>> walters: yeah. that, before the day's over, i'll probably end up with, i don't know, maybe $2 million at risk. >> logan: over the years, people have spied on walters, even rifled through his trash, trying to learn what teams he's betting on and how much he's betting. to protect his operation from prying eyes, walters has become obsessed with security and secrecy. all of his partners use code names, like "j-bird" and "wolfman." >> walters: wolfman, we want to take new england plus three and a half and three. >> logan: can you tell me who wolfman is? >> walters: he's a retired disc jockey. >> logan: he is not. come on. >> walters: he has a nickname. he prefers to be called "wolfman." that's what i call him, wolfman. >> logan: billy walters has also built a brain trust of consultants, most of them mathematicians and experts on everything from weather conditions to player injuries. he told us they act like analysts for a hedge fund manager. so, information is key. i mean, it sounds like you track every

. >> once you've been at walter reed, you can't get walter reed out of you. it's a part of your spirit. >> walter reed closing its doors officially in about a month and will shift its operations to a new facility that will be called walter reed national medical center with campuses in maryland and virginia. >>> still ahead on "way too early," the umpire who as we said yesterday made the worst call in the history of organized sports in the 19th inning two nights ago provides an explanation. hear what he had to say. and who's back in the middle of another call last night. sports is ahead. >>> plus, alex trebek isn't just a mean quiz show host who belittles those who give incorrect responses. he's also a tough as nails crime fighter. wait until you hear what he did to a burglar who broke into his hotel room. that story and a check on weather when "way too early" comes back. you could save a bundle with geico's multi-policy discount. geico, saving people money on more than just car insurance. ♪ geico, saving people money on more than just car insurance. >>> 5:45

but colonel coots is confident the legacy of walter reed will live on. >> once you've been at walter reed, you can't get walter reed out of you. it is a part of your spirit. >> reporter: jim miklaszewski, nbc news, at walter reed. >>> we're back in a moment with brian on capitol hill. >>> and we're back from capitol hill in washington for one final word on what we witnessed here today. it is clear the house leadership is scrambling, trying to find the numbers to make the package work, and trying to find and nail down the votes to do what they want. that's in the house where revenue bills originate. the senate, in effect, waits for them, though we should point out closed door meetings continue, trying to find a bipartisan solution. we saw at least one white house official here today. we recorded a lot of it, and, again, this was a first for any news organization. it will all air as part of an hour long special this coming sunday night at 7:00, 6:00 central "taking the hill inside congress." so for us and for tonight, that is our broadcast for this wednesday evening. for my colleague k

>> well, walter reed going to walter reed meant going to the hospital.hospitals all around the country, but usually you got sent to walter reed if they couldn't fix you locally. one of the reasons was it was a teaching hospital, and lots of new techniques. bone wounds. you went to walter reed -- if you went to walter reed, it meant you were really, really going to the hospital. >> for active military families now that are watch this and hearing about the legacy of walter reed, and also think about the future of what it means to be cared for, under military protection, what does it mean now? what's going to happen to the great medical hospital services that our military provides? >> well, those facilities are going to close, but walter reed, the services it provides are going to be coordinated in a smaller group of hospitals, including that at bethesda in the washington area, so those techniques and services will not be lost. you know, it's -- it's very, very expensive to run hospitals. it costs a great deal of money and we have constrained resources. fac

david martin on the closing of walter reed. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> schieffer: good evening, scott's off tonight. i'm bob schieffer. the fallout from washington's inability to find a solution to the budget crisis and raise the debt limit has, apparently, begun. on wall street, the stock market was down for the third day in a row. the dow fell more than 198 point today. for the week, it's down nearly 400 points, and it has lost close to $105 billion in value. some of the bond rating services are now saying that even if congress does reach an agreement on a budget plan, it may be too late to avoid lowering the rating on some american securities. we have three reports tonight on that and what it means for small business and your credit card. and we start with anthony mason. anthony. >> reporter: bob, america's credit rating has never fallen below triple "a," but with washington looking increasingly dysfunctional, economists now see the threat of a downgrade as high and risin

[applause] the man whose design we will be enjoying, walter hood. and finally, the director of the business improvement district. [applause] here in san francisco, on a beautiful, sunny day, it is time to celebrate the innovative spirit of san francisco. we innovate social policy, housing, the environment, on transportation and technology. we innovate when it comes to the weather. we call this summer, here in san francisco. and when it comes to the public way, it is hard to think about innovation. it was billed years ago and it is hard to change, at least that is what some people think. although much of the public rights of way in san francisco take up 25% of our city, they were built generations ago, in a different time to serve different needs with different sensibilities, largely built for people to pass through, as opposed to being in. we are changing that in the city and we are showing that the environment can change for the better. what we have here today is an exemplar of that. i will let the other speakers tell you more specifically what we

it was decided in 2005 walter reed should close its doors. the oldest buildings on the walter reed campus will be saved as historic landmarks, while some will be shops or residences, and others turned over to the state department, but the important work of helping the veterans will go on. the new facility will be the walter reed national military medical center. >> the air force is trying to determine what went wrong with an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile this morning. flight commanders destroyed the minutemen 3 icbm five minutes after takeoff over safety concerns. it was the second test problem for the missile in the last five weeks. >>> officials in mexico say a group of the country's soldiers involuntarily crossed into the u.s. monday because there was no turnaround on the bridge. they were on a border parole when they took the bridge and had to go on american soil to get back. >>> democrats are now ripping republicans over their choices of movies. the reviews are next "the grapevine." and who is getting the most blame for the

we have had 18,000 folks go through walter reed alone.facility at bethesda, they're going to be able to have more knowledge and understanding about things such as traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress and see these injuries that we have never seen before because of advances in medical technology and be sure they're taken care of on all fronts. >> do you think the military is happy about this. >> walter reed has some incredible history, the old statues t stories from there. i was surprised today at the ceremony when i saw actually tears coming to people's eyes as this gorgeous, magnificent facility shuts down. they're basically going from a 1967 corvette which is beautiful and they're getting a 2010 sports car which is really exciting to see. >> we talked about the decision and what was behind the decision to close up shop there at this facility. but how much do you think the 2007 scandal with the mice and the mold might have played a role in that? >> i think they moved beyond that a bit. by fixing walter reed up and fixing up t

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. >>> this is walter reed, the ñ >>> this is walter reed, the ÷ >>> this is walter reed, the waltered, the guy for whom the legendary military hospital was named. here he is again. he was an army doctor who led a team to cuba, and confirmed that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitos. a few years back, about substandard living conditions. you can see some of the mold and a bit of peeling wallpaper but mainly, over the decades, walter reed has been a refuge where hundreds of thousands of americans wounded in war have been able to go and get better. and maybe learn how to knit, you know, occupational therapy, world war i style. if you happened to lose a limb in the great war, the medical staff couldn't do much more than give you a pair of crutches. but today, walter reed is a state of the art center for amputees. soldiers are given new limbs and taught how to walk, run, fish, tie fishing lures, even after losing an arm. for the 150,000 patients it serves, walter reed is an example of government that works, which is why even though the facility we have come to know as walter reed is

call it magic, call it sheer willpower or call it the spirit of walter reed.artin, cbs news. >> what a place. >>> coming up a little bit later on "the early show," tea party congressman joe walsh on the stalled debt talks and why he called president obama a liar. >>> plus a victory for motorists, why los angeles is turning off the costly red light cameras. >>> and the enduring love story of a young couple who refused to let distance or a war stop them from saying i do. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching, everybody. i'm betty nguyen. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com tac -- www.vitac.com

you are on with walter mosley. go ahead. >> caller: hello, yes, i am old, i am a nam vet and i just wanted to mention or comment on the contrast between the serious issues we have going right now today that are mortal and bad and people are daunting but the basic issue that we are hotly debating when we have somebody debating an issue is pretty much exactly what i encountered in 1967 when i got out of vietnam i had been wounded and i went right in to the college scene on the west coast, and i mean it was hot on the west coast and -- >> host: and what is the issue were debating back then that you're still debating now? >> caller: the basic -- the foundation of what really is c'mon, like the speaker just commented on, capitalism is for all the things good coming essentially separated workers from the surplus value that they have created often with physical damage of their health and that's what we were talking about 40 years ago, 50 years ago. the same thing. and we have to stay on that. >> host: thank you. thanks fo

walter camp didn't see anything wrong with the way football was played. he practically invented the game, and over the years he tweaked the rules and he thought he got things just about right by 1905. he was very happy with the way the ball was. harvard's coach, however, was a young man. he took roosevelt more seriously. as a harvard man, he understood the threat of football differently. he knew that eliot still wanted to eliminate the game and within weeks of meeting roosevelt came to fear that eliot was indicted on the verge of success at harvard. this almost certainly would have encouraged harvard to drop the sport, it would have encouraged other colleges to do the same. they were all looking to harvard for leadership. this would have endangered the future of football in america. so at the end of the 1905 season, reid plotter with a group of reform minded colleagues to form an organization that today we know of as the ncaa. they approved a set of sweeping rule changes to reduce football violence. in committee meetings reid outmaneuver camp and received

working with some fantastic designers, like walter, and his fantastic design studio. and gaining the confidence of the people who protect this gem of the city, the business improvement district in union square. i want to thank everyone for coming together and blessing, with the contribution from audi of america, coming together to make these couple of blocks even better, to modernize it, make it even more welcoming, and to make sure that it is people-friendly in every respect. i want to give a shout out to all of these departments because we are seldom recognized. collaboration is often behind the scenes, but this is out in front for everybody. i want people to get excited about the friendliness of this street, but you are doing to try to change the feeling here, make sure that the experience invites even more people to enjoy union square, powell street, the cable car experience. i also want to recognize the police department. as we transition this landscape, they are going to keep everyone safe, make sure we all have the opportunity to enjoy it. i want to thank every

there are people that have been born at walter reed that are working at walter reed today and generationst of stories. >> colonel, thanks for sharing them with us and good luck in bethesda, commander and ceo of the health care system. thanks so much. >> thank you very much. >> if you are -- as we move ahead, if you're looking for work or know someone who is looking for work, stick around. we have the top five companies hiring right now. that's next and the number one song on this day in 1982 "eye of the tiger" by survivor. and it was from "rocky 3" which i think was better than "rocky 2" and not as good as "rocky 1." purina cat chow helps you well-being. we're all striving for it. nurture it in your cat with a full family of excellent nutrition and helpful resources. purina cat chow. share a better life. our girl's an architect. our boy's a genius. we are awesome parents! biddly-boop. [ male announcer ] if you find a lower rate on a room you've booked, we won't just match it. we'll give you $50 towards your next trip. [ gnome ] it's go time. >> you know this, the unemployment rate is stil

we're talking about walter reed army medical center. it opened in 1909.775,000 outpatients a year, including 18,000 veterans of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. it specializes in the rehabilitation of amputees. the hospital named after this former army major and doctor. he was a pioneer in the treatment of yellow fever. steve centanni is there live at walter reed in washington. why close its doors now, steve? >> reporter: well, jon, this is fallen victim to brac, the base realignment and closing commission. this old camp even though large, 113 acres not big enough to hold all the functions at walter reed army hospital. it will move to a new combined facility in bethesda, maryland. this is window into history. this place has been here for 102 years. look at some of the original photographs of patients in the wars all the way dating back to world war i and all the way through the current conflicts in iraq and afghanistan. the original building built in the 1909 with its dome or kupola on top was quickly surrounded by a heft of other buildings to make this

lance corporal riley walter.hometown street packed with family and friends and the driveway, a handshake and a hug from dad. >> probably the proudest guy in town right now. >> reporter: and a long awaited kiss from his high school sweetheart. >> it was one of the greatest feelings, you know, being home. i am glad to be home. >> reporter: lance corporal riley walter comes home on a holiday weekend when they are ready to celebrate the red, white, and blue. and this young man knows now the importance of independence day. >> my experience changed. it makes me so much more proud. a lot more honor in it. i love serving the country. a greatination. we were doing great things. >> your service, our freedom. leading walter's escort is a veteran himself. >> we need to celebrate more as far as old glory, the red, white, and blue. god bless america. you are here in the land of the free because of the brave. >> reporter: lance corporal wanter served seven months in afghanistan, 2nd battalion sniper platoon. his mother says he

riley walter, his hometown street filled with family and friends. in the driveway a hand shape and a hug from dad. >> probably the proudest guy in town right now. >> reporter: and a long awaited kiss from his high school sweetheart. >> it was one of the greatest feelings, just being home. i'm just really glad to be home. >> reporter: riley welter comes home on a holiday weekend when the nation is said to celebrate the red, white and blue. and this young 19-year-old man knows even more now the importance of independence day. >> it makes me more proud, it love serving this country, our great nation. we were doing great things over there. >> your service, our freedom. >> reporter: patriot writer penat is a veteran himself with a son of his own in the service. >> we need to celebrate more as far as old glory, the red white and blue. god bless america, you are here in the land of the free. because of the brave. >> lance corporal walter served seven months in afghanistan, second batallion. his mother mary walter on her son's return this holiday weekend. >

um, like to bring walter into the discussion here.e've just heard susan talk about a very personal story, and be, of course, we all expect that the writing of your book was personal for you, but it deals with a much larger scope. um, how, what was your inspiration for coming to this book? >> well, i think, first of all, let me just say good morning to everyone and thanks for inviting me to be a part of this program. um, i, well, i think in part, you know, susan's story is a smaller story of native america, you know? i think her personal struggles for fulfillment, you know, and to be able to transcend, you know, her problems and become recognized in the miss america pageant, you know, is a pretty stirring personal story, you know, on her part. and i think we have seen on a larger level the same thing, you know, throughout indian country, and that is the during this modern era of federal indian law from, you know, 19 -- the late '50s, you know, right into the present, you know, we've, we've seen this tribal sovereignty movement, you kno

we'll look at how cbs news and walter cronkite covered the space race for the last 50 years. that story tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> they smooth unruly hair. but are brazilian blowouts dangerous to your hair? >>> disappointing job fronts. >>> high-profile arrests. the latest from london on the phone hacking scandal. eyewitness news at 4:00 eyewitness news at 4:00 continue,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

your correspondent, walter cronkite. >> pelley: and history was made today exactly 50 years and ninerd's flight. the shuttle program ends with no clear successor. >> liftoff! >> pelley: the shuttle had its critics, it was expensive, there were astronauts. but there was nothing like it in the world. americans conceived it. when tragedy struck, americans pressed ahead without fire. to a generation, man in space seemed as american as the constellation in our flag. but today marked the end of the heroic age of space flight when we all claimed ownership. the last shuttle left the earth, drawing a bright, burning line in the sky, the signature of people who dare to dream. and that's the "cbs evening "cbg news." i'm scott pelley at the kennedy space center. for all of us as cbs news all around the world, good night.

and be fair and clal the p -- call the planning name ♪ supervisor kim: thank you, walter.blic comment is closed. we have three applicants for seat 1. there is a motion to move all three to those respective seats. i know that they have been active participants already, so i felt comfortable moving forward with this recommendation without her having come to committee. thank you, very much. can you please call item no. 4? >> to be appointed for the citizens of central market, there are five seats in the five applicants. >> we didn't get a letter from someone who have withdrawn her application. i believe all of them are here today. if we can call her up first for seat number four. it is the same format, thank you for your interest in serving. >> i am the current representative for the outlying area. i have been there for almost 30 years. right now, i am the current treasurer of the council. sfgov.or[unintelligible] right now, i am here to represent the seniors. being an active member, every day, i serve lunch and i am an active member of the senior center. supervisor kim: any

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one of them was walter walker. being that they weren't where they were supposed to be, i decided to strip them out and find out what was going on, and mr. walter walker had a bottle of tattoo ink on him. which he finally gave over when i started to do the strip-outs. and at that time, he realized i was going to have to write a report on him for having tattoo paraphernalia. >> and i would put some more over here that would go all the way -- >> what's the image, though? >> this is the one i was going to get. wages of syd. right? >>> coming up -- david laudone's case takes an unexpected turn. >> when you go back in your cell you need to sit there and think about it a minute and tell me the truth and tell me what's going on. >>> and later -- >> you know the first thing he asked me, can i keep the fork? oh, he got me for a fork. >> ray slagle's signature dish provides comfort to a friend in need. >> good, man. >>> in a prison where it seems most of the inmates have a hustle, there are some who hold legitimate jobs. >> t

barbara walters with the attorney who led the battle to set casey anthony free. >>> body bomb a new warning at american airports al qaeda's plan to use the human body in a new way. to smuggle explosives. >>> healthy living. staggering new numbers on women and heart attacks, and the symptoms every woman must know. >>> decembust devil. a monster sand storm swal locals phoenix at 50 miles an hour. >>> and nancy reagan at 90. her life, her love for her husband still today. >>> good evening. it's at if every play we turned today, they were arguing about the casey anthony verdict and what it tells us about the courtroom in america. tonight, a lot of questions are finally being answered. abc news has tracked down the men and women at the very center of this case. including a juror who says, and i ote, i did not say she was innocent. i just said there was not enough evidence. and you'll hear more from that juror in a moment. but first, the man who led the charge to free casey anthony, jose baez. the rookie defense attorney. earlier today, he spoke exclusively to abc's barbara walters. >> reporter: