On Today's Show:

Ryan Southerland and Tyrone Simms, two Georgia natives who both fought in Iraq are at the Democratic National Convention representing Veterans for Obama.

Will Fowlkes a  delegate to the Democratic National Convention for Georgia's 11th district joined us live from Denver ahead of day three of the convention.

We also talked with reporter Rick Flagg as the Democratic National Convention gets ready for day number four. Tonight Sen. Barack Obama will give his acceptance speech, amidst some controversey over the venue. Some reporters are sayng that the stage at Invesco Field has been made to look like an ancient Greek temple.

Robert Naddra the managing editor of Georgia Football Magazine previewed the Georgia Tech football team, ahead of their season opener tonight, and also takes a look at some of the high school teams in the Atlanta area.

One report says that Georgia leads the nation in new banks, and another says that 34% of Georgia banks are unprofitable. Are Georgia banks sinking, swimming or just surviving? We talked to Peter Barnes from the Fox Business Network about what to make of those stories.

The Weekend Dish: this week David Hull and Helen Cauley visit Elevation Chophouse and Skybar in Kennesaw.

Video of the Day: Texas residents are relieved that the deadly Category 5 storm just missed them, destroying a horn-shaped land mass beneath them instead. Yesterday we asked you to rate Hillary Clinton's endorsement of Barack Obama. 76% of you believe that somewhere out there a company was printing 15,000 Hillary 2012 t-shirts, 16% say it was a weak endorsement and 8% said it was strong. Today we ask who John McCain should pick as his runningmate. According to The Politico he has made his choice and will announce it late Friday morning.

On Today's Show:

Will Fowlkes a delegate to the Democratic National Convention for Georgia's 11th district joined us live from Denver ahead of day three of the convention.

We also talked with reporter Rick Flagg as the Democratic National Convention gets ready for day number three. Tonight former President Clinton will speak, and Sen. Joe Biden will be officially nominated for Vice President.

Lt. General Tom McInery a Fox News Military analyst talked about the government of Iraq's request for a full withdrawal by the end of 2011. Will they be ready by then?

Wellness Wednesday: A new study on obesity nationwide is bad news for Georgia. Jennifer Perry had that story.

Todd Rasmussen our hydrologist from UGA gave us a drought update as the Atlanta area continues to get drenched with rain from tropical storm Fay.

Holly Hickman from Fox News Radio had the latest on yesterday's FAA communications breakdown at a facility here in Georgia that caused hundreds of flight delays around the country.

Mark Lemke gave us an update on the Braves as they continue their series against the Florida Marlins.

In honor the conventions, Mike Mayo from MaxandMike.com gave us a rundown of some of his favorite political-themed movies on DVD Video of the Day: Thomas Paine, author of "Common Sense," returns to modern times to plea for a second revolution to take back America, Now! Yesterday's web poll asked if you believe that a lot of Democrats will follow Debra's lead and vote for John McCain. 71% said that some will, but not enough to mean much, 29% said yes, but none of you said no. Today we ask you to rate Hillary Clinton's endorsement of Barack Obama.

On Today's Show:

Will Fowlkes a delegate to the Democratic National Convention for Georgia's 11th district joined us live from Denver.

We also got a "live" report from Denver from reporter Rick Flagg as the Democratic National Convention gets ready for day number two. Tonight Hillary Clinton will try to convince her supporters to get behind Barack Obama.

Tech Tuesday: Matt McClure talked about the arrival of something that human beings have dreamt of since the beginning of time: the ability to charge your laptop wirelessly.

Jay Kreiling from Comcast talked about how you can get ready for the switch to Digital TV in February of 2009.

Regina Lewis our web expert from AOL talked about where you can find what local restaurants won the best awards, and also where you can find some back to school deals online.
 

Video of the Day: Today we take a break from all of the politics of the conventions with comedian Tim Hawkins and "Things you don't say to your wife." Yesterday's web poll asked how happy you were with Barack Obama's decision to make Joe Biden his running mate. 74% said you really didn't care, 18% said that Biden was a solid choice, and 9% would have preferred someone else. Today we ask you whether or not Hillary Clinton's supporters will vote for John McCain or Barack Obama in the general election.

On Today's Show:

Will Fowlkes a delegate to the Democratic National Convention for Georgia's 11th district joined us live from Denver.

Pollster David Johnson from Strategic Vision talked about Barack Obama's pick of Senator Joe Biden as his running-mate and what effect that might have on the race for Georgia's 15 electoral votes.

There hasn't quite been a run on banks lately, but people are starting to look a little worriedly at their savings accounts. Rich Edson from Fox Business Network gave us an FDIC survival guide.

Gregg Laskoski from AAA South talked about the downward spiral in gas prices, which have dropped $.15 in the past two weeks according to the Lundberg Survey.

Dave Santucci spokesperson for the Georgia Aquarium talked about the Titanic exhibit, which arrived at the aquarium over the weekend.

Bruce Fretts from TV Guide gave us a preview of what's coming up on TV this week.

Pete Van Wieren recapped the Braves weekend series against the St. Louis Cardinals and previews their upcoming series against the Florida Marlins. 

Video of the Day: John McCain’s campaign has decided to start some trouble between the Democrats. Their new ad, “Passed Over”, asks why the woman who received 18 million votes for the nomination wasn't eh choice for the VP nomination. Team McCain’s answer? The ego of Barack Obama couldn’t handle it. Today's web poll asks you to weigh in on Obama's choice of Joe Biden as his running-mate. The Beijing Olympics have been a ratings winner for NBC, but not among our listenings. Friday's web poll asked how much of the Olympics you watched. 34% said "Very little," 26% preferred the Sarah Connor Chronicles, 18% watched "quite a bit," 12% watched a few events, only 8% watched as much as they could, and 2% stuck with the events that had a Phelps in them.

On Today's Show:

David Mark from The Politico talked about the latest VP speculation for both Barack Obama and John McCain. Obama could announce his runningmate as early as today.

Teenage behavior has been in the news a lot lately, especially with the debate over lowering the drinking age. Stephen Wallace has a new book called "Reality Gap: Alcohol, Drugs, and Sex - What Parents Don’t Know and Teens Aren’t Telling"

The battle over the state budget is leading to belt tightening all over the state, including agencies dealing with mental health, with the potential for some very negative side-effects. Mike Conti took a look at that story. 

Sally McNamara Senior Policy Analyst in European Affairs for The Heritage Foundation talked about the situation in Poland, where they have agreed to take part in the US missile defense shield, and Russia is promising action "beyond diplomacy" 

Pete Van Wieren previewed this weekend's Braves series against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Curt Holman our movie critic from Creative Loafing had reviews of The Rocker and Hamlet 2.

Video of the day: If you want to feel better about your own singing abilities, take a look at this video from a Britney Spears HBO special. Someone has isolated her microphone... and only her microphone. Warning: it's not exactly easy listening. Yesterday's web poll asked who you think Barack Obama should choose as a runningmate. Hillary Clinton got 33% of the vote, 27% of you voted for John Kerry, 24% said Joe Biden, 9% said Tim Kaine and 6% said Evan Bayh. After this weekend there really will be nothing but politics to talk about, the Olympics will come to a close this on Sunday. Today's web poll asked how much time you spent watching the Olympics over the past couple of weeks.