he willberry and other products to get people to come to mon ton montana. >> that's so you, brian. wait a second. did you hand out your bolo? where is your bolo tie? >> as you know, i have about a thousand bolo ties of every shape and color and i was handing out bolo ties today as well. >> man, so all right. when i introduced you, we do a lot on this show about the crossive influence of money and politics and obviously, you have been a strong voice on the citizens united band wagon. tell our viewers what you're doing to fight big money. >> well

hundreds of episcopal yons held the session in new york city. it's the day jesus christ returned to jerusalem and the days before his crucifixion on good friday and resurrection on sunday. about 1,000 passengers and crew members on board a luxury cruise ship are now safe in malaysia after being stranded for more than 24 hours. flames engull evered one of the rooms on friday leaving it without power. engineers on board restored power to the ship yesterday morning. and u.s. and philippines navy vessels escorted it to a malaysian port today. passengers praised the crew for keeping everybody on board safe. >> i cannot say enough about the crew and the captain. they did double duty. they worked so hard without sleep. things happen, but they made the best of it for us. >> crew members suffered from smoke inhilation, but no one else was hurt otherwise. >> i spent a little bit of time outside today. it was a little windy. let's check that forecast. >> yeah, you know, it was very windy today especially after one of those days where you did get outside. l

first, let's get to the news. live at 5:30 a.m. here at "30 rock" in new york city. former president, bill clinton is back out on the campaign trail and really emerging as one of the president obama's strongest advocates heading into the general election. appearing at a fundraiser with the president last night, clinton slammed mitt romney's economic outlook as a throw back to the failed policies of the past. without mentioning romney by name, clinton railed against a republican opponent who, quote, basically wants to do what they did before on steroids which will get you the same consequencesou got before on steroids. thjotparcewashe fitftheuraerth ede omandrede inn lleainoghe ttg adethtt onhe8at donors while the former president helps fine tune the party message. it's a relationship put on display last week when clinton was featured in a campaign web video taughting president obama's leadership raid that killed osama bin laden a year ago. ed gillespie says the fight against terrorism should not be a partisan issue. >> this is one of the reasons president obama has b

. >> at the new york city car show. >> do you drive a stick? >> i do. >> i don't! does that make me less of a man? >> caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. "the factor" begins right now. >> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. mitt romney on the rise. that's the subject of this evening's talking points memo as predicted here a few days ago, mitt romney is getting a bounce in the polls. rasmussen has the governor up 48-44 over the president among likely voters and a brand new fox news poll has romney defeating obama 46-44. that's really a tie with a margin of error that's considered. also in the fox poll, a whopping 67% of americans say they're unhappy about the direction of the country. just 32% are satisfied. finally, mr. obama's job performance has fallen five points in a month. 42% of americans now approve. 51% disapprove according to the poll. these numbers are obviously bad news for the president and it's pretty much impossible for an incumbent to be re-elected with more than 2/3 of the nation believes the country is on the wrong

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>>> first the news at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. in the words of president obama's campaign manager, "welcome to the general election." a day after mitt romney all but declared himself the republican nominee, the obama re-election team is announcing its own campaign kickoff. on may the 5th, the first lady will join the president for rallies in virginia and ohio, two battlegrounds critical to an obama win in november. but the republican national committee says the president has been campaigning already for weeks and using taxpayer money to fund political trips disguised as official events. rnc chairman reince priebus filed a formal complaint with the government accountability office and called for an investigation. the white house responded in an official statement, reading "this week's travel has been part of the president's official responsibility to get outside washington, d.c., hear from students and discuss stopping interest rates on their loans from doubling in july. when there is political travel, we follow all rules and regul

. >> at the new york city car show. >> do you drive a stick? >> i do. >> i don't! does that make me less of a man? >> caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. "the factor" begins right now. >> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. mitt romney on the rise. that's the subject of this evening's talking points memo as predicted here a few days ago, mitt romney is getting a bounce in the polls. rasmussen has the governor up 48-44 over the president among likely voters and a brand new fox news poll has romney defeating obama 46-44. that's really a tie with a margin of error that's considered. also in the fox poll, a whopping 67% of americans say they're unhappy about the direction of the country. just 32% are satisfied. finally, mr. obama's job performance has fallen five points in a month. 42% of americans now approve. 51% disapprove according to the poll. these numbers are obviously bad news for the president and it's pretty much impossible for an incumbent to be re-elected with more than 2/3 of the nation believes the country is on the wrong

. >> >> in new york city a lot of our taxi drivers are [ inaudible ]. if you get one, are you going to give him a [ inaudible ]. [ laughter ] >> i give the same tip to everyone. >> a fresh start, so hopefully this year is the year that we actually -- we do something. >> mitt romney: ♪ america, america ♪ >> plus a mustache equals tony orlando. ♪ >> i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. [ laughter ] >> i don't know after seeing that tape, maybe he can make it on "american idol" after all. coming up the ceo of jpmorgan chase wonders out loud why people don't like the banks. really, sir? you still don't know? we'll explain it coming up next. me and stephanie miller in the morning what a way to start the day. [ man ] do you think a bottle cap would float on the top of that head? uhhhh... -i don't. -no. ♪ ♪ oh!, that's cool like i said. sweet mamasita [ koch ] a good head on a beer tells you that beer was made with a lot of malted barley. and that's going to deliver a lot of flavor. [ cannon ] a good thick rocky head -- that's really releasing

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temperatures fell short of records set in new york city, philadelphia and denver, making it the second warmest march ever for those cities. >>> if you look live over the inner harbor, it's a nice sunny dray but a little windy. meteorologist wyatt everhart has a look at that very important weather. >> it's interesting with that record warm march and yet this last few days things have cooled off. today with the wind feeling cooler but clear skies, some sunshine not bad at all. as we look at the current air temperature, we're headed to the 50s, already down to the 50s but we have a freeze and frost advisory for central maryland, really all of our counties north of bolted. it does include howard county and montgomery county and a freeze warning for carroll county westward. bring in those plants. protect those overnight. other than that 50s but temperatures dropping sharply overnight. much more on that and how weather will change through your week. that's coming up. >> abc2 news continues to lead the way. just check out abc2 news slash mobile. you'll get the latest news, accurate weather fo

first to the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock here in new york city. today george zimmerman is due in a florida courtroom to face charges of second degree murder in the trayvon martin case. the 28-year-old neighborhood watch volunteer was arrested yesterday, 45 days after shooting the unarmed teen in what he claims was self-defense. zimmerman's lawyer is planning to ask for bail and says his client will plead not guilty. it marks a dramatic new turn in the case which triggered widespread protests and brought issues of race, justice and police conduct to the national stage. martin's parents say the state's stand your ground law which provides wide latitude for people to use deadly force in the face of danger, does not apply to this case. the special prosecutor apparently agreed. >> let me emphasize that we do not prosecute by public pressure or by petition. we prosecute based on the facts of any given case, as well as the laws of the state of florida. we only know one category as prosecutors, that's a "v." it's not a b, not a w, not an h, it's v for vic

would have partly cloudy,,,,,,, >> new york city officials say the boom came crashing down and killing and 80 ft. section and a 40 ft. section fell during construction of a subway line extension. the cause is still under investigation >> the yacht battle by the monstrous wave could be repaired in time to get it back in that race. two crew members were injured in an accident and had to be rescued by the coast guard. repairs are being done on the ship and it is expected to be fixed by the end of the month. the america's cup race is losing some luster as it comes to san francisco. four teams have signed up to compete after a french team decided to drop out. the deadline for more teenager's to register, more teams to register is two months away >> the bart train targeting new seats. it is one of the biggest in longstanding implants for passengers. >> notice how you are standing, why? >> i don't feel comfortable sitting on those seats >> are they that bad? >> they can be. >> workers are installing vinyl at a rate of one car per day. bart will survey riders and if they like it will buy more.

york city may o a hopkins graduate. it's complete with a trauma center u new adult trauma seven center and burn center. it's named after . >> finally this tower represents the goodwill of the people of the united arab emerite. at home and overseas. >> reporter: the new build features state-of-the-art medical equipment but art work and a open design of natural light and nature to help promote healing wellness. it's a gift to the baltimore community and the world. >> i can't tell you the satisfaction our hopes and dreams have been filled, more than we could ever hope for and we couldn't be more proud. >> reporter: the hospital said they hope to have everything up and running in the new building by may first. >>> new tonight a special showing of a movie was held in downtown baltimore. it's called bully. the governor and first lady teamed up with the department of education and bullying expert for a town hall on the effects of bullying in maryland communities. maryland is the 7th state to sign an anti bullying bill into law

can new york city live with the lawsuits after that? >> all i know if you were being beat up on a bus or on a train, and there was a conductor that was properly trained to get that guy who is beating the heck out of you, whatever, you don't think we can have some sort of protection? >> bo dietl, i follow you and i watch you when you appear on fox and the networks. >> yes, sir. >> a couple of days ago you were saying that t.s.a. workers, trained t.s.a. workers could not be trusted. >> i said because they were not trained properly. i started my conversation saying train. now wait a second. >> how would you train a bus driver to use a taser properly? >> we can admit to the common demomnator in the middle. why don't we give them pepper spray. how do you like that? >> i'd prefer pepper spray -- >> but you have to train them. when you use physical force, what the law is when you can use it, you can use it to stop someone else being assaulted. you have to train the person. you're saying to me conductors, motor men are so crazy -- how do you kn

it's 5:00 in new york city. 4:00 a.m. in the underground shrine. this show is tighter than bob's little black book. so let's do this america. ♪ ♪ >> greg: so outrage is like bouncing betty. one minute, rush limbaugh is cornered and the next you're running for corner which hillary rosen just found out. >> mitt romney is running around the country saying my wife tells me what women really care about is economic issues. when i listen to my wife, that's what i'm hearing. his wife has never worked a day in her life. >> greg: oops. what is next for hillary, the so-called p.r. expert, condemned to salvation army for ringing bells too loudly? criticizing nurses for only wearing white? shame puppies for being too adorable? what a disaster for the white house. i bet a stay-at-home mom would know how to clean this mess up. >> my career choice was to be a mother. all of us need to know we need to respect choices that women make. other women make other choices. to have a career and raise a family, which i think hillary rosen has done herself. i respect that

horse of the shuttle fleet was flown to its new home in new york city. the shuttle is now on the tarmac at jfk international airport. the shuttle flew by new york city's most famous landmarks including the empire state building, the statue of liberty. that's a good screen saver. and june enterprise will be loaded on to a barge and brought to the intrepid sea, air and space museum on the banks of the hudson river. susan joins me live. thanks for your time. >> it's a pleasure. thank you for having me. >> i love visiting d.c. this was the one day i did not want to be here. so many people have tweeted out and sent out pictures of enterprise coming in to new york. it was beautiful. let me get your impressions. >> it was electric. we were at jfk. the anticipation when we saw her so far in the distance, the little dot. everybody that stood up and could not get back down. it was really amazing. and i have to say once i had my blackberry back in my hand, the amount of e-mail and tests for people all over the place has been amazing. >> it really does, just looking

and now from the new york city auto show with more on that study. rick: there is a report commissioned by "new york times" that could surprise people who thought they would save a bundle buying a electric or hybrid car. theory serious and lincoln mkz will deliver savings in two years but for other models the extra cost of the technology is so high that it could take decades to save money on new cars with conventional engines. if gas is $5 a gallon it will take 6 1/2 years for the hybrid fusion to pay off. and the nissan leaf got the same score. and the chevrolet volt with a stick are price of $40,000 could take eight years at $5 a gallon if the driver relies exclusively on battery. according to the volt people the volt has the highest customer satisfaction of any car. >> they are getting emotional fed back and a financial return because they are not going back to the gas station and seeing the difference in how much machine they pay for gas. >> and volt owners usually get 900 miles per tank and some are reporting up to 1,000 miles for a single gallo

the search of that new york city basement, we're told, could take up to five days. the mystery continues more than 32 years later. >>> still ahead on a special edition of "way too early" the yankees are in town today here at fenway to resume their long rivalry with the red sox. and they got a little b.p. last night in new york against the twins. curtis granderson doing it reggie jackson style. plus 100 years of fenway memories from heartbreak to pure ecstasy. we will look back at the greatest moments with mike barnicle. a route map shows you where we go. but not how we get there. because in this business, there are no straight lines. only the twists and turns of an unpredictable industry. so the eighty-thousand employees at delta... must anticipate the unexpected. and never let the rules overrule common sense. this is how we tame the unwieldiness of air travel, until it's not just lines you see... it's the world. that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. and then treats day after day... who gets heartbur

. >> federal investigators are searching a new york city basement for the remains of a child that disappeared 33 years ago. etan patz vanished while walking to school in 1979 and became one of the first faces of a missing child on the back of a milk carton. those are the top stories right now. >> thank you very much. >>> it's been a week and police are still looking for clues into the disappearance of u.s. army private first class kelly bordeaux based in fort bragg, north carolina and never made it home after leaving a bar. we have the latest on the investigation. >> you're right, it's been seven days. the search for kelly bordeaux has been fruitless but we have new information. nicholas hoe bert, the bar man, was taken into custody. he turned himself in on unrelated charges, failure to register his new residence in the county. a local spokesperson says he's held on $100,000 secured bond. her family is pleading the public to keep her name in the news so they can find her alive. >> it's so unimaginable to wake up every day and this is the reality. you know, that i'm standing in front of you gu

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it exists in several different languages and it's been a concern of ours for a while. >> new york city police commissioner ray kelly says analysts believe it's connected to an egyptian national based on the language that's used. kelly says he was struck by the level of sophistication of the graphic and the expensive software used to create it. but whether there's a credible threat, cnn terrorism analyst peter bergen is skeptical. >> it's propaganda but is it associated with any real plot? that's not clear and my guess is there's nothing really to this. if there was a real attack about to happen on new york, my guess is al qaeda wouldn't advertise it on a web site. >> this isn't the first time threatening messages have appeared on jihadist sites. federal authorities say any threat must be taken seriously. >> it's sort of in your face. we've seen that before. but, you know, it is -- it is sort of direct confrontation. you know, trying to get our attention. believe me, they have our attention. >> but the posting didn't seem to faze new yorkers who have become accustomed to terrorist threa

home in new york city. "the enterprise" is fly on top of a 747 shuttle carrier and will fly over landmarks, including the statue of liberty and "the intrepid." this comes a week after it flew over washington, d.c. which got every sing office worker in washington, d.c. out of their office and into the street to look up. took a lot of pictures. if you were on twitter or facebook last week in the d.c. area, it is all your friends saw. now i'm sure our colleagues up north in new york will do the same thing. really and truly historical moment for these space shuttles. which had a pretty decent year, 25, 30 years. this is the second time this is going to happen. you see it right there, is actually positioned on top of this plane. it's led to some comedians making some interesting jokes throughout the course of this event. but something that's been truly a historical moment that's led to all -- no matter what race, creed, religion you are, everyone wants to see this. it is an amazing sight. >>> back "daily rundown

york city. of course, one world trade is going up at ground zero in lower manhattan. when it's all done and open for business, the tower will stand 104 floors, 100 of which are currently in place. pretty amazing achievement, isn't it? >> it stands for a whole lot more than that. >> it certainly does. >>> time, now, for weather across the country on this thursday manning. scattered showers from boston to raleigh. severe storms from charleston, west virginia, to memphis. triple-digit heat from south texas. am brill le into nebraska, kansas and colorado. thunderstorms from flagstaff and phoenix, up to the canadian border. showers from seattle to southern california. >>> 67 in sacramento. 57 in portland. 82 in albuquerque. mostly 50s from fargo to chicago. 61 in detroit. 60s from boston to baltimore. 83 in new orleans. >>> and coming up next after the break, double-dip recession. a serious fear in the u.s. is happening to one of our closest partners. >>> plus, revolutionary move. burger king's big s

new york city is a very, very safe city. but we work really hard to keep it that way and we have a lot of law enforcement dedicated to dealing with these kind of threats on an ongoing basis and they do an extraordinary job. >> do you think because new york city has been so effective thus far holding off any sort of significant terror threat, that sort of the networks have gotten more sophisticated? anecdotally, anything you can share with us? >> i'm sure, federal faces this challenge significantly. terrorist are always improceed v proceed proceed vicing, watching what we do. ray kelley will say, we're always changing our tactics and response to new threats or the kind of things we're seeing in internet chat rooms or abroad. there are thousands of police officers in this in city alone dealing with terror threats. not saying that's what this is but you asked me the question. and we take it very seriously. and it is an ongoing struggle to keep up with the kind of threats we face. new york is one of those places that will always

york city. i wish -- is that rikers? let's check your weekend forecast now from nbc meteorologist bill karins. that was rikers island, right? >> good call. good job. >> yeah. >> you're getting there. >> i'm a total geek when it comes to maps. >> we knew barnicle wouldn't be here today. it's like a national holiday because it's the red sox opening day, and the yankees are opening up today, too which explains why willie geist is not here. let's take you through your forecast. the concern through the next 48 hours is tornadoes. this is april, this is tornado season. last april we had all those deadly twisters, hopefully we won't have a repeat of that this weekend, but it is possible. oklahoma city, late this afternoon, a slight risk of severe storms. they won't be widespread, but we could see a few strong. tomorrow, different story. we have what is expected to be a significant tornado outbreak, not only with a bunch of tornados but strong tornadoes. the areas of concern through tornado alley, oklah

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first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. officials in afghanistan say a brazen militant attack on the country's capital is now over, after nearly 18 hours of fighting. coordinated attacks rocked the city on sunday, with suicide bombers and gunmen laying siege before an embassy's government buildings and nato bases. it was the most sophisticated attack in years and the taliban spokesman says it's just an opening shot to the spring offensive. targets in three eastern provinces also coming under attack. american officials are praising, though, the response by afghan security forces. still, the sophisticated attacks demonstrate the challenges ahead as the u.s. prepares to withdraw all combat troops by the end of 2014. joining us now, live right in the middle of all in kabul. first of all, it's great to see you. i hope you're doing well there in kabul given all that's going on. tell us where you are, exactly, and what you saw over the last 24 hours or so. >> well, look, we are where we stayed, our compound, is about maybe 300 met

and he's coming to new york city. which some who are evangelical christians believe is the seat of the devil. see how he does here. i hope he does well. please, if you don't like him as a quarterback, don't like him for that. not of his faith. >> eric: it was fantastic. moving. he was relaxed. he looked great. what a fantastic guy. smart enough to go and have a nice speech and talk about his faith and not be embarrassed about it. it's refreshing. love that he is in new york city. love to have him on "the five." >> dana: me, too. >> kimberly: i like him. he is a role model, inspirational and he doesn't back down because people think it's not popular to showcase and put your faith in front. for him, good for the young people and the kids. a good example. >> bob: let me move on to another christian athlete but a guy been around the pga tour a long time. bubba watson who won, dan described the inauguration tournament. it'inauguration -- described it as augusta tournament. it's the masters. he won in a playoff. look at him

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college and former new york city police officer and prosecutor. and from san francisco,ç crimil defense attorney john burrows. the day began with zimmerman walking into court shackled wearing a suit and tie. the a.p. reports that he appeared to have a bullet-proof vest on beneath his clothes. he sat quiet for most of the hearing until the defense suddenly called him to the stand and he apologized directly to trayvon's parents. >> my client wants to make a statement to the court, your honor. >> raise your right hand. do you solemn me promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, so help you god? >> i wanted to say i am sorry for the loss of your son. i did not know how old he was. i thought he was a little bit younger than i am and i did not know if he was armed or not. >> i'm sorry, sir, you are not really addressing that to the court. you're doing it here to the victim's family, is that correct? >> they are here in the court, yes. >> i understand. i thought you were going to address your honor, judge lester, not -- that's really addressed to the

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or that the national democrats at another level, chuck schumer in new york city, mike bloomberg in new york city might. is it joe manchin or clammer kaskel in new jersey? >> they are concerns for voters, democratic, republican. mitt romney went to shore up his right wing base or his conservative base. i don't think he was speaking to the broad swath of american voters. he is always reminding us that people are concerned about the question. he tried to frame a conversation on guns around the economy, perhaps to hide his bad voting record with the nra or perhaps because he wants to focus on the economy as well. >> he is in this juggle, governor romney is, as you know. he does have his sceptics. in 2002, when he was running for governor and when he was governor. he was not a darling of the nra. is he viewed as credible or is that one of his question marks. >> he promised to juphold the massachusetts gun law and now he is promising to hold up the nra's agenda. they are an organization that is pretty splart. they don't say you should have a gun or let's force guns in everybody's hands. they

here he is from the 2004 national convention also here in new york city. >> i say it again tonight. thank god that george bush is our president. and thank god -- thank god that dick cheney, a man with his knowledge and experience and background is our vice president. >> that's interesting. because today republicans are apoplectic over a new ad from the president using the imagery and story of 9/11 to sell his second term. >> what sees us through tough times? freedom, faith, families, and sacrifice. president bush, steady leadership in time of change. >> i'm sorry. that was a bush re-election ad from 2004 called tested. one of many. it is actually this ad featuring president obama that has republicans making the claim that he is using the killing of osama bin laden for political gain. it has become a hot button issue with charges leveled by many that mitt romney would not have issued such an order and they use romney's own words from 2007 against him. mr. romney that, it is not worth moving heaven and earth, spending billion of dollars just trying to catch one person. funny, he menti