vernon ray surge children in south carolina and born in georgia.hose of you who grew up here in the palmetto state might expect to have little in common with the migrants from puerto rico who raised two children in the south bronx but when you look past the surface my mother's story is filled with an uncanny resemblances to her story and resemblances i am absolutely sure to the lives of many of you in this auditorium. in my mother's story i believe the 0 would see her own and all of you will recognize the values that have guided you to this most significant and proud moment in all of your lives. my mother was born in puerto rico in 1927. although she grew up in a home filled with poverty and illness. my mom was able to find happiness in one saying. learning in school. at the end of the school day my mother would ride home to spend an hour among the trees behind her house. there she would line up her towering friends in her imagination and use a stick as a pointer to teach the trees the lesson she had learned that day. at 17 and during world war ii

he had been a visitor at mount vernon, he he had married into a brawn. of the -- branch of the family, and he was one of the many people that drove george and martha crazy when he was still alive because there were so many visitor. so right after george washington dies, mason locke weems writes to his publisher named matthew kerry in philadelphia, and he says washington has just died. millions of people are gaping to read something about him. we can make a lot of money. that was what he immediately saw. and parson weems -- i'll keep calling him parson week just to be nice to him -- parson weems saw the dollar bill in washington long before washington was on the dollar bill. [laughter] i'm glad you like that. i made that up myself. [laughter] but he did, he was in this for money. he was in it to make gobs of money. but he also, to give him credit, he want today bring washington -- wanted to bring washington to everyday americans. right after washington died, there were a number of biographies of washington that were published. the best known one was by jo

vernon.vening just a few days before the battle of new york he sends out his generals, pushes away his military maps and sits down and writes a letter to his estate manager in mt. vernon, his plantation in virginia. with the chaos of the cannon looming, he is asking his estate manager to design a new garden, and he is talking about trees like this spring crabapple some, oaks and pines and the magna leah. what is even more remarkable than the timing which i think is quite remarkable is that he is asking only for the native species. so, at the moment, at the very moment as the young nation is threatened by the almighty british army, george washington seems to think that he should create an all-american guard and with no english trees are allowed to grow their roots in the soil. he continues this idea after the war of independence and returns to mount vernon and 1783 he builds the shrubberies around it in the form of the house, and the shrubberies are all planted with native species only. but we

[laughter] he continues the idea after when he returns to mount vernon 1783 he builds a bowling green and a shrubbery around it and they are planted with native species only. we have to remember what he is doing is remarkable because until then american gardeners try to recreate the plant to plant the european plant. so bertram was growing here but his customers are english were french or german. the few american customers he had they want to the european plants that he had received from his english customers. of the ornamental garden to make a very deliberate choice. when he returns from the war of independence, jeno's he is a revolutionary hero that mount vernon would be the nicest private of in the united states in making sure that it is the all-american guard in. you can just see the shrubbery legislative native species and if this is not a celebration of the american landscape and species, but i don't know what else should be. john adams and jefferson experience something very similar when they go on a garden tour 1786 england. the american minister and the did it in paris. and t

he continues this after the war of independence when he returns to mount vernon in 1783. he builds the bowling green with the shrubberies around it which is around the front of the house and the shrubberies are all planted with native species only. what we have to really remember, what he's doing is really extraordinary and really remarkable because until then, american gardeners were trying to recreate the garden of the old world. so they wanted to have european plants and we can see that and very easily when we look at john bartram's customer list. so john bartram was growing here the flora from all 13 states, but his customers were english. a few english, a few germans and the few american customers he had, they actually wanted his european plants which john bartram had received from his english customers. so washington is really the first american to create an all-american ornamental garden and the question is why is this important? i think it's important because he's making a very deliberate choice. when he returns from the war of independence, he notes that he's a r

please welcome from the band bon iver justin vernon. (cheers and applause) >> thanks for come on. i'm a big fan, nice to meet you. >> thank you. >> we'll get past it quickly because i'm sure you must be tired of the legend of bon iver. you got sick, you got leprosy or something and you had to go to a cabin in wisconsin and tell people what happened as quickly as you can. to the for me, i would love to you drag it out but i'm sure you're tide of people asking this question. >> right, well, i got sick and i didn't have any money and my dad had a cabin and i went there and recorded my record. i was kind of-- i was a little bit down and out. >> stephen: doesn't sound as legendary as i thought. >> he recorded this all up and said maybe we can sell these songs and everybody goes no, this is fantastic. what was the illness. >> mono. >> stephen: okay. >> not now. >> stephen: but then you had it. and you had to kind of stay calm and still, basically for a few months. >> you want to sleep a lot. >> stephen: did that influence the us music on that album. like if you had had something else li

the mount vernon community association is coordinating segue patrols. battling a three alarm blaze in northwest baltimore. officials said that several different fires broke out in the vacant buildings. there were no reports of injuries and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. this is what happened when a woman allegedly gave her 14- year-old niece driving lessons around lake montebello. she drove the minivan through the lake and -- through the gate and into the lake. there were able to climb out of the van and walk away. so far, no charges have been filed. two women who say they cite baltimore police officer shoot a war that last year gave two different accounts on the witness stand. they told the court that her brother was apologizing to the woman who had inappropriately touched when the officer pulled out his gun. that contradicts testimony given by the woman who was touched. crystal ramsey claims that, when she slapped brown in response, he raised his hand as to hit her and that is when the officer stepped in. >> it is a difficult opin

i think we'll get to 90 or so, say in mount vernon tomorrow.ells point, maybe a degree or two cooler, if we get enough breeze on the harbor off the docks but for the most part it will be warm tomorrow. just the beginning of a more dramatic surge in the heat that will come for us wednesday and thursday. got outdoor projects? do it tonight. maybe early in the day tomorrow. it will be hot later in the week. things clear now but across the east coast we find things getting a little more active across michigan, upper midwest, a little system diving south, a little disturbance but it's weakening. i just don't see much weather coming in the next couple of days. high pressure controls, mild air locked in over the northeast but this tropical ridge, this is some very hot air building in now, surging out of texas and mississippi, tennessee and atlantaa, georgia. that will be surging our way as we work through the week. enjoy a relatively mild evening tonight. tomorrow futurecaster shows a few clouds roll in, maybe a stray shower north and west but probabl

like my mom, vernon smith was a young widow. vernon's dad died when he was six. and vera, just like my mom, worked tirelessly to close, feed and educate her children. she was an insurance agent. she worked most of her career like my mom with one company. just like my mom, vernon smith instilled in him the value of hard work. and like my mother taught me, vernon smith are taught him to dedicate himself, not only to supporting his family, but also contributing to his community by public service. we both learned from others who are our heroines to this day, to love and cherish our families, and to love our god. to support our country by being active participating citizens, and to be getting people to our neighbors. and we learned that it matters less what you choose to do, then what you do with whatever you choose, that you do it with all your heart. vernon and my mom both shared and unyielding passion for education. when i met her and he was knee deep in his dissertation about reconstruction and the rural old edgefield district in south carolina. and often carried

they want to know if he was around mount vernon earlier this afternoon because police believe a womaning things into her apartment. the suspect followed the woman into her apartment where he raped her before running away. jason curtis with the mt. vernon belvedere association, it just before hearing of this, they increased their surveillance of the area. >> a dog shot and killed. the man police say is responsible is facing criminal charges. the owner of the dog says he is shocked. police are trying to piece together what happened. >> lots of people get a lot of ideas when they here about a people getting aggressive but the owner says the dog was calm and well trained and the neighbor had no reason to shoot her. >> there are questions about exactly what happened saturday night. what we know is that the two and a half -year-old pit bull named jasmine died here. the pool of blood remains in the grass behind his owner's home. hopkins said he was out to dinner with his wife and their four children when he got a phone call that jasmine had been shot. >> i don't know why he did it. >> the co

they have the meeting and say somebody has to go worn the people in mount vernon. you know, there's the clear eyed man that steps forward and says i'll do it. he runs presumably through the night and stopping at all of the taverns along the way. can you wait one? just see if i can find this real quickly. it's a wonderful -- he said one of two things while he was doing this and if i can find this quickly enough, which i probably can't, -- rats. give me just one second. this is bad air time. okay. here it is. here it is. okay. yes. so he runs from -- he visits -- okay. he leaves mansfield about 6:00 at night. in gathering dark. he runs through the dark all the way to mount vernon, which happens to be almost exactly 26 miles by a miracle exactly the great, you know, the marathon, the planes of marathon, and then he might have run back again, at least some accounts have him running back again. he told these stories himself. he didn't mind telling these stories. what was wonderful -- there were two different memories. he would stop at every cabin. fly, fly, fly for your

[laughter] after stopping at mount vernon palin wrote: even piper was able to grasp the significance of being in the presence of our first president who had such diverse interests - when she told me later "how hard he must have worked to keep that farm going!" [laughter] true. i can't imagine how hard he worked with no help other than his african volunteers. so, folks -- [cheers and applause] so go to sarah palin's website where you can help restore america. and also restore sarah palin's bank account. because the first thing that pops up is this donate button. won't you help sarah palin learn basic facts about u.s. history for just pennies a day? [laughter] now like governish palin, i want to use my pac. colbert super pac, to take my kids on a for-profit vacation. but i can't form my pac yet because i'm still waiting for the federal election commission to rule on the advisory opinion request i filed two weeks agoç at the fec asking whether i can have a tv show and my pac and not have to reveal where, you know, some of the money's coming from. now some have said the fec shouldn't ta

. >> he was telling me on my way down to mount vernon i've got to stop there, because i live on the north side of town. i don't get down to alexandria all that often. >> you call me when you're coming down, and i'll saute the vegetables for you. >> say hello to jim and tina, and come back and visit us at 5:00. thank you, jim. >> my pleasure to be here. >> so nice. everything is so beautiful.

temperatures will be a bit warmer but still acceptable for june. 90 in mount vernon. 88 fells point or so. then we take you further south and i think we'll be pushing close to 90 in parole. lake shore about 88 for you as well. across the entire mid-atlantic this evening it's quiet, setting up for a real nice night to grill out, maybe head out on the patio and a tall glass of lemonade. looking good. i don't think this disturbance to our west toward the upper midwest and moving out of michigan and northern ohio, basically lost most of its punch. not generating rain now. watching that humidity level closely, it's really only oppressive down towards charleston, south carolina but this tropical ridge of hot humid air will move in. temperatures today down toward jackson and montgomery, nearly 100 degrees. that wave of heat that will move in for the latter part of the week. so overnight tonight. 64, maim clear, quiet and mild tomorrow. 89 with plenty of sunshine. getting warmer out there and then as we go into tomorrow night we're talking about 68 or so with a few clouds. it will be getting a

latino gang called the dakotos allegedly opened fire on an african-american student, 14-year-old vernon. >> the guy just pulled out a gun and shot two times, both of the bullets hit my friend. >> reporter: back then vernon's friend said he watched him die on the steps of barnard white middle school. in a lawsuit six students said gangs were terrorizing african- american students for months and the school district did nothing to stop it. >> numerous african-american students attend the school under the threat of harassment and racially motivated violence. and threats of violence. >> reporter: 3.5 years later the suspect has never been caught. the families claim the violence continues and their children who witnessed the murder are still suffering. >> he has actually been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. >> reporter: her son should have graduated from high school this year. >> emotionally and mentally he is not his self. he didn't graduate from high school this year. he has been to four high schools in the last four years. and so it's drastically affected his education as we

and neighborhood by neighborhood tomorrow i think we're at or below 90 for mount vernon, back down through fells point. a little breeze off the harbor, maybe not as hot but it will be warm in the afternoon. lake shore 88. across the region, quiet tonight. i think we'll be looking for relative quiet weather through maybe like thursday afternoon but the heat will continue to build each day. that is for sure one little disturbance out toward southern michigan, detroit down through ohio, that really will not play much factor. may spring a few clouds in our direction later. the oppressive humidity still bottled up south of us. you have to get to seventh or higher to really suffer in the humidity. that is in charleston now. that hot tropical ridge to continue to replace that mild air we have in baltimore and maryland now. we have a surge of heat coming our way. st. louis 96 today. nearly 100 toward jackson and montgomery. futurecaster showing basically quiet pattern here. again, a couple of showers and thunderstorms, mainly north of us tomorrow. we think they stay in pennsylvania. as we go into

. >> the summer solstice stroll in vernon heights. it is a chance for neighbors to spend a little money. >> how are you? >> good, how are you? >> beginning tonight, the business owners and the shoppers are trying something new. it is called vernal bucks. they can use it in the program. they get 5% back from every purchase. the money they build up can then be used to buy anything at any of the shops in the program. >> we like our neighborhood, and we are the kind of people who do a lot of shopping in the neighborhood. it seems like a good idea. >> the business alliance who came up with the idea wants to lure shoppers from the big chain stores. >> it reflects our economic muscle and it tries to create incentives to keep our money more in our neighborhood. >> the debit card is issued by the mission credit union. customers can sign up and put money in their account on-line. organizers say shoppers and stores pay no fees. there are about 400 businesses in vernal heights. vega freeman runs a restaurant. >> we assume and hope that we are mos

of course he is a mets fan, so maybe that can be his al team and you can tell that vernon is a father because he knew exactly what to do. isn't that right dad? >> it could have been worse. >> yeah. that's right. >> glad he's okay. >> thanks. >> we'll be right back. ,,,, ♪ it's been over a decade since the us has won the world cup and while they've won tournaments in countries accross the globe... never a world cup. on european soil. now this us team is poised to change that story. their plan is simple, beat everyone. fifa womans world cup on espn >>> kenny happy father's day. >> happy father's day to you. >> plans i'm going to sit around and listen to baseball

he is accused of killing a man at a bar in mount vernon last summer. today the defense is going to call the victim's sister to the stand. she saw the fight last summer but was not called to the stand by the state. legal analyst say the defense will try to show the victim marine corporal tyrone brown approached tshamba before the shooting took place. >>> house minority leader nancy pelosi is calling for a ethics committee investigation of anthony weiner following the announcement monday. the new york democrat admitted to lying about posting lewd photos in the twitter account and says the investigation is going to determine if the government resources were used or house rules violated. we want to know what you think about this. should weiner resign over the result of this scandal? he is goington admit multiple relationships with other women dating back three years. go to the facebook fan page at abc2 news and leave comments and we will share more of your thoughts a bit later this morning. >>> ten minutes away from 7 this morning. people who live in harfo

next couple days, along with the air temperature, i think tomorrow we will get to 90 or so on mount vernon. if you are lucky a bit more of a breeze off the edge of the water but the temperature warming up quickly too. 88 tomorrow. and most spots will probably be in the upper 80's downtown a highley concreted area, just over 90, a lot of sun, air quality alert up code orange, across most of the state of maryland for poor air quality and sensitive groups, skies remain clear up and down the east coast. quiet on the range. what we are watching is the heat and the humidity levels that continue to increase across the south and also -- points in the midwest. you can see near 70 dew points, 72 charleston, that's that really muggy, cut it with a knife kind of humidity. that's humid area long with hot air in this tropical ridge pushing north as we go forward in time, petard not so much tomorrow but wednesday and thursday, look for the steam bath to be back in effect and you can see what happened today. it was nearly 100 down in alabama and atlanta and that's that hot air mass that will surge up over

the lawsuit cited the shooting death of vernon edmonds in 2007.s video shows the student was gunned down on the steps of the middle school. the families of 12 students claim the school district ignored years of complaints that a latino gang was attacking black students on school grounds. the settlement requires students to carry i.d. on campus. >>> pg&e's own workers are questioning the validity of documents the utility provided to the ntsb about pipeline safety. the company under fire for this fire. and for not being able to provide maintenance records for its transition lines. eight months after this explosion, the company quietly released a document that showed the very pipe had ruptured or at least leaked in 1988. now pg&e is saying its own workers are challenging the accuracy of the document. the conflicting account about the 1988 leak, the late nest a string of concerns about the company's record keeping in the wake of the september blast. >>> get ready for changes on twitter. reports the company is going to boost the level of advertising by

of course he is a mets fan, so maybe that can be his al team and you can tell that vernon is a fatherboys because he knew exactly what to do. isn't that right dad? >> it could have been worse. >> yeah. that's right. >> glad he's okay. >> thanks. >> ♪ [ bird chirps ] [ snoring ] [ clears throat ] hop to, gang. it's showtime. uh, do you know this guy? i'm not gonna cry, am i? only if you don't believe in the power of friendship. really? you guys are good. [ male announcer ] your favorite movies right when you want them. watch unlimited tv episodes and movies instantly through your game console or other devices. all for only 8 bucks a month from netflix. that's so cute, it's stupid. man: everybody knows you should save for retirement, but what happens when you're about to retire? woman: how do you go from saving to spending? fidelity helped us get to this point, and now we're talking about what comes next. man: we worked together to create a plan to help our money last. woman: so we can have the kind of retirement we want. now, you know how this works. just stay on the line. oh, yeah. fi

rested yesterday afternoon saying that the shooting death of an unarmed marine at a bar outside mount vernon. today tshamba will call the same sister to the stand who sought confrontation but watt nos called by the state. tshamba's lawyers expect the tom to reveal her brother tyrone brown approached tshamba several times before the shooting took place. again, no jury in the case. a judge will make the final decision. >>> four minutes after six. a dc police officer is behind bars this morning accused of shooting a 20-year-old woman and leaving her one-year-old to die in a hot car. wynetta wright was found and her daughter jaylin was found in the car. richmond phillips was arrested. they claim phillips was jaylin's father a matter that will be decide by dna after there is a paternity test to determine child support. the hearing for the mother and daughter that were killed. >> i think for everybody in our community, we share the family's pain and we share their pain and we look forward to prosecuting the case. >>> fill -- >> phillips has been a vice detective with the metropolitan police depart

the officer is accused of shooting tyrone brown outside a mount vernon bar last summer. the defense insist tshamba shot in self-definances but the state says brown was shot multiple times he's was retreating. no jury in the case. final judgment is going to be hand down by a judge. >>> take a look at this picture because baltimore county police need your help tracking down this guy. 23-year-old ronald preston climbed through a window allegedly, attempting to sexually assault a woman. when she woke up, it happened in white march be in april. anyone with information should contact metro crime stoppers at 866-7-lockup. >>> people who live in harford in cecil county says the toll increase proposal targets them and they say it's not fair. the hatem bridge carries route 40 over the susquehanna river and the toll is $5. just like i-95. but the hatem bridge use a decal system. regular users pay $10 a year for the dekale -- decal giving them unlimited trips. and the maryland transportation authority's proposed plan would eliminate that system and drivers would have to sign up for

and he takes it to mount vernon and he takes it to george washington. and washington was not a college guy. now, webster was a yale man. madison was a princeton man. john adams was a harvard man. washington wasn't a college guy. he's very impressed by webster. he said that's a very interesting idea. and he's a great delegator and so he says i'll give it to mr. madison as soon as possible. he gives it to madison and webster's pamphlet becomes instrumental in the drafting of the constitution. and then in 1787, webster's at the constitutional convention, again these are the from us gump moments are evolving to move and shaker movements. in 1787 he's at the constitutional convention. as soon as washington arrives, the first thing he does is knock on webster's door. he's washington's policy wonk. he's not a delegate. he's there as a journalist and then the so-called convention man realizes talents and

jason kurtis with the mount vernon belvedere association says after hearing about the rape they increased segway patrols. >>> we have learned a 12-year- old girl found dead in her home was stabbed to death. so far police say they don't have suspects or a motive in the killing but they are talking with the girl's family. in the meantime, they are asking anyone with information to call the montgomery county police department. the number is 240-773-5070 in seemed like a good idea but now charges are pending against a 25-year-old one who decide to give her 14-year-old niece a driving lesson and they end up in the lake montebello. police say the teen put her foot on the accelerator instead of the brake and the van she was driving crashed through a fence and into the lake. now the aunt of that niece and a 5 #-year-old great aunt are reportedly doing ago but the aunt faces $430 in fines and five points against her license. go figure. >>> all right. 4:36 this morning. an opponents of the dream act are more than halfway to the goal. state board of -- of elections validated 31,000 signatures for po

baltimore city police are questioning a person of interest in connection with a rape in mount vernon. this happened tuesday afternoon. a woman was moving into her apartment when she was attacked. >> in howard county, police are searching for the woman who finally attacked another woman and then took her purse. relative video was captured on may 29. officials offered a reward of up to $500 for any information that leads to an arrest. one woman try to give her daughter driving lessons around lake montebello. the minivan's went into the water. all three were able to walk away. so far no charges have been filed, but they are pending. president obama travels to a college and northern virginia to unveil some ideas to put people back to work. >> rival site it is time for a new plan. kate amara is in washington with the details. >> the president is expected to announce new initiatives to train and improved america's manufacturing work force. president obama offering more ideas today to strengthen the economy and put people back to work. >> i'm not concerned about a double-dip recession. i am

vernon and takes it to george washington. and washington was not a college guy. now, webster was a yale man. madison was a princeton man, john adams, harvard. washington wasn't a conditional guy. very impressed by webster. he said that's a very interesting idea. and he is a great delegator, so he says, i'll give it to mr. maddison as soon as possible. he gives it to madson, and webster's pamphlet is instrumental in the drafting of the constitution. and in 1787, webster is at the constitutional convention -- these are moments involving into mover and shaker moments. in 1787, at the constitutional convention. as soon as washington arrives, the first thing he does is knock on webster's door. he is washington's policy -- he is not a delegate, he is there as a journalist, and the convention men realize his talents, and right after the convention they ask him to draft a pamphlet in support of the constitution. he does that, and historians have compared that pamphlet to the federalist papers papers any have been more influential because webster's pamphlet was circulated

tell the press that she's present she's super excited to see rick and space on the mountain or see vernon where show reminisce about the historical monument where the slaves were freed on the plantation michele bachmann the she will go to wisconsin when she will see paul ryan announce his candidacy for the presidency of the united states he recently just gave a foreign policy speech seeming that he is considering a run and i think that the good news for america wow i think would be good news for everyone if they're palin went to my fifth grade history class and i think most people can recount most children recount the power mirrors. it's going to genius move on her part of the prejudicing her and for what for what she has everyone sort of in me will be as i started to drudge report for two days in a row was about her trip and i know that a big sony but he's getting a lot of money enough to keep going with the jokes on everyone on a family vacation the joke's on everyone else because it's wildly successful for. my choice d. that's why i lied zone where she is running mate donald trump migh

. >> he was a witness to the 2007 shooting veg of a 14-year-old vernon evans, here at the new haven unified school district. she says her son and other boys present are sharing same symptom autos emotionally he's not his self. he didn't graduate from high school this year and has been to four high schools in the last four years. and it's affected his education as well as his mental state. >> today's news confrons -- conference, attorneys announced six families affected by the shooting death and shooting of several students settled a suit against the district. >> on behalf of african american students attending schools in union city who have been chased, assaulted, attacked and targeted by the gang. >> the school district is charged with not protecting students from the local latino gang. in the $725,000 settlement there is a list of remedial policies and programs in an effort to curb racial violence. >> the district is going to begin to look at the issue of gang violence in the schools and work with the police department and programs that are available in alameda county. >> school district

the shooting death of vernon back in 2007. you are looking at video taken when he was gunned down on the steps of the middle school. the families of 12 students say the new haven school district that mostly latino gang students were attacking african-americans. they have to carry id on campus and special programs for students and staff. >>> the naacp is accusing us airways for racial profiling after a college student wearing saggy pants was removeed from a plane at sfo while a cross dresser was allowed to go ahead. marianne favro has more on the allegations and the outrage from the man's mother. >> reporter: this is a story of two passengers, one wearing a woman's bikini. the other wearing saggy pajama bottoms. us airways treated the two men much differently. this 20-year-old ended up behind bars. >> i was surprised that us airways treated my son the way they did and this cross dresser was okay to come in, not once, not twice, but on a regular basis, he comes through and they don't bother him. >> reporter: her son was headed o

. >> reporter: palin said she does plan to visit george washington's mount vernon home in virginia. >> and we had some clouds out there right now. temperatures in the 50s. keep the umbrellas handy. daytime highs tomorrow cool. these were the highs from today. highs tomorrow, below the average. that's because of the cloud cover and the chance of showers. computer model at 8:00 a.m. look what's coming on shore. up around bodega bay. and that's what happens is we get into # 11:00 a.m. that's the heaviest action. maybe a thundershower north up toward st. helena up toward napa. as we get into 1:00, we see scattered showers. it just goes on. there'll be sun out there but this is a different deal. this is what we had last time we had severe weather. i wouldn't be surprised tomorrow afternoon it's up in the northern valley, we saw severe thunderstorms. so showers in the forecast tomorrow. back here 10:45. i'm going to roll this model all the way into the weekend where there is rain in the forecast. i'll see you back here. >>> in about one hour and 15 minutes, space shuttle endeavour is suppos

. >> reporter: palin said she does plan to visit george washington's mount vernon home in virginia. >> and we had some clouds out there right now. temperatures in the 50s. keep the umbrellas handy. daytime highs tomorrow cool. these were the highs from today. highs tomorrow, below the average. that's because of the cloud cover and the chance of showers. computer model at 8:00 a.m. look what's coming on shore. up around bodega bay. and that's what happens is we get into # 11:00 a.m. that's the heaviest action. maybe a thundershower north up toward st. helena up toward napa. as we get into 1:00, we see scattered showers. it just goes on. there'll be sun out there but this is a different deal. this is what we had last time we had severe weather. i wouldn't be surprised tomorrow afternoon it's up in the northern valley, we saw severe thunderstorms. so showers in the forecast tomorrow. back here 10:45. i'm going to roll this model all the way into the weekend where there is rain in the forecast. i'll see you back here. >>> in about one hour and 15 minutes, space shuttle endeavour is suppos

in 2007, 14-year-old vernon eddins was shot and killed outside bernard middle school in an encounter with a group of latino men. families of six african-american students who witnessed the shooting sued the school district claiming it did not protect their children by racially motivated attacks by a latino gang. >> on behalf of the african-american students attending schools in union city who have been chased assaulted, attacked and targeted by the dacoto gang. >> it's part of program meant to curb racial violence in the city. >>> a judge blocked caltrans from beginning roadwork on niles canyon in fremont on the first of the three safety projects there. the judge issued preliminary injunction ruling that caltrans failed to notify the public when the agency approved the project. it began cutting down trees in march to widen niles canyon road. there were protests from environmental groups. caltrans declined to comment on the ruling which is expected to push back construction by at least a year. >> 5:07 is our time. >>> the firefighters union has offered to give up raises the members re

the lawsuit cited the shooting death of vernon eddins in 2007.ideo shows when the student was gunned down on the steps of bernard white middle school. the families of 12 students claim the new haven unified school district ignored years of complaints that a mostly latino gang was attacking black students on school grounds. the settlement requires students and visitors to require i.d. on campus along with special programs for students and staff as well. >>> well, this morning, bay area drivers who carpool to work could see their commute get a little easier, a little faster in a couple of weeks. the state issued stickers to more than 85,000 hybrid owners allowing them to drive in the high occupancy vehicle the hov lane during the commute without an extra passenger, but after july 1st owners that have yellow hov stickers can no longer zip through traffic in the carpool lanes unless they're actually carpooling. according to the dmv the perk will be going away because the hybrid no longer fits the program. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay." st

the district did not adequately protect its students n.2007 protect its students n.200714-year-old vernon eden shot and killed outside barnard white middle school in union city during an incounter with a group of latino men. family of 6 african americans students who witnessed the shooting sued the school district claiming it didn't protect their children from the racially motivated attack by local latino gang. >> on behalf of african american students attending schools in union city who have been chased, assaulted, been chased, assaulted attacked, and targeted by the dakota gangs. >>reporter: now part of the settlement includes implementation of 13 new programs meant to curb racial violence in the city. >>> 23-year-old vallejo man shot to death late this afternoon outside porter street apartment complex. we were overhead soon after the murder. happened at 4:00 o'clock. he's the city 9th homicide victim of the year. his identity not released. vallejo police have not yet said whether they have a motive for the killing or any suspect at this point. >> we were also over a grass fire in crock

the sanders is the mother of vernon ed who didn't want to talk. at today news conference at the naacp office in hayward attorneys announce 6 family affected by the shooting death and the shooting of several students here at south land mall last year have settled a suit against the district. pamela price filed the class action suit. >> on behalf of african american students attending schools in union city who have been chased, assaulted, attacked and targeted by the dakota a gang. >>reporter: the suit charge the school district didn't adequately protect the african american students from the dakota a, local latino gang. school district says while cash settlement has been reached other terms have not been finalize. they issued this statement this afternoon. any settlement is contingent upon self events taking place in have in the yet occurred. no final settlement as of yet and to say otherwise is premature. in the 7 25,000 dollar settlement prices was reached there policy and program to be implemented by the district in an effort to curb racial viol

little known today but walden really inspired a generation of african-american lawyers including vernon jordan, a lawyer -- the counsel among presidents who i'm sure some of you have heard of. jordan called walden so impressive. he said, quote, i wanted to be a lawyer just like walden. i wanted to walk like him and talk like him and hang out my shingle on auburn street just like walden. above all else, pragmatists like walden and the black college president prioritized voting rights as the path to black power. and here we see walden challenging the so-called white primary, the laws, the tradition of excluding african-americans from the vote in georgia and elsewhere. and here is the result of his activism in 1946, after the fall of the white primary blacks lined up all over the streets in atlanta, eager to exercise the franchise. and yet walden and other pragmatists were called uncle tom's and the question is, why would that be? well, it was because he didn't challenge segregation in housing. instead, he made deals with local whites to find housing for african-americans wherever he could

members of the media are chasing palin non-campaign bus as she tours historical site from mount vernontoday stop the liberty bell in philadelphia. >> i don't know if i'm running yet but having a great time on the tour making sure people are paying attention to our historical site. >> few males away 6 major republican donor swoop in to the new jersey airport this evening from iowa. activist here to meet with governor christy to your honor him to run for president. >> we are just going to encourage him to get that the race. we think his message would go over well in iowa as across country. >>reporter: they are dining this evening with christy at the governor mansion in princeton f.christy recent comments are any guide, they will not leave the meal satisfied. >> i'm not running for president. categorically not ripping. if you see things falling apart most people have the impulse to good in and save the situation. don't make a decision to run for president of the united states based on impulse. i don't feel ready in my heart to be president. >>reporter: other donor holding on to the cash f

reporters have taken to chasing palin at every stop, from george washington's virginia home, mount vernonto fort mchenry in baltimore; to gettsysburg; and then to philadelphia, to see the liberty bell. more fuel was added to the publicity fire last night when palin joined donald trump for a pizza dinner before the cameras at a times square restaurant. today, it was on to ellis island and a visit to the statue of liberty. along the way, palin has fielded repeated questions about her political plans, and insisting each time that her tour is, for now, just a tour. >> i don't know if i'm going to be a candidate for anything in the future. i'm just on a mission right now to bring some good attention to the historical sites that i wish every american would get out and see and appreciate. this isn't a campaign bus. this is a bus to be able to express to america how much we appreciate our foundation and to invite more people to be interested in all that is good about america. it indicates a desire of ours to get across america and remind others about our foundation, how important it is to respect