he's in a wheelchair. now he's a crime fighter. >> a group of would-be robbers definitely made a huge mistake when they decided to mess with this senior citizen. >>> 6:40. last few hours of summer. watch the lights in westminster disappear with fog rolling in. they have thick fog this morning, 65. a moist southeasterly wind and we could have some rain on the way. switch it over. i want to show you the harbor cam there's the beautiful view of the eastern horizon. mostly cloudy in downtown baltimore. we're all planning for the chance of showers today. so stay with us. more to come after this. >>> 6:43. breaking news. the hunt for the pasadena man has ended. police believe he murdered his ex-girlfriend. we have the very latest. >>> also ahead -- it looks like police and firefighters are going to put up a fight against furloughs. find out more about money problems in the city. >>> and there's been yet another change in the way to fight off the swine flu. just how many times are we going to have to roll up our

that's because they're the names and faces of wheelchair tennis.p ranked player in the world since 1999. her current winning streak of 372 matches may make her the most dominant player in any professional sport ever. number one ranked david wagner, a doubles partner taylor have won olympic gold twice in the quadriplegic division. they were instrumental it bringing the division to the u.s. open in 2007. they'll try to defend their grand slam title when wheelchair tennis returns to the open this year. >> to be a grand slam champion is a great notch to have. >> reporter: each of these athletes has overcome incredible difficulties. at just 8 years old, esther underwent surgery on her spinal cord. >> when i woke up, i was paralyzed from waist down. >> reporter: david suffered a severe injury in the ocean that paralyzed him. >> i jumped over a wave, and as it broke, it knocked my legs out from underneath me and jackknifed my body into the ocean floor. >> i was born with a disability. a normal person's spinal column, you have nerves going up both muscles.

that democrats would pander to get support from the neanderthals like the one shouting down the wheelchair-bound woman at a town hall in jersey. >> we hear this voice of the disabled. >> ask a question. >> now a handicap woman in a chair has more rights than i do. >> not called rights. that's called courtesy. respect to her condition, compassion, humanity, why did republicans kill americans' humanity towards each other? worst tuesday, fredo backs the holder torture investigation. today, he opposes the torture investigation. can somebody water board him? >>> and glenn beck stars as nicolas cage in "national treasure 3" the search for curly's gold. he has discovered the ge building is, in fact, one giant symbol of communism. or is it fascism? it's where the concerts are. this man and this man. he's holding a hammer. that's weed over there. this is the sickle. gee, the hammer and the sickle. where has anybody seen that before? oh, you know what? this is it. this is from moscow. >> what glenn has not told you but we will are the horrible truths of the symbols of his building. the building he did not

her only life is the wheelchair.er: and medicare subscribes the wheelchairs for people. >> all the time. they're the disabled. they can't speak for themselves. we have to speak for them. they should not lose their motorized wheelchairs. she went on to talk about cat scans. supposedly senator mccaskill says we order eight to 10 cat scans per week. i have to tell you, i order one to make a diagnosis and one to see if my antibiotics or treatment have worked. i have never in my career seen anybody order one or two a week, maximum. peter: so one of the major proponents of the health care reform plan believes that people are going for eight or 10 cat scans a week. how is that possible? >> that is purification. it is not reality. it is not happening. and i'm actually very worried that our lawmakers have no education on what is happening in health care. it's one thing to cut down costs. but if we cut them down on the people who need them the most, we're going to be in big trouble. that's health care. if your medicare card do

. >>> the search is on nbc for a gunman in a wheelchair. -- is on in it d.c. for a gunman in a wheelchair. the woman was shot as she was getting off a s. she argued with the man two weeks earlier. the suspect escaped in his wheelchair before police arrived. >>> the university of maryland is dealing with a possible swine flu outbreak. many of the students have already recovered. six students are taking tests. >>> local authorities are preparing for a potential swine flu outbreak. security officials met to protect against a h1n1 outbreak along with a cyber attack to boot. speaking on my experience -- [unintelligible] >>> the house is ready to vote on a resolution addressing at joe wilson's outburst "you lie ." >> those in favor want them -- want him to apologize on the house floor for his outburst. if it were up to the congressman, that won't happen. he said he has apologized to the white house, and the president has accepted. >> the reforms i am proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> you lie. >> south carolina congressman's joe wilson out

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how's does this program work. >> we provide wheelchair sports. an we are able to provide our sports free. there's no charge. we have wheelchair basketball teach, sled hockey, and they have to travel to play. it is not like an able bodied person can pay $100 to buy a pair of shoes and play basketball. a young kid who wants to play who's in a chair needs a specialized chair. a $5,000 wheelchair. he has to travel to another city to play. there are not teams locally. so we cover that cost. what we do is we pay for travel and coaches. and then we also help with equipment paying for equipment. an the super h race helped us to deal with the development, for four years. >> people are hearing an this right now and want to participate this weekend. how do they do so? >> up until thursday. until tonight they can actually go on-line to nrh rehab.org and register on-line and also can register the day of the race. you can come up. the registration starts at 7 a.m. and half of the participants register the day of. >> and you get wonderful t- shirts. >> thank yo

for $3,000 and $4,000 through the medicare advantage program and you pointed out, david, extra wheelchairs and things. this is the place to look. david: every government system has abuse and waste. even medicare advantage, even though there are good things surely will waste in there. >> there is, but not nearly as much as the rest of the program. the medicare advantage has the advantage of bringing in the private sector and using that. that is why we need genuine competition starting with allowing people to buy policies across state lines and get health savings accounts for medicare where the beneficiaries control the money. david: neil, that is the bottom line. if we solve anything in healthcare it is getting the patient and doctor closer together. >> i agree and i think you should get the employer out of the equation. david: the employer, medicaid, medicare and insurer. >> yes. and whenever you hear a poll station talk about waste, abuse i'm trying to sell you a program that doesn't add up. >> one reason the savings will never happen is the government doesn't spend any money on enforcing

. >>> now to the search for a gunman last seen in a wheelchair. dc police say he shot a woman and then got away in his wheelchair before they arrived on the scene, happening around 1:00 in the afternoon right after the victim stepped off a metro bus on 8th street northeast. the suspect is described a black man in his 20s with a dark complex and long dread locks. police say he was wearing a white t-shirt, dark jeans, and last seen headed east on g street. >>> while working two jobs, she lived a trouble free life according to the family members. that's why the murder is so mystify for investigators a week -f after the crime. scott broom is joining us live from the apartment complex where family members today. koát so, they peels for help -- scott, appeals for help. >> it is very difficult to watch some of the grief there going through, frankly, it was hard to watch. >> words cannot express this tremendous grief that my mother and myself and the rest of our family have been experiencing. >> reporter: that was keisha telling us there's no trouble to w

a lady in a wheelchair had diabetes and cancer and recognized me.wheelchair payments for medicare work going to be cut back under obamacare. i said, who told but you that? she said, those two guys over there. you lying right wing cowbirds iran after you scared this little old lady. if you think you're going to get somewhere by schering little old ladies,, and scare me. -- by scaring little old ladies,, and scare me. -- come and scare me. sean: there is not 47 million uninsured. you cannot keep your policy. taxes are going to go up. medicare is going to be caught. >> those are all exactly wrong. >> it is in the legislation that medicare will be caught. >> show me one place and that this is the insurance part of medicare. >> this is the great weight that a lot of democrats say that these are myths. a lot of things that the republicans are saying are true, they just are not in the specific piece of legislation. they are in ancillary pieces of legislation. they say no abortion funding in the legislation. why did henry waxman have a revote? >> did you ag

one georgeeawnar th, ey use that wheelchair and tsaidhat he was not saso friendly to him an he's suing that bar for discrimination. audrey barn with more. >> this is a slap in the face for me and them. when he showed up in january with three friends and they tried to head to the back by the piano, they were stopped. >> i wald told i was not allowed to go to the back of the restaurant because the bar was too crowded and that it is a fire hazard. >> he's now suing the bar for discrimination. >> and for him to do the right thing, i don't want anyone else put at the situation. >> and they are representing price. >> and protecting people with the disabilities, they are clear. >> someone told me that this 40-year-old business doesn't discriminate against anyone including people who use the wheelchair. as for price, he's working hard to finish up the double degree in finance and marketing. and trying not to let the experience make him a home body. >> people with the disabilities, they need to work too hard to get to the point out there where they feel comfortable in the social settings and it

have charged three men with first- degree murder in the slaying of a man who was confined to a wheelchair. a maintenance worker found the body of the 25-year-old marin lendosky george a week ago today. police have arrested keon samuels, andrew nguyen, and marlon montes. >> it was a week ago today when residents and county officials were overcome by the devastation caused by a water main break. homeowners are getting their questions ready as county officials help them navigate through insurance red tape. >> it is hard to believe that this is done dock neighborhood looked like this a week ago. folks are slightly trying to return things back to normal. most problems this point have to do with insurance. >> i had at allstate insurance for 40 years without a claim. they said i was not covered. >> the community has been cleaned up. it is really positioned for the recovery to occur. >> baltimore county executive jim smith spoke with us about his feelings one week after the water main break, saying things went as moved as they could have. the first 911 call came at around 4:00 p.m. the water main

dash cam video of sheriff's deputies arrested a man in a motorized wheelchair. the charge driving drunk. the man's blood alcohol level was almost three times the legal limit. police says he has four prior dui convictions. michigan, a racoon doing a high wire act of sorts. folks in a garden city neighborhood say this racoon was sitting on telephone wires for so long they thought the animal was stuck. firefighters made a public service call in an effort to rescue the critter which was all it took to get the raccoon moving. eventually he came down on his own. firefighters suggest a plate of food at the bottom of the telephone pole would probably have worked just as well. that's a fox watch across america. first responders hard at work. police searching the property of philip delaware doe, he is -- garrido. in connection with two unsolved kings in the late 1980s. associated press tonight reports police in new haven, connecticut have a person of interest in the murder of yale grad student annie le. the government approved a new vaccine for h1n1 flu. and on this day i

he didn't want to be in a wheelchair.thletes are stubborn. >> this was a pro athlete at the top of his game. and to see him like this. you got to do something. this is a nasty disease. we're going to turn out for the event. hey, listen, we love this guy, that's why. that's why we got the feelings we do. i want to put it up on the screen now and leave it up there for a little bit, about the event coming up. this is our chance to go out and honor this man. two rings for o.j. it's going to be next tuesday night at m & t bank stadium. the numbers, the web sites here. and please just turn out. >> bonnie used to work here as well. we kind of went to shanda and o.j. with the idea of having the event to raise money for the als. we'll have tons of auction items, 14 items from nfl players. 12 of them pro bowlers. and items like a guitar from creed. motley crue drum. your baseball guy signed like 11 by 14 with cal and eddie. >> everybody donated these items. >> yeah. we have friends in the nfl. we have stuff from the steelers. roeth

our goal was to get darius' wheelchair customized on mtv's pinch my ride.long the way. on september 27th 2009 darius will turn 20 years old and his year long road trip will come to an end. >> my name is darius. i'm 19 the same age as my brother when he died. i traveled over 100,000 miles to get here. i'm very, very alive. >> very much alive and on the day before his 20th birthday, darius joins us along with his friend logan. great to have you with us. it's an amazing film. about so excited we can tell more people about it, but you're mentioning this year long journey is about to come to an end, what has been the best part of these 100,000 miles you've traveled? >> well, i would say definitely passing on the word more like traveling, going to schools and going to colleges. it's just been a ride and it feels good to see something that i care about is able to take off and its fee a good cause. >> it's for a great cause. >> it feels good traveling. it keeps my behind off the bad things and keeps me happy and keeps me wanting to fight. >> is there one lays in pa

. >> reporter: the house has hardwood floors throughout, easy for a wheelchair.n open, large kitchen and a large master bathroom. >> now i have a house, a roof over my head for me and my family. and to just live out the rest of my days in peace. i've talked to these families. and i know how much they've gone through, the tremendous sacrifice, the pain. >> john gon salves says that's why he founded a nonprofit organization to help troops like valentin. the cost to the soldier? nothing. >> the help for me, on the basis of being a wounded soldier is absolutely amazing. >> reporter: it's home sweet home. i'm gigi barnett, wjz eyewitness news. >> and they began basic training, september 11th, 2001. >> homes for our troops says that is part of the reason they decided to give the triple amputee this house today. >> congratulations to him and all those who made it possible for him. >>> we have a wet summer ahead. take a look at temperatures. it's been chilly all day long. upper 60s, low 50s. winds are beginning to shift to the west/northwest. we'll come back and take a l

player development survives on a wheelchair for my mobility. als has taken a toll. challenging, walking is challenging. football for 12 years. now he is a in a fight he is determined to win. >> how did he handle the diagnosis? >> he handles it as i could say where do we go from here? what do we do now? >> in 2007, he learned he was suffering from the disease which attacks nerves in the brain and spinal cord. >> after i got myself together, what can i do to encourage him and be strong for him? >> one way is through this foundation. this is a party with a purpose. he gained so much on the field and is trying to give some much back to the community. he wants to raise funds for research and held those that have the disease by helping them buy medicine and medical equipment. >> he is showing us the way and inspiring us as football players life. everybody goes through something. they can to help. the real meaning of the event is captured in this brief moment. 52 year-old michael radcliffe january. his brother shares the message. >> he said that you are an inspiration to m

taxing wheelchairs', for goodness sakes. bill: a tax on a wheelchair?> there is a provision in the bill that taxes medical products, going directly to wheelchair's and innovation, research and development aspects of creating those products that you rely on. nothing is off of the table in what the democrats are putting in the bill. bill: i played a bit of the spot, now i am going to play a bit more. >> if you think that you cannot afford it, you cannot afford not to. they had even proposed a tax for not having health insurance. with at least 80 new taxes, your health insurance costs will skyrocket. bill: have you convince a skeptical public trying to fight for economic recovery to dig deeper into their pockets and buy into it? >> i do not know how the administration does that. this goes back to something i have been saying since the beginning. we are focused on the wrong thing. the administration wants to focus on health care, but the bigger problem is that people are losing their jobs. small businesses are not investing a way that they should. you can t

he can no longer move his arms, and is confined to a wheelchair. sue highland ridge $12,000 for a jersey. >> a star-studded championship. >> it is one of five majors on the pga tour. they made an exception for pete gilbert. he is live with more. >> i am glad you did not think i am 50. champions tour golf has come to the state of maryland. more than $9 million has been raised for local charities. a bunch of lucky golfers get to go out with one of the best in the world. i was one of the lucky ones going around wickes jay haas. the mccormick proem, really the bread and butter for the week. jay understands this is not just part of his job, is an important part predicts i enjoyed meeting the people and trying to help them live a bit. at the end of the day, seeing the look on their face. just talking about this being new, is this your kind of course, the old classic? >> all of us really enjoyed the lay out here. the greens are really difficult. there is a lot of slope. if you get on the wrong side of the whole, you really do not have a good birdie putt.

2007, a fatal decide of the nerve kráels cells in the brain and the body, that has left him in a wheelchair >> that's why we wanted to raise awareness, to help people who may not be in the position we are in. >> reporter: former ravens owner, ray lewis, quarterback joe flacco and many others joined in helping him raise awareness. >> o.j. means the world to us. he's our strength. i mean he's our inspiration. >> reporter: what life lessons can we learn about o.j. >> just take advantage of every opportunity you're given in life and be happy. >> reporter: o.j. certainly has something no one doesn't, a great cup as well as a super bowl ring. he also has an army of people behind him in this fight to raise money and awareness. to top everything off. o.j. turned 40 today, it is his birthday. >>> going over the edge. why some daredevils are propelling down hundreds of feel. >>> and the largest toyota recall. >>> how a community is trying to heal after a triple murder suicide claims the life of three. >>> i'm bob turk, i'll have the complete morning forecast coming up next. what is it to lead? at pnc

. >>> three essex teenagers are charged with the death of a man in a wheelchair last week. the three are charged with first-degree-murder in the man's murder. police say he was found dead in his apartment by maintenance workers last friday. the man had been targeted by the suspects and was strangled. the suspect stole jewelry, an eye pod and other items. bail was denied for all three. >>> remember the marriage proposal stunt where police resources were used? turns out a scheduling conflict may have saved the mayor's name from being linked. they pretended the search for contraband as helicopters hovered then he popped the question. the nephew of senator carden invited the governor but he was in ocean city that day. the governor said he did not know what was being and. he has apologized and paid the police department back. >>> it's been one week since that 72-inch water main break. crews are still working on. it the rake last friday flooded hundreds of homes and dozens of cars. once the water receded people were left with all the mud and the muck. >> it's a complete mess down

he uses a wheelchair. and why his family is so proud of him in three minutes. >> i am so proud and thankful. . . medicare. it doesn't cover everything. trace: rescuers in china breaking up the chisels and the jaws of life to save a little boy trapped between two concrete pillars. it is a three-year old, and somehow, he got his head stuck between the massive pillars. you can see him kind of standing there, right? firefighters tried using the jaws of life to break the concrete. finally, they had to resort to chiselling him out by hand. after many tense moments, the boy is finally free, and he is whisked away to the hospital. can you imagine that? he looks fine. i think he is going to be fine. martha: the other story we told you about is incredible. an 88-year-old world war ii veterans fought off intruders. a woman comes to the door, saying she is raising money for the church. she distracted the man in a wheelchair that you see there. the three men then tried to steal his safe. he jumped out of his wheelchair

an 88-year-old man jumped out of his wheelchair when people tried to steal his safe. what he says that he did to fight them off. >>> it's amazing, right, that people would target somebody and try to steal their safe. we have more on that story and how he fought them off. >>> but our top story, an incredible mess of days of rain in the southeast. you're going to find neighborhoods flooded like this all around the atlanta area. a fire destroyed this house after the fire truck responding got stuck underwater. at least six people have been killed in the flooding. some have tried their best to help when they've seen others in trouble. >> there was no way i could help. it was the only thing -- i was screaming and yelling, flashing my lights, trying to get him to stop and there was no way i could help. he was on the other side of the creek. there was nothing i could do. >> one family fought to survive in a creek near atlanta. an affiliate reports a woman held on to her 1-year-old and a tree in the other for three hours until they were rescued. but further down the creek the

confined it a wheelchair now. still dame elizabeth will always be the grand dame.tands by to host "ac 360" at the top of the hour. what's up? >> larry, we'll be looking at those pictures as well, bringing you a special two-hour edition of "360" stakt at the top of the hour. more on moij's funeral. about to get underway. his final resting place in los angeles. as you see, the guests are arriving. we should be about -- it's supposed to start at the top of the hour right at the top of 360. we'll hear from one of the people speaking at the ceremony and bring you full coverage. also, the latest on jaycee dugard. tonight we have new details on that reunion with her mom and disturbing new information about phillip garrido's past. kids go back to school on tuesday. they'll be greeted by a televised message from barack obama. not everybody is happy about it. we'll have all the angles at the top of the hour. >> that's anderson cooper, ac 360, 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific. macaulay caulkin, long-time friend of michael jackson has arrived. de epa k and gotham are here with us i

smith's wasn't so friendly to georgetown student taylor price who uses a wheelchair, he is suing then. add dre barns has more. >> this is a slap in the face to me and everyone else in the community. >> reporter: 24-year-old taylor price is still feeling the sharp sting of discrimination he says he encountered at mr. smith's bar in georgetown when he showed up with three friends and tried to head back by the piano he was stopped. >> i was told i wasn't allowed to go to the back of the restaurant because the bar was too crowded and i was a fire hazard. >> reporter: he said he could stay if he sat up front out of the way. he is suing for discrimination. >> my ultimate goal is for mr. smith to do the right thing. i don't want anyone elseto ever be put in this situation. >> reporter: the washington lawyer's societiy are representing him. she says the laws are clear. >> this is a civil rights issue. >> reporter: the management did not want for go on camera but one of them told me on phone this business doesn't discriminate again anyone including people who use wheelchairs. >>> as for price

baltimore ravens director of player development survives on a wheelchair for my mobility. als has taken a toll. >> lifting his arms is challenging. moving your fingers is challenging, walking is challenging. >> he played professional football for 12 years. now he is a in a fight he is determined to win. >> he handles it as i could say where do we go from here? what do we do now? >> in 2007, he learned he was suffering from the disease which attacks nerves in the brain and spinal cord. >> after i got myself together, what can i do to encourage him and be strong for him? >> one way is through this foundation. this is a party with a purpose. he gained so much on the field and is trying to give some much back to the community. he wants to raise funds for research and held those that have the disease by helping them buy medicine and medical equipment. >> he is showing us the way and inspiring us as football players and as people going through life. everybody goes through something. >> his supporters are doing what they can to help. the real meaning of the event is captured in t

. >> baltimore county police have charged three men in the murder of a man who was wheelchair- bound. 25-year-old marin lendosky george was found dead a week ago. authorities say he had been robbed. he was strangled. police arrested keon samuels, andrew nguyen, and marlon montes. two 16-year-old boys have been charged as adults in their shooting murder of a detective aaron harris. the teenagers tried to rob the detective outside of his home. he is in serious condition. david collins has the story. >> gunfire shattered the peace of this neighborhood in northwest baltimore are around 10:20 p.m. >> how many gunshot? >> 7. >> neighbors could not contain their curiosity . their aaron harris -- detective aaron harris lay wounded on the front steps of his own home. >> he had been shot -- he had been shot in the left side. he is my friend. >> detective harris had just arrived home after visiting a family member in the hospital. two 16-year-old boys approached him. >> they announced a robbery. one brandished a revolver at which time a struggle ensued on the porch. the suspect fired multiple gu

smrisoy en fdlto t so f fendly to y esus o whuses a wheelchair.nd now, theysusuinthg g e for discrimination. audrey barns has more. >> it had is a slap for me in the face and for the community. >> the 24-year-old, they are just feeling the discrimination. they encountered it at his bar in georgetown. when he showed up in january, with three friends and tried to head to the back by the piano, he was stopped. >> i was told by a manager that i was not allowed to go to the back of the restaurant because the bar was too crowded and that it was a fire hazard. >> reporter: he could stay if he sat in the corner upfront and out of the way. he's now sue the bar for -- suing the bar for discrimination. >> the ultimate goal is for him to do the right thing. i don't want anyone else to be put in this situation. >> reporter: the committee is representing price. laws protecting people with disabilities, they are clear. >> this is a civil right's issue. >> the management at mr. smith, they didn't want to go on cam are. but one of them told me on the phone that th

continued long after senator pell had lost his ability to walk around and became confined to a wheelchair. it continued even long after senator pel had lost his ability to speak and could barely speakecause of the consequences of his illness. and one of the ways that it manifested itself is that every year senator kennedy would take the trouble to sail his sailboat, the mya, from wherever it was in new england to newport, rhode island, and there take claiborne pell out sailing. and i had the pasure to be on that last sail. and you can just imagine the scene at the dock with the heaving dock and the heaving boat and senator pell in his wheelchair and a rather hazardous and impromptu loading senator pell into the sailboat, and then, of course, it got underway. because senator pell was having such trouble speaking, he really couldn't contribute much to a conversation, but senator kennedy had the gift of being able to handle both sides of a conversation and have everybody feel that a wonderful time was being had. and so he carried on in a full roaring dialogue with senator pell, essentially p

. >> officers from milwaukee sheriff's department in pursuit of a man driving a motorized wheelchairown the freeway. when authorities managed to pull him over, they say they realized he was intoxicated. the man taken into custody. >> check out this video from the dash cam of a sheriff's cruiser. deputies from the sheriff's department in san juan county new mexico investigating underage drinking at a party when they say a suspect jumped into a empty sheriff's vehicle and took it for a joy ride down dirt roads. the suspect bailed and escaped on foot. but he was located hours later when authorities matched his shoes to the prints left in the dirt at the scene. megan gilliland, fox 45 news "late edition". . >> after a season opening win over kansas city ravens take to the road this weekend. traveling across the could not nept to take the san diego chargers. who defeated oakland last night in their opener. the chargers come in banged up. more on that in a moment. but given that. the chargers still present a formidable challenge with river at quarterback and tomlinson running the ball. eve

he use as wheelchair to get around but that trademark smile hasn't gone anywhere. >> what oj has and what's very important for als patients is he has a phenomenal spirit. as much as i work on finding drugs for my patients, i can't give that spirit. >> reporter: that determination and drive rooted in faith is what they hold on to as they fight a deadly disease. >> the first thing i think, oh my gosh, it's over. i want them to know as long as they're breathing, as long as they keep waking up in the morning, it's never over. >> reporter: linda so, abc2 news. >>> we're back with a final look at forecast next. chevy silverado. more confidence than ford f-150. better backed than f-150. at a value f-150 can't touch. silverado. from the family of the most dependable, longest lasting trucks on the road. get 0% apr for 60 months on every '09 silverado half-ton model. with an average finance savings of more than $6400. see your local chevy dealer. why choose between delicious or 100 calories? with the new yoplait delights... ...now you can finally have both. it's the perfect parfait... ...with

he gave this woman her wheelchair. thank you she said. you changed by life.he trained 150 kids, many from the slums to help younger poor kids, teaching english, math and especially self-respect. the chicago kids didn't enter the slums so the kids came to them. the slum is her home. i live here, she says, it's disgusting. seven feet by four feet. ten people sleep here in shifts. no running water. she's a third year physics student at the university. she studies in the streets while the others are asleep. after seeing this what will they take back to chicago? >> it's all about rising people up, not putting them down. >> reporter: and the gift of giving. when i asked lila how she made it to the university, words failed her. >> you gave me money, you gave me a chance and brought me back to life. martin fletcher, nbc news, casa blanca. >> that's our show for this evening. i'm ann curry. for all of us here at nbc news, thank you d good nht.

police in upstate new york were called out to this senior living facility when an 84-year-old wheelchair-bound woman barricaded herself in a room threatening to shoot anyone who came near her. police say she complained a recent change of medication was poisoning her and she was update set over the -- upset over the loss of her beloved poodle and the staff threw out the dog's clothes. after about an hour s.w.a.t. teams moved in peacefully, disarmed her and don't plan to file charges against her. >>> the fayetteville city council dealt a serious blow to a family there. they voted that their pot-bellied pig, a pet, has to go. the major problem with this, the pig is actually a therapy pig for their autistic son. this morning they say they are heartbroken. >> think about all the things that you hurt his feelings but that don't matter to y'all because you don't have to live with him every night crying about it. if sadly council voted to put loopy the pig outside the city limits over odor concerns but anthony's parents say they love loopy and now have to visit him at the farm several miles outside of

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audience members heckled and jeered a woman in a wheelchair as she tried to tell her story of her ownth the health care system. wait until you hear this. >> i live in fear every day that i will lose my home, not because i took on some irresponsible mortgage. no, i worked hard my whole life to pay for one of my medications. it is $389 every two weeks. >> what's your question? >> and i'm afraid i might not be able to afford my property taxes and i will lose my home. >> the woman speaking says she has two incurable diseases when asked why he heckled her, one man says i didn't come here to listen to people's opinions, my rights are no less important than a woman in a wheelchair. well, thanks for clarifying that. >> pretty harsh, huh? >>> president obama is set to address congress. is any hope of a health care compromise hits the stretch. >> when lawmakers come back to work, they have one week to strike a deal. mike joins us from the white house. here is the thing, the president told this gang of six in the senate this bipartisan group, i want this deal done by, what, september 15th? >> th

. >> you think of dementia as 80, 90-year-olds in wheelchairs with bibs. younger onset folks are in the community, may be still working, they are very social. >> reporter: in richard's case, he was a top executive for an insurance company. he was at the height of his career but as the disease took its toll he had to stay home. judy says even though his memory is fading a big part of him has not changed. >> he's just as generous, loving person. and i thank god everyday that part has not been destroyed by this disease. >> i know that judy loves me a lot, and i know that -- sorry. >> no. it's ok. >> i know that she will be there. >> reporter: since the diagnosis judy and richard have joined a support group with the alzheimer's association. it's helped them through the tough times. >> i looked around, i went i'm not alone. and that was a very heartwarming feeling. that you know you're not alone. >> reporter: together, they are learning how to cope. >> she is the greatest person i know and she is just a -- i see magnificent things happening in her future. for h

. >> reporter: phillip has another reason for his mission, his dad, confined to a wheelchair from his vietnam. phillip wants nothing more than to see a veteran, like his dad, have the gift of a dog that he trained. >> a man of few words, but a lot of pride. he's my hero. >> reporter: just one of the many heroes along highway 50. people think st. louis, driving down highway 50, they don't realize, it's one of the last resting places for people who served. >> you can drive and because of the sound barriers, you may never know you are driving past the national cemetery where 175,000 veterans and their families are buried. >> it's indicative of what we need to do as a culture, look beyond the barrier and see the veterans. >> his next stop, the great town of impore ya, kansas. that's the broadcast this wednesday night, i'm brian williams, a quick reminder, we're back on the air at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. good night for now, from new york.h@

a man riding along the road on a motorized wheelchair.ers got another surprise when they pulled him over. realized he was drunk. the man told police he drank a 12-pack of beer. thises is his fifth offense. he was arrested. >>> imagine looking outside your window and finding a suspected bank robber, sleeping on your porch. that happened to one man in san diego. the sleeping suspect was arrested less than two hours after he allegedly walked into a bank claiming to have a bomb. police say the man threatened to set off the bomb if the manager didn't give him money but the bank's manager managed to slip away to the vault and warned employees and then called police and the suspect left without any money. >>> some rental car companies are going smoke-free. find out how many hundreds of dollars you'll have to pay up if you decide to light up and they catch you. constitution -- abc2 news at 5:30 starts in two minutes. >>> parents of one baltimore county school don't think their kids can learn in hot conditions and are demanding some changes. good

onechange, senar baucus proposed a fe on te medical devip manufacturersthe people who make wheelchairs, scooters, and even breast mps. there would be an increasein the price of tho items. there is a vey grese -- aggressivlobbying effort to get that kcked out of the bill. yosay no big deal, few billion dollars, ot that critical to health ce reform but if that ppens over d over and over agai he -- you really lose the heart of he legislation. >>ut isn't it tue as president ama keeps saying that in factthey're much fuher down the road than president bill clinton er got in yes. they he moved much more rapidly a made much more rogress in terms of committee action. >> of urse one of the things that killed linton's plan was position from instry. nobaucus i taking qui a t out. what dowe hear from the vaous stkeholders? gwen: and state governments who aren't happy about what they consider addional manedities formedicare coverage. >> all longthe idea has been to calibrate the pain so everyone suffe you alitt but there's not a fat below -- fatal bw to an ne. >> does tat mean mx baucus did a better

they could not swim, they are wheelchair-bound, and that is it. i said it is time to go. i do not want to see that here ever again. >> they are training for a major disaster. in a worst-case scenario, a storm surge in the north sea could displace hundreds of thousands of people in the netherlands and the u.k., trapped by rising waters. it would require an international rescue effort to cope with the number of people trapped. there are specialist rescue teams from all over europe, and they are trying to make rescue as realistic as possible. a quarter of the dutch countryside lies below sea level, and all of this would be submerged is the sea defenses were breached. because of climate change, there is fear of more 1953-style floods. >> this is "world news today" from bbc world news. the man headlines -- within the next hour the u.n. security council will start a special meeting on the next big step to reduce weaponry around the world. for the first time, at a trial of a new vaccine against hiv has shown encouraging results. scientists say it can reduce the risk of infection

change, senator baucus proposed a fee on the medical devipes manufacturers, the people who make wheelchairs, scooters, and even breast pumps. there would be an increase in the price of those items. there is a very grease -- aggressive lobbying effort to get that knocked out of the bill. you say no big deal, a few billion dollars, not that critical to health care reform but if that happens over and over and over again he -- you really lose the heart of the legislation. >> but isn't it true as president obama keeps saying that in fact they're much further down the road than president bill clinton ever got in >> yes. they have moved much more rapidly and made much more progress in terms of committee action. >> of course one of the things that killed clinton's plan was opposition from industry. now baucus is taking quite a bit out. what do we hear from the various stakeholders? gwen: and state governments who aren't happy about what they consider additional mannedities for medicare coverage. >> all long the idea has been to calibrate the pain so everyone suffers you alittle but there's not a fa

last photo in a wheelchair.atest details of courageous final days. >> i want to leave this earth knows i'm trying to give something back. michael travolta, demi more, and others. >> patrick lived a thousand lifetimes. the eerily pathetic scene in "ghost." >> seeing myself in a casket is freaky. >> i love you. >> i love you. >> do you swear to tell the

a unique camera mount announces teddy to shoot from his wheelchair. chrissy is bipolar. can do just about anything but her favorite job is in front of the camera. what do you like about being on tv, chrissy? >> i feel proud of it. i love seeing myself on tv. >> reporter: what makes you feel proud? >> that i can do this. >> cut. >> reporter: pride that's celebrated after every shoot. a team as intrepid as their abled-body counterparts. >> awesome. >> reporter: the goal, organizers say, is create situations and opportunities for the participants to unlock the abilities within themselves. as for the magic of tv, that's up to the crew members. >> five, four, three, two, one, action. >> reporter: the show airs every month every other month in 4 massachusetts communities and on cable stations in seven states. >> quiet on the set. >> reporter: overseeing the production, alisa -- >> part of the training is showing them it's okay to make a mistake. it's okay. we can re-edit it. we can reshoot it. it's going to be okay. and if they learn that it's all right, and even in life it's

if he cuts motorized wheelchairs, i want to prescribe a motorized wheelchair, i can't prescribe thatwant to quit. steve: we thank you very much. another eye opener. gretchen: let's talk about this eye opener. the terror plot against new york city still alive? or another city? next, a former f.b.i. investigator joins us with why he believes the plot may still be out there. steve: and president obama set to speak to the united nations this morning. coming up, we're going to talk to the u.n. ambassador, susan rice about what he will say about foreign policy and the possibility of running into america's enemies like ahmadinejad and qaddafi over on the escalator . right back. . luci: i'm luci romberg. i'm a free runner... ...national champion gymnast... ...martial artist... and a stuntwoman. if you want to be incredible, eat incredible. announcer: eggs. incredible energy for body and mind. (guitar music) brian: new terrorist warning about possible attacks on sports, entertainment. gretchen: centering on zaz he is the 24-year-old arrested last week after investigators found bomb-making ins

the new home gives them enough room to get around on their crutches and wheelchairs. >> i want to telleverybody thank you for helping build this for us. >> more than we could ever have done anything like this on our own. >> well, the church reached out to help the winters because of the family's problems. fred winters also just lost his job and his wife, christine, is recovering from cancer. sounds like the family has had one thing after another. i'm glad they could have that home. >>> okay, so back to school for a lot of kids today and you wanteded to wear your new jeans and stuch but it was blazing hot. >> it was too hot. always. they want to go back in september, i know, exactly. it's going to be on the cool side from the northeast all the way through the great lakes. not a burn and scorching day which is sol good news for you if you like that. look at the area of low pressure just off the coast of north carolina. something i've been watching for the last 24 hours not tropical in nature. it's not expected to turn into a tropical depression or storm but has the possibility of doing t

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