the schools that ike attended here in abilene were integrated. and it was here that the future president first displayed what would be a life long aversion to bigotry. when a high school coach harassed and then dismissed a black athlete from the football team. team captain eisenhower told the coach, if he can't play, i won't play either. other players lined up behind ike, the coach reinstated the black player. the fact that eisenhower was no big got, you're going to hear that word however a lot today, the fact that eisenhower was no big got did not mean he rejected the commonly held racial views of the day. he entered the u.s. eaarmy that remained segregated for nearly all of his four decades plus of military service. black soldiers in the main were generally considered unfit for combat duty and were denied training in any but the most rudimentary skills. eisenhower did not chal lege these practices during world war ii. when questioned immediately after the war about possibly integrating the army, he responded with the statement that would become

the schools that ike attended here in abilene were integrated. and it was here that the future president first displayed what would be a lifelong aversion to bigotry. when a high school coach harassed and then dismissed the black athlete from the football team, team captain eisenhower told the coach, if he can't play, i won't play either. other players lined up behind ike. the coach reinstated the black player. however, the fact that eisenhower was no bigot, and you're going to hear that word "however" and "but" a lot today. i'm sorry. i told you, it's work, right? the fact that eisenhower was no bigot did not mean that he rejected the commonly held racial views of his day. upon graduation from west point, he entered the u.s. army. a u.s. army that remained segregated for nearly all of his four decades-plus of military service. black soldiers, as mr. marshall pointed out, were generally considered unfit for combat duty and were denied training in any. but the most rudimentary skill. eisenhower did not challenge these practices during the war. and

rain drenches i-10 and 20 from san antonio to abilene. >>> well, at least for this week, the penn state campus is focusing on coaching legend joe paterno's accomplishments, rather than the child sex abuse scandal that ended his career. >> mourners will line up again this morning. in an interview with espn, the family says they're moved by the outpouring of support. he says the tamhis father's dyi wishes focused on sue, his wife. >> him just saying, you just take care of your mother. >> paterno will be buried this afternoon in a private service. >>> amanda knox apparently has no hard feelings at italy. her lawyer says she loves italy and would like to go back to perugia. she may go back in the fall to testify at the trooil of her parents. they're charged with slandering the police. >>> there's word this morning that actress demi moore was rushed to the hospital in los angeles. she's under stress and seeking professional help for exhaustion. there are also reports that she's entering rehab for substance abuse. moore, of course, split from ashton kucher in november after six years of marri

abilene of the warm weather will stick around. six staff hugh staff >>vicki: here is a look indifferent--inside of the former stagecoach. >>vicki: i guess i could just saddle up to the bar? seven guests. >>vicki: what is old is new again. >> my goal is to keep it simple but to have the best barbecue could ever have. we brought in a seventh time world champion barbecue chef. us smoking gives you a flavor they would not believe. >>vicki: is it true that this was once a cathouse? but i believe so. >>brian: the golden gate bridge, a temperatures are steeled mild. no chance of rain in the bay area. this pattern of dry weather will continue all the way. one of the driest on record. for tomorrow morning, look for areas of low clouds and fog. first steps >>brian: highs is a mid- upper 60s. there could be some low seventies around the bay area. on thursday, another weather system. >>vicki: tom cruise continues to draw moviegoers. scott >> of mission impossible goals protocol was top in the box office. the film stars tom cruise. 31.3 millio

living for the first time in a long time, and as a matter of fact the day i got a scholarship to go to abilenehristian university is right around the same day my father called me and asked me, hey, how much does it cost to get this guy killed? >> brian says his father told him his distant cousin, an 8-year-old girl who lived in california, was being molested by her father. the girl's grandmother and mother wanted to pay brian to kill the man. >> so told my father i would call him back and after a few days of thinking about it, i decided to come out to california and kill paul myself. >> a short time later brian flew out to the west coast to carry out the hit. he knocked on the man's door, but when a young boy answered, he got nervous and left. he went back a second time, but nobody was home. >> and by this time the two ladies that paid me, they're crying on the phone, screaming, telling me that their daughter, she cannot spend another day around this guy. they're afraid of what he's going to do. by this time i'm so tired of it if i get caught or i don't, i just cannot let this guy spend anothe

they may get a little snow around abilene and then this whole system comes in our direction and it looksof here thursday morning. slow clearing overnight tonight as the skies clear, the temperatures getting colder. we'll get to about 31 degrees in town, a little colder in the suburbs, cloud to start tomorrow morning, 34, sunny at noon and 46. it looks like tomorrow's high temperature with the sunshine, nothing like today, will be up into the lower 50s. so it should be very nice out there by tomorrow afternoon. futurecast looks like this. again we start off tomorrow morning with perhaps a few clouds here. they'll break out. we'll be into some sunshine tomorrow, tomorrow afternoon. that's going to warm things up nicely. as we get into wednesday morning, this is 11:00, right now it looks like we may get most of that wednesday morning commute in dry, but quickly this rain comes in and notice back out west higher elevations, west virginia, western virginia and extreme western maryland may be a little mixture here, but we're talking about some fairly moderate to heavy rain potential for us and

davis place the role of abilene in the ensemble cast. today, we invite you to vote for the best actor in a motion picture drama. the nominees are george clooney in "the descendents," leonardo dicaprio in "j. edgar," michael face bender in "shame," brad pitt in "monny ball" and ryan gosling in "ides of march." >> visit our website, nbcwashington.com. the golden globes take place this sunday night from 8 to 11, right here on nbc 4. >> we will be watching. >>> coming up on news4 at 4:00, with no working phones at her house, a youngster turns to her ipod when trouble breaks out. >>> and a one-time suspect in the disappear perhaps of natalee holloway says that tragedy provoked him to commit murder. >>> i dug out my puddle jumpers. >> good for you. >> brought them to work, carried them into the building. >> you will need them later. >> i will need them later. >> jim, i know you got a little look and see where the temperature is for tomorrow it is going to be nice. that's what i heard. from somebody. >> kind of weird for tomorrow. >> weird? >>

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. >>> teenager pleads guilty to murder at abilene bernie plaza shop admitting to first degree murderth of flores at mr. wings and pizza. three other teens are also charged in the crime. he is expected to be sentenced in april. >> anne arundel county police are offering a $10,000 reward for information about gregory sears murder he was shot and killed in the alley behind his laurel town home anyone with information is asked to call metro crime stoppers. >> first look inside johns hopkins new state of the art hospital it features two new towers equipped with the latest technology the new buildings open end of april in east baltimore of course. >> stay with wjz 13 maryland's news station up next what is next for rescued american hostage, jessica buchanon. >> find out if you really do have to turn off your electronics, before take off when flying. here, ,,,,,,,, >>> by the end of my second t m term, we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be american. >> moon base? your solution to being accused of grandiosity is gim me eight years and i'll have a moon base. did you