go watch 80,000 lbs. of ice sculpture of melting. >> let's talk about betty white. there was a push to get her there but unfortunately her schedule would not allow >> there was a groundswell after clint eastwood to have our own democratic candidate surprise guest and people seem to settle on betty white although there are grumblings that it was a republican idea because they wanted democrats have been equally embarrassing moment so they could match up to the republican moment. >> she certainly would have made it funny. right? >> she would have been marvelous. one of the disappointing things about the speaker list is that includes a lot of people but no celebrities. if george clooney or eva is going to speak, they have not appeared on the agenda yet so we won't know if that will happen. i think people are hoping for a big celebrity name and we all love betty white >> maybe they will have a secret weapon at the last minute. >> it is 622, the stanford alum who is creating quite a buzz at the u.s. open >> good news for drivers, the ,,,,,,,, ♪ [ ukulele strumming ] ♪ [ folksy whistli

abandoned house. >> the republicans had cony split and the democrats want betty white to. they went betty white, the golden girl to appear at the convention. betty white's agent said the chia's of production onto tv shows and probably will not be available >>justine: we are at the time warner are redone in charlotte as they are all set up for the democratic convention. on thursday, when the president accepts the nomination he will be holding this at the bank of america stadium. >>mark: you can catch all of the speeches commercial and free and uninterrupted on kron 4 comcast 193. >>darya: when the president left louisiana hooves was swinging by ohio to have breakfast. he visited general motors and chrysler and jeep factory. >> a vice president joe biden rallied on. he said that america is better off today then they were four years ago >> if you want to know if for better off. i have a bumper sticker. aside that lot is said and -- osama bin laden is dead and general motors is alive. >> the republican nominee is also focusing on whether america is better off than when obama took office. >>da

strange appearance at the rnc. the name being pushed. betty white. could betty white be the democrats clint eastwood, change.org has asked the "hot in cleveland" actress to be a speaker at the dnc. it said clint eastwood's speech game a bad name to older americans everywhere. if you want to see a real old hollywood icon get a political introduction right. the petition has 5,000 signatures and 20,000 likes on facebook. it wouldn't be the first time the two teemed up. the president wished the actress a happy 90th birthday and she told the a.p. she very much favors obama. a facebook campaign brought betty white to host "snl" in 2010. >>> president obama is calling on the harold and kumar movement by joining forces with actor cal penn. >> hey, this is barack. listen i need to know if you're on board. okay, good, because i'm counting on you, everybody is. we have to get this right. so there's a lot at stake here. just remember that i'm trusting you on this, and i'll see you there. >> who was that? it sounded intense. >> the president. >> sweet. >> the video is a promotion for a live from c

minutes? >> betty white is adored by all. we will tell you about a petition that's begun to have he presence known. we'll be right back. >>> actor michael clark duncan died after two months of treatment following a heart attack. >> he never recovered from the heart attack he suffered in july. he appeared in dozens of films but best nope if his role in green mile which won him an academy award nomination. >>> democrats want betty white. they launched a petition to get the golden girl to appear at the dnc. white endorsed president obama in may. there are 5300 supporters. white's agent says she is in production of two tv shows and likely not able to make it to charlotte. >> betty is booked. she is so popular. >> i'm not surprised >> how can you not like her? >>> we are humid once again, it's miserable out there. the tropical feel and that's what we are getting the tropical remnants from isaac. see the rain pushing in york, pennsylvania this morning, if your travels are taking you this way, emmitsville, red lion, winter town, moderate to heavier rain. they are dealing with some flood wa

woman knows her man. >> donny could not be more wrong. another popular woman, betty white, dnc's golden girl. an online petition. they want betty white to be the counter to clint eastwood. this guy is concerned clint eastwood gave elderly people a bad name with what he did. you're the elderly one, go ahead, donny. >> i don't think they will do it. i think the republicans fell on their face with the clint eastwood thing. it looks like a stunt. trivialized it. betty white is beloved. if i was producing i would not do it. >> too much going on, too many issues to discuss, too many people we want to discuss them. as much as i want to see betty white, i don't want to see her at the dnc. >> i would not counter something that didn't go well. i wouldn't enter that space. >> i think that's why there's only 12,000 figures on it. >> prince harry. >> bless his heart. >> what does that mean? >> it's in the south when somebody says bless his heart. >> i know what it means. it's a backhanded compliment. you messed up but we still like you. >> i'm going to reference alec baldwin, he did the ridic

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an emmy. that's exciting. you're up against ryan. betty white. >> betty white, tom bergeron. >> jimmy: who do you think wins this category? >> you know year that jeff has been on there. >> jimmy: and he'd win every year. >> i think it's going to go to ryan or betty. but i'm really excited. you're hosting it? >> jimmy: i am hosting it. you know, i'll give it to you one way or another. betty white has had enough. it will be yours. congratulations to you. >> thank you. >> jimmy: i hope you get the whole thing finished up. again, get the reality conte contestants out of your house. that's not befitting of an emmy winner. >> and i need an earthquake kit. >> here you go little man. [ humming ] [ babbling ] the cheerios bandit got you again? [ both laugh ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ♪ >> jimmy: this is their debut album called "night visions." here with the song "it's time," imagine dragons. ♪ ♪ so this is what you meant when you said that you were spent and now it's time ♪ ♪ to build from the bottom of the pit right

. democrats calling for betty white to make their day at the dnc. how would the golden girl do compared to clint eastwood. that would be an interesting match-up when you think about it. you're watching "starting point" live in charlotte. we're back in just a moment. at usaa, we believe honor is not exclusive to the military, and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the ones we used to build usaa bank. with our award winning apps that allow you to transfer funds, pay bills or manage your finances anywhere, anytime. so that wherever your duty takes you, usaa bank goes with you. visit us online to learn what makes our bank so different. >>> welcome back to "starting point" -- almost said the starting point grill. what a good idea. new online petition is calling for betty white to speak at the democratic convention. 5500 people have signed on change.org. says clint eastwood the mystery guest gave a bad name is what the petition said, to older americans everywhere with his quote absurd and awkward to watch skit. betty whit

campaign to recruit her. betty white for the dnc. that's next. [ male announcer ] this is anna, her long day teaching the perfect swing begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. >>> 38 minutes past the hour. it is official, former nfl star michael strayhan is kelly ripa's new co host on the abc show "live." the retired nfl giant replaces reebis philbin. since november, the show has been a revolving door no search of someone to sit behind kelly. many have co hosted in recent months. >>> you may have seen "harold and kumar go to white castle." now they go to the white house. they worked briefly for the obama administration in 2008. and now he is set to host the web broadcast of the democratic national convention this week. cnn's michelle turner joins me from los angeles. really? is all i can say. >> yes, really. you know what, though, he is very tuned into politics. and so the obama campaign announced monday thattel calpin will be hosting thursday leading up t

happen. but -- >> i'm sure. >> i also heard there is a campaign to get betty white involved, as well? i'm a big fan of this. >> yeah, me too. and who doesn't want betty white involved in whatever they're doing, right? but the big question is, can she be the democrats' clint eastwood? there is a growing online drive to get the beloved betty, who is a supporter of the president, to speak at the dnc this week. fans want the 90-year-old actress to introduce president obama on thursday. and in an online petition, it reads, governor romney can have clint eastwood and his improvisational skills because president obama has the one and only betty white. it's been signed by more than 6,000 supporters on change.org and on facebook, more than 26,000 have liked the page titled bring betty white to the dnc. and you know, zoraida, it's not that far-fetched, because you might remember, betty white responded about two years ago, in 2010, hosted "saturday night live" after a facebook campaign encouraging the appearance went viral. so who knows. but her -- we should say, her reps are telling cnn entert

eastwood. some democrats want betty white. that clint eastwood name to entertainers talking to an empty chair . but she has a television appearance, betty white, and likely will not be able to appear. we will have reports from charlotte all week during our atscasts and online wjla.com. 5:38 on this tuesday morning. >> still ahead, an ongoing debate over a security crackdown in georgetown. over a security crackdown in georg[ malennouncer ] with ultra-filtered water from the first hands-free system, and micro-climate controls powered by twinchill technology, the new ge french door refrigerator puts fresh in a whole new light. come seehe new ge french door refrigerator for yourself at bray & scarff. buy now and save up to $500. but hurry this incredible offer ends october 10th. come in today or visit online at brayandscarff.com. i am franklin kelly. the national gallery of art has greatest collection of life degas,res by edgar littleng his famous, age 14. come down and see her, washington. back on this tuesday morning. back to work and back to school. today,ing to be humid very unsettled f

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time. i see you clint eastwood and raise you one betty white. online petition calling for betty white to speak at the democratic national convention. close to 5,500 people have signed it on change.org. the mystery guest gave a bad name to older americans everywhere with his, quote, absurd and awkward to watch skit. 90 years old, betty white is eight years older than eastwood and endorsed president obama back in may. >> i say betty white, always a good idea. >>> so master and commander. have you seen this? >> it's crazy. >> yeah. actor russell crew who played a sea captain was less impressive while at the helm of a kayak, john. crowe and a friend had to be rescued during a kayaking trip in long island sound when it got dark and apparently they got lost. here's a photo. do you recognize him? >> not at all. >> 10 miles from where they set off, he tweeted his thanks for guiding the way. then joked saying we knew where exactly we were. we ran it of day. grand adventure. that doesn't look like him. i kept thinking no way is that him. but it is if you take a close look. >> i think that

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snow. people don't say betty white, they say betty. >> i call her betty white. >> jimmy: yet you find these different characters from fairy tales, you find out one is rumble stitskin. >> jimmy: one problem i have is the dwarfs are not actually drau dwarfs. >> i like that. though. >> jimmy: i'm pro dwarf. >> they're not tall fellows. >> jimmy: i imagine the dwarf community is upset with this. you took seven jobs away from them. >> i guess they did. is there a union for short actors? >> no, there's not a special union for sport actors there's an nba union that's opposite of that. it's something to think about in the future. >> i will pass along your concerns. >> jimmy: you're a huge disney fan. >> i'm like a disneyphile, if that's a word. >> jimmy: you go there a lot. >> i think i've been there six times in the past four months. >> jimmy: it's not like you're bringing your 3-year-old to the park, you're going to the park. >> you ai am the 3 yearly. >> jimmy: so snow white has to be the best for you. >> i always wanted to be a disney princess. going to the park, i think people think i'm

wasn't available. >> dana: i think betty white, i don't think for her it would be a good move. she doesn't need to do it. but she is the most popular and well-liked woman in america. she is the most sought after guest on the late night shows. everyone loves her. i think it would be huge for them if the democrats got that one. >> greg: i am amazed how hollywood will find an issue, say it's fracking. every celebrity will have that information on fracking with them. like they all use the same drug dealer who supplies them with 8-ball and talking points at the same time. every single person, i guarantee you, every celebrity will bring up fracking. >> andrea: another issue they keep trying to drill holes, right? >> greg: get out of my hole. get the frac out of my hole. >> bob: that is too close to what i normally say. celebrities don't matter much except to raise money. i don't -- >> dana: do you think oprah matters? >> bob: yes. that mattered in her being the first time she campaigned. that mattered, yes. in 2008, obama enjoyed, you know, a wide scope of people. including somebody like

getting the social media campaign to be there is betty white, a facebook petition has close to 20,000 likes, but the buzz winner so far, that is the obama campaign's this seat is taken post. it was retweeted over 50,000 time, and the president's second-most retweeted post ever. romney's top tweet is this one, repeated 4900 times. romney's followers also just hit a major milestone. over 1 million. by contrast, thomas, the president's twitter account has over 19 million. >>> wasn't it facebook that got betty white to snl? >> that's right. >>> richard thank you so much with the digital deets. and he'll be with us to break down what we're watching. seek us out at hashtag msnbc. >>> a new e-book claims the former navy s.e.a.l. who wrote a tell-all book when the raid broke the unit's code of silence because of, quote, bad blood with his former unit. tonight msnbc will air a documentary on president obama, and talks about how that hist y historic event played. >> it would require invading pakistan's sovereign territory. intelligence put the odds at 50/50 that bin laden was even there. if it

have going on here? craig: betty white. justin beesh. someone dropped it. paul mccartney. paul mccartney. some other stuff. >> that is the future king of england. craig: he'll never be the king. >> the queen is never going to die? craig: no, i don't think so. i believe they developed some kind of special thing. she jumped out of a helicopter at the olympics. >> i love her. she is so bad ass. craig: she is like come on. let's do it for britain. >> you know she is reading "50 shades." i guarantee you. craig: there was a photograph of her last week. she was wearing a hoody driving a four-wheel drive car. >> she is gangsta. craig: she's like i'm the queen, bitches. >> are you saying she is going to have a dance mix? why not? we all do. can i ask you something? are you going to hit me? you look like you're going to hit me. it is your show, you can. but it probably would hurt. ok. so you and i actually are doing a similar gig. you did it last year. i have to ask you about this. i tour all the time prk large venues, small venn use. wherever they will pay me for my inpropet jokes. i'm

. >>> politico reports on an internet petition to have actress betty white speak at the convention before president obama's speech thursday night. the 90-year-old star would essentially serve as hollywood's answer to clint eastwood appearance at the gop convention. >>> mitt romney will be spending some quality time with ohio senator rob portman, who is playing the role of president obama as the republican candidate's team travels to vermont to prepare for the debates. the "washington post" reports romney will spend the three days of the democratic convention doing his debate homework. >>> yesterday mitt romney was at his vacation home in new hampshire. taking his boat for a labor day swim and his wife got in some jet skiing. is nicki minaj really a republican voting for mitt romney as she raps on the latist mix tape trap from lil wayne? new york "daily news" reports the lyrics complain about the economy, but many think she will actually cast a ballot for president obama in november. >>> and a larger-than-life sand sculpture of president obama is big hit with democratic convention delegate

say in his speech but in terms of celebrities, i just heard the name betty white whispered. i don't know if israel but i guess we'll find out soon enough. >> you can get real-time updates throughout the convention from the convention twitter wall that we built on cbssf.com. we will be streaming the proceedings throughout the week. >> trading trees for the stars. the path that l.a. is making for the space shuttle endeavor on its final journey >>,,,, >> this week and will mark two years since the pg&e pipeline exploded killing eight people in zambrano. more than 50 people were hurt and 38 homes were destroyed. today the mayor and state assemblyman jerry hill talked about bills to prevent a similar disaster >> the reality is it is too late for us and our neighborhood, it is too late for neighbors, but putting legislation like this in place is just in time perhaps keep another neighborhood from having this type of disaster >> the city will hold a remembrance at san bruno city park to mark the two-year anniversary >> the dumbarton bridge is back up and running. it reopened last night at

: i'm kidding, but i like this thing. i'm going to put it up here next to betty white, tom, justin bieber, paul mccartney, paul mccartney. what do you think? should we give this little fella a name? geoff: sure. craig: what is a good name for him? geoff: pepino. craig: no, i was thinking -- george. geoff: george? craig: yeah, george peterson. geoff: george peterson? [laughter] craig: is that a real guy? well, i guess we'll find out. i'll put it up there. what happens when it goes bad? do they go bad? well, i guess we'll find out. [laughter] good night, everybody. good night. [ female announcer ] this is the story of joycelin... [ joycelin ] it was a typical morning. i was getting ready for work, and then i got this horrible headache, and then i blacked out. [ female announcer ] ...who thought she had reached the end of her story. [ joycelin ] the doctor told me i had two brain aneurysms and that one of them had ruptured. [ female announcer ] fortunately, she was treated at sutter health's california pacific medical center. [ joycelin ] the nurses and doctors were amazing, and they

white. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: betty white was next to you on the couch. >> she was next to me on the couch. >> jimmy: she was very funny in the clip i saw. i went to johnnycarson.com and saw that. >> but the weird thing -- the hard thing for me to get used to was that johnny carson smoked during the show. i did not know that. so he would sit there he would talk to you and you were having a nice conversation and during the break, he would just take a quick -- "one second." and then he would keep talking. and so -- while during your segment, you would see this little -- little dangling cigarette butt smoldering all during your whole -- your whole thing. >> jimmy: how distracting. >> it was very distracting. but also you could see that johnny actually had better things to do than be on his show. [ laughter ] so the smoldering was really just his -- it was a metaphor for his anger. [ laughter ] he's like, "i can't believe i'm talking to pia zadora again." >> jimmy: he's like -- [ imitating johnny carson] "now, explain to me ducky." [ laughter ] but you also got to present at the academy

camera in connection with the fact. >> one of web site has launched a petition to get betty white to appear at the democratic national convention. she endorsed the president in may. as of last night, there were for a thousand 600 supporters but the agent for betty white says she is in production on two shows and likely will not be available to appear at the convention. remember, you can watch all the speeches uninterrupted and commercial free on our web site excuse me, comcast channel 193. it is a new channel where we have 24-7 days. comcast 193 or digital 4.2. >>darya: before the president went to louisiana he was in ohio to start his labor day addressing autoworkers' securities stopped at the toledo diner and had breakfast with some autoworkers' there. this area is home to general motors and a chrysler owned a jeep factory. the president used his visit to refocus the campaign spotlight on his work to revive the american auto industry. vice-president joe biden also came out to rally of liberty. he was in detroit telling the crowd that america is better off today than it was four yea

their high-profile guest, clint eastwood. there is a grass-roots movements to get betty white in here. an online petition has 5500 supporters. people are calling on her to give a speech in charlotte. a hollywood icon get a political introduction right. white came out and endorsed president obama if you months ago. her agent said she is working on two tv shows and she is not going to make it. >> she is a busy lady. hallie jackson, thank you. 75 degrees on tv hill. a tribute free local navy seal killed in afghanistan. >> the streets are getting back to normal in downtown baltimore. to normal in downtown baltimore. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. how the rose looking -- how on the roads looking? >> the grand prix closures are mostly gone. most of the major roadways are open. monument street is closed near patterson park. the sinkhole is shutting down that road. the report of some debris at frankli

emmy, but only one a year could be golden. perhaps it was the year bea arthur beat out betty white. she got her emmy, too. and there was "cheers." >> look who is here. >> reporter: but blimpy won. but rhea perlman, who played carla, won four other times. tomorrow morning, how will the "modern family" cast react? they faced those awkward moments before. >> so, that was so fun last night. >> so fun. >> yeah. >> great. >> a rough problem to have. our coverage begins just minutes from now on the red carpet and the emmys, right here on abc. diane here tomorrow night. good night. [ romney ] my plan is to help the middle class. trade has to work for america. that means crack down on cheaters like china, it means open up new markets. next, we've got to balance the budget. you've got to cut the deficit. you've got to stop spending more money than we take in. and finally, champion small business. have tax policies, regulations, and healthcare policies that help small business. we put those in place;

only one a year could be golden. perhaps it was the year bea arthur beat out betty white. she got her emmy, too. and there was "cheers." >> look who is here. >> reporter: but blimpy won. but rhea perlman, who played carla, won four other times. tomorrow morning, how will the "modern family" cast react? they faced those awkward moments before. >> so, that was so fun last night. >> so fun. >> yeah. >> great. >> a rough problem to have. our coverage begin just minutes from now on the red carpet and the emmys, right here on abc. diane here tomorrow night. good night.

: democrats are looking to betty white to counter clint eastwood and she will do a far better jonathan the 82-year-old actor and director. are you worried? >>guest: i'm shaking in my boots. i'm not worried. clint eastwood, an american icon and said something simple: every american understands republicans and democrats. the president made a lost promises. he did not keep his promises. it is time for obama to go. that is what we will talk about. it will be a basic question for the american people and the nice thing about our position, neil, although the facts are not good for america, the facts are on our side. i will tell you going into a closing argument, there is nothing better than having the facts on your side and the facts are we are too many people unemployed, the president did not do a done thing about the out-of-control spending in this country, and he made a lost promises and it is too bad because the american dream is worth fighting for and that is why we here. >>neil: they are saying it is not consistent with a spokesman on the four year thing and they are saying we have seen