at the silver lining ranch at aspen there is no question. the campers are all whitewater rafting to be kids for a change not patients. lindsay arrived with a brain tumor. >> one of the kids i became friends with died not too long after. >> reporter: but now the camp is fighting for survival. aspen is an expensive place to operate a nonprofit, so its co-founder, andrea jager had to make a tough choice, sell the valuable property now worth $13.5 million or her foundation would go under. >> it was a funding factor where we could provide these programs for more kids on a longer term scale if we sold. e is used to challenges. in the 80s she was a teenage tennis phenom, number two in the world, rich, famous, but unhappy. to her, love was helping sick kids not a score on the tennis court. >> i thought, okay. now god wants me to help kids full time. i was excited. >> reporter: she used her tennis winnings to form a foundation. she eventually became a nun whose prayers for a bailout were answered by a rabbi. >> it was a match made in heaven. >> repor

. >>> in aspen, colorado, pictures of a bear browsing through a fur store. the small black bear apparently walked through store's front door in order to get away from people taking its picture. but the people kept snapping away as the bear posed in the front window. he eventually left without causing any damage. aspen police say there have been quite a few bear encounters this summer as they come into town looking for food. >>> customers at a columbus, georgia restaurant better stay away from the fish in the front of the display tank. one of them will try to attack you. he is calling jumping oscar, and he will really attack if you get too close to his mate. veterinarians say it's not unusual because oscar is trying to protect his family. >> they're very colorful. they seem like very nice fish. most of the time they're not aggressive. this one, he thinks he is a shark. >> jumped out of the tank into the carpet four times. >> owner of the buffet city says despite jumping against the walls of the tank, oscar is doing just fine and entertaining the crowds. >>> h

>> no. >> reporter: the bear was able to sneak into the couple's aspen home. and as the woman was walking by, the bear attacked. she was able to fight it off. miraculously, she was not seriously injured. wildlife officials are now searching for that bear. if it is found, they will likely be forced to kill it. >>> he had what is being called the sweetest career in seattle. but now he's retiring. joe traxler has worked for the hostess corporation, making twinkies for the past 50 years. in that time, it is estimated he has packaged millions of the sweet treats. he started as a pan washer. joe promises that after he leaves, you won't taste a difference in the quality of your twinkie. >> i bet the first twinkie he made is still good today. >> i think you're right. >>> much more ahead on wjz. of course we'll tell you about a tornado warning for southern maryland county. >> bob turk has the updated >>> all of the activity still in effect for southern and st. mary's county. nothing around the baltimore region. as we zoom into that region, great mills and tall timbers.

now coming through aspen hill. and also light thing out in lou don county. so these will settle down. these are not severe storms. silver spring. also a little bit of nice welcome rain for your lawns. and there is that patch. out around leesburg. as we go through the evening. it will continue to settle down. falls church. 1/4 inch. more coming up. talk about rain. look at this. staring back. look at the eye. 30 miles across. now a category 3 hurricane. hurricane winds, 50 miles out. 550 east of the leeward island. but the main threat. main threat will be over the next few days. the island of bermuda. right now the -- latest track, does take it a little bit closer now to the east coast. so as we go through the next few days with uncertainty. have to keep an eye on bill. it may get stronger. perhaps, wind as much as, 140 to 150 miles an hour. where is the heat? heat is on out west. seattle. record, 84 degrees. records out west. the overall pattern, is something like this. the mid part of the country. tell you more about that tomorrow at 5:00. has had the coole

. >> for whatever reason a bear decided to stroll into a fur shop in aspen, colorado.n he left without damaging anything. >> wildlife officials say quite a few bears have been venturing into aspen this summer, breaking into homes and businesses in osearch sf food. >> they're either fashionable or hungry. >> i would have thought that was part of the diplay if i was walking by. >> we'll be right back with more "world news now." ♪ i've been in the wrong place but it must have been the right time ♪ time ♪t have beearn the rit th >> welcome back. civil rights icon joseph lowery is receiving the presidential medal of freedom this afternoon. >> he delivered the benediction at president obama's inaugural. >> he worked with reverend martin luther king, jr. and helped lead thalabama bus boycott in the 50s. lowery, ted kennedy, billy jean king and sandra day o'connor are among the 16 people receiving medals today. >> civil rights demonstrators in the 60s stood up for equality and as a result many were arrested. >> those criminal records have stayed on the books. but now an alabam

. >> republican governors meeting in aspen the last few days say that sarah palin is running as hards she can and they're all scared to death that she can win the nomination. chris: i love that story. that's good for us all that one. >> up in my home state in new york, governor david patterson, political fortunes continue to decline. i think people wondered a few months ago whether there would be a primary between him and andrew cuomo. now the conventional wisdom is that patterson will not run. and andrew cuomo will be the nominee unopposed. chris: when we come back, unemployment seems to be setting right now. will president obama get credit for going for the big stimulus bill? did it help? we'll be right back. chris: welcome back. the big question this week, the new unemployment numbers were better than expected. are people beginni to think that president obama might have it right? trish. >> well, the reality is the stimulus has still not caught up to the entire economy. they've only got about 20% of it that's made it. so -- chris: richard. >> he will get credit for it. and remember,

it was no joke when it happened in downtown aspen colorado. the shop employeeed the bear walked to the back of the store and checked out a mink coat. >> seemed to know where he was going. as any good shopper would know. >> the bear was startled by a man taking pictures and ran through the store window before taking off. a store employee said it is possible the am which your photographer lured the bear into the store. >> check out this graduation ceremony. for pinguins. >> during the annual march of the pinguins these little guys waddled from fish school at the san francisco zoo to the big kids penguin colony. they needed helping hands to make it to penguin island but they eventually made it. patrice harris fox 45 news "late edition". . >> after three weeks of early practices, the ravens took to the field tonight to face the washington redskins and first game of the year. we have a glimpse at many of the new team members. as this is the time to fight for a spot on the team. and some of them definitely stepped up to the plate. first quarter. fir

it really happened in aspen, colorado. the owner of the store says the bear browsed the aisles and went into the store window and posed next to the furs. hopefully he didn't recognize any relatives. he left without damaging anything in the store. look at the bear. >> he's just hanging out in there. that's where he's comfortable i guess. >>> coming up next on "good morning maryland" -- >> police hope you can help them find the person who actually threw away a dog. terrible story. >>> a south baltimore woman was hit by a stray bullet in her own home and now police are trying to find the person responsible. i'm sherrie johnson. i'll have that story coming up. this is more thas-cutou lode itsay, "b" ...i-can-get-him-a- math-tutor" button. it's my "save-so-much- on-school-supplies- he-can-stop-using-his-sister's- old-backpack" button. it's my "save-so-much-i-can- get-a-binder-for-every- day-of-the-week" button. there's no school on saturday and sunday, genius. don't ruin this for me. (announcer) staples equals savings on everyt

. >> reporter: doug gilstrap leads this extreme sports camp near aspen colorado where many of the campersre severely limited in speech. like josh devries. >> it's okay. >> reporter: but the program shows that communication and ledging both can happen in other ways. and that josh does have skills to do things many of us can't do. what did you just do josh? >> went climbing. >> was it hard? >> yes. >> crack. >> oh, you found the crack and you held on? >> yeah. >> reporter: struggle is part of the process? >> exactly. yes. when they are back in a normal situation, they have a better capacity to be in control. >> reporter: at the same time, and this is where they teach kids what it's like to water ski. knee board. but it's more than just the sport. >> so sometimes when they are so over stimulated and you come back from it and it's all done -- their parameters, or their circle has expanded a bit. so they made it through, they're alive from after all that chaos. >> reporter: and what about ishan? well, it took a while on that wire. doug was with him every step. and he made it. how did that feel

. >>> an aspen, colorado woman is recovering after being taked by a -- attacked by a bear in her own home. investigators say the bear broke through two locked doors. the bear took food. wildlife officials say the bear might have been trying to store food in anticipation. hibernation. >>> maggie rodded -- rodriguez has more on what's coming up tonight. >> we'll have more on lara logan's exclusive report, as u.s. troops fight to get afghan vote tors -- voters to the polls. >>> here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. >>> issue we in for storms this evening? eyewitness news is live. bob will update the five-day forecast. but first, meteorologist tim williams is in the outback with a look at what we can expect tomorrow. >>> astome -- steamy one. >>> very nice day. nice weekend shaping up. less of a chance of storms as we get into saturday and sunday. but that's going to be steamy. and that holds up for the rest of the ffng. as for inland, we're talking about temperatures starting off around 72 degrees. by the middle of the day, we'll be getting in

high school sweetheart, aspen. john allen, american hero.hank you so much to all of our guests and for you for being with us tonight. good night from florida friends o the show, steven and devon who dreams of being a video game designer. tune into cnn right now, just minutes. see you tomorrow night. anderson cooper, nancy grace next on cnn. good night, everybody. >>> i'm vinny filling in for jane velez-mitchell. next on issues, incriminating evidence continues to pile up against dr. murray, man who authorities say regularly administered propofol to help keep michael jackson asleep. cops uncovered a secret stash of the powerful anesthetic in the doctor's closet. when he ran out, no problem. he had more shipped to him via fedex. is that legal? >>> a georgia woman screams don't take me while talking with her boyfriend. the phone call suddenly disconnects leaving the boyfriend speechless, to say the least. cops are crawling hands and knees frantically searching for any clues. a horrible story we can only hope ends with a family reunited. stay ri

. >>> in aspen, colorado, a woman stumbled upon, no, he forced open, this bear, two locked doors to get her from behind. scratched both her back and chest. the bear was actually in this kitchen feeding and the department of wildlife in colorado is going around telling people beware of those break-ins from a bear. they say if they find this bear, they say he's going to have to be put down because it's just too dangerous. >>> a new plant discovered in the philippines can eat rats. at meal time, the plant swallows up a rat and di solves it with acid-like enzymes. they need that plant in the subway tunnels of manhattan. we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] olay regenerist is on a roll. new anti-aging eye roller. reduces puffiness immediately -- and also helps with lines and wrinkles. not surgery. this is our way to do your eyes. new regenerist anti-aging eye roller. the first complete women's multivitamin in a drink mix. with more calcium and vitamin d... to support bone and breast health... while helping you hydrate. one a day women's 2o. refreshingly healthy. >>> an australian couple

widow and high school sweetheart, aspen. john allen, american hero.hank you so much to all of our guests and you for being at home with us. good night from florida friends of the show, steven and 14-year-old devon who dreams of being a video game designer. see you tomorrow night 8:00 sharp eastern. tune into cnn right now, just minutes. we'll see you tomorrow night. anderson cooper, nancy grace next on cnn. next on cnn. good night, everybody. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i'm lisa bloom in hollywood. this is a "showbiz tonight" news break. here's some of what we're covering for you on a special edition of "showbiz tonight" at the top of the hour. a "showbiz" special report, the life of michael jackson. how sweet-faced child stardom led to a lifetime of suffering. michael's painful confessions about his childhood and the abuse he said he couldn't put behind him. >>> also, the many faces of michael jackson, the turning point that sparked his shocking physical transformation and how his rise to stardom pushed him into dramatic darkness. >>> p

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but to go to aspen, colorado, with all the similar thinking, liberal friends and does a tear act. eyes whel up with tears. one of the oldest rather tricks in the book. talks about integrity and journalism. have we forgot man he tried to do with george bush and phony documents? the mind boggles. >> eric: he talks about corporate and political influence he believes is in the media and he wants the white house somehow try and -- >> it's a contradiction. help me, obama. is he looking for a job? maybe that's what he wants is a job. it should be -- for example, he goes on and on about foreign correspondents. after the tears weld up in his eyes he says i can't stand to leave the geis out there fighting, dying, bleeding, getting torn up. sorry, not on tonight's newscast. it's beyond me why anyone would fall for this crap. he couldn't wait to take apart another war. he has anti-war credentials, 15 carats. i should say 24 carats. >> eric: for a second, talk about the broader issue. he wants to save journalism jobs and he's trying to -- >> he doesn't have a calling card to save journalism d.

i went to aspen, colorado, last week to see the movie and it was one of the most wonderful experiencesver did in my life. i'm not saying ittist because i'm in the movie but it's fantastic movie. me and six other entrepreneurs entered in the nfte competition. it's a very extravagant experiences we have overcome to this point and, you know, we never gave up in our lives and that's a critical point that nfte teaches of the students in the program. worth it's a magnificent experience and i encrage all of the young studes to see what kind of wonders it would do in their lives in the years ahead. i'm not saying i'm old. i'm only 19 but it's really good to pass on what nfte has taught me throughout my life. and it's continuing on a consistent basis. the national competition that this -- that we were exposed to in this program is hosted every october and i actually came in second place in the national competition and so with that -- [applause] >> so with that experience came a lot. i met a lot of young entrepreneurs who was just as ambitious as i was. i also gained some initiative to go back i

so when he spoke before the aspen institute about responsibility in the media, yes, we have a first amendmentight. but we already have organizations federal regulatory organizations that oversee these things. so i just think it's just more of dan trying to get news. laura: nancy, what do you think will be accomplished by the government's choosing as it has done essentially in the banking industry and the car companies in winners and losers. in say a city like sittle. what will -- seattle. >> they are not talking about bailouts of media what he is saying is look it, there is a problem you can't have -- just like you can't have government control of media, if you have two testimonies can, corporations controlling all the media, you will not get a free flow of information. that really is about democracy. in the blogosphere bloggers are not investigative journalists. if we had really. >> in place at the federal. laura: hold on, amy, nancy, you agree there is a market for investigative journalism, right? people want -- i love investigative journalism. i love john stos tell and love what people do.

so when he spoke before the aspen institute about responsibility in the media, yes, we have a first amendment right. but we already have organizations federal regulatory organizations that oversee these things. so i just think it's just more of dan trying to get news. laura: nancy, what do you think will be accomplished by the government's choosing as it has done essentially in the banking industry and the car companies in winners and losers. in say a city like sittle. what will -- seattle. >> they are not talking about bailouts of media what he is saying is look it, there is a problem you can't have -- just like you can't have government control of media, if you have two testimonies can, corporations controlling all the media, you will not get a free flow of information. that really is about democracy. in the blogosphere bloggers are not investigative journalists. if we had really. >> in place at the federal. laura: hold on, amy, nancy, you agree there is a market for investigative journalism, right? people want -- i love investigative journalism. i love john stos tell and love what people d

and in 2002 we went running outside of aspen and we ran to the top of the... i shouldn't say we.t running up towards the thing called the electric path. at about 11,000 feet altitude i started walking and i came out of the tree line and joanne kept running. i could see her heading up to the top of the pass which was almost 14,000 feet in this bright red sweatshirt. that was august. in october we received the diagnosis that led to two mastectomies. and what hit me was the image of being the extraordinary picture of health, the red sweatshirt pounding up the trails to the top of the path looking as beautiful and as strong as ever. but if you run the timeline, she was already sick. >> rose: inside her, cancer was growing. >> inside her cancer was growing. and these two experiences, the west point experience and the reflections of that came together and i thought, you know, there's something there. we ought to go back and study great enterprises that fell, great enterprises that self-destructed and ask the question "are the seeds of their decline and are the marke

it's sort of a curious looking bear trap in colorado near aspen.this bear gets stuck in a skate boarding park and he can't get out. he's trapped there overnight. so they stuck a ladder down there and he eventually used it. >> from one interesting image to one what is sure to raise some eyebrows. before i tell you what's going on, take a look at what was on the cover of a candy box. you're going to pretty easily see why people were concerned. what does that look like? >> it looks like a lemon and a lime getting it on. >> well, it's a popular confectionery in europe and they say people are upset because it looks like these sour candies are engaging in naughty acts. there's one more. do we have the one with cherries? >> wow. >> leaves a sour taste in your mouth. >> all right. friday, which means it's time for -- >> the polka! >> let's do it. ♪ ♪ >> paying respect. crowds show up at kennedy's around-the-clock memorial and a family prepares for a farewell. >> and ted kennedy's life long fight for health care reform. >> ask themselves what would teddy do

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[applause] >> of all boards that i'm on, thethe aspen institute is my favorite. >> thanks. >> so did you try to knock off story with abraham lincoln? >> i want to dust it up a little bit. i did to -- i was dragged into this project two years ago by my fellow executive producer. and i have a production company named after the black section of martha's vineyard. we do joint productions for oprah's roots and my african-american life series. were going to do a new series called faces of america using african-american format, buffer to jewish americans, catholic americans, two arab-americans, to asian-americans, to latino market, to western indian americans. so we go into production right away for that. but it turns out that the kumar family has one of the largest collection of lincoln memorabilia in the whole world. and so they are lincoln junkies. two years ago he said, the grandfather or great-grandfather started collecting lincoln memorabilia right after he was killed. and they haven't heard this huge collection. so he said, 2009 is bicentennial of lincoln's birth and we want you to w

aspen hill is humid as well in the mid-70s around the region into the eastern shore into the mountains in the 60s. a few showers in eastern kentucky. those could make their way our way after the cold front passes through. we have a chance for a passing thundershower. otherwise, warm and humid with highs in the upper 80s am 40% chance for a shower this afternoon. could have a shower this time tomorrow morning and especially south and east of washington during the day tomorrow. otherwise, partly sunny and lower humidity moving in as the day progresses on thursday. highs tomorrow, mid-80s. a look at friday and the weekend in ten minutes. jerry, how is traffic? >>> good morning, everyone. we'll head out to the american legion bridge. the outer loop of the beltway, the work on the outer loop has been wrapped up from the 270 spur down to tyson's corner. lanes are open. elsewhere, headed into the northeast, very quiet along new york avenue, rhode island avenue, nothing to worry about. all the bridges are doing fine so far. barbara and keith, back to you. >>> our time now is 12 minutes after 5

>> i talked to the people -- i was in aspen ex saw this coming. >> they don't hire smokers, and they. what do you think? >> it's there and will continue to happen, and it will happen quietly so they do not get sued. it's the new anti-smoking move in the country. nobody wants to talk about that. >> when they are going after tobacco 10 years ago -- >> we'll be right back. does your mouthwash work in six different ways? introducing listerine total care. everything you need... to strengthen teeth, help prevent cavities, and kill germs. introducing 6 in 1 listerine total care. the most complete mouthwash. >>> welcome back to "morning joe." it's coming up to the top of the hour. let's start a live shot in los angeles a shot of comment at lax. now the gateway to the west, st. louis. a beautiful shot of the arch. keep going east to washington, d.c. >> they are waking up there. >> a picture of the swamp as the camera moves. and then boston. beautiful boston in the morning. >> you know why i love boston? >> because i love the restaurants. >> and the new york yankees lost yesterday. by the way,

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you can go to aspen, you can go someplace one of our friends, dianne feinstein, beautiful homes.the sitting in my home and searchlight is as good as it gets. high desert, the joshua trees, lookout 15 miles there is we call them the timber mountains. so i built a home there. for many years i lived out of a hotel. i tried to keep a home in las vegas, but when you don't live in it it doesn't work well so i sold that after a couple of years and left out of hotels. but for the last eight or nine -- i don't know how many, maybe ten years i've had a home in search light and i loved. >> host: will happy anniversary. i didn't realize today was the day. i'm going to ask about family in the next segment, but before we have to take a break tell me -- i felt another one of the more interesting aspects of your childhood was the fact you were born and a -- to a family for which religion wasn't discussed. you make quite the plant not that you elaborate but you were clear you were not restored religious family you found religion at some point in your life how did that happen? >> guest: as i said,

help this young minister down in alabama and going off on his honeymoon for his second marriage and aspen the aids to get involved and when he comes back it is all over the papers big headlines martin luther king is a national celebrity. of course, dr. keying goes on to be the kind of person who is raising money, starting southern christian leadership conference because the naacp is so controversial in the south and the the communist influence organizations and he was a southern christian leadership group a local group that people can't attack. thurgood marshall says he is a great speaker and an interesting character but we are doing the serious work at the naacp legal defense fund and later when there are charges of sexual escapades by dr. keith and at 1.thurgood marshall had a source says he is being monitored and his rooms are being bugged and dr. king says it does not bother me and thurgood marshall says how do you say that they're trying to embarrass you and are even for the great march on washington and thurgood marshall is not there he thinks it is counterproductive to 8870 and the