that does it all with just one leg. >> reporter: on a hot los angeles day you'll find scout basset loggingles on her bike. she's a dedicated multi-sport athlete, but take a closer look. scout has run marathons and raced triathlons all with one leg. >> this has been very good to me. it's done a lot of long miles. >> reporter: scout lost her leg when she was just a baby. it was the beginning of a difficult childhood. >> i was burned in a fire in china, and when i turned 1 year old, i was placed on the streets in front of the government orphanage. when i came here to the u.s., i was 7 years old and weighed 22 pounds. >> scout had never left her orphanage before being adopted. overnight she found herself with a new family in a few country surrounded by strangers and unable to speak any english. >> everybody is just looking at you, wanting to know what's going on, who you are, where you come from, and, i mean, it's like i'm not even sure what's happening to me. how am i supposed to explain that to you? >> reporter: exercise became a refuge. she saw other para-athletes race a triathlon with the

she quickly suspected her basset hound. after ten days, the ring did not come out naturally.y took her to the vet. she under went surgery to get it out. >> she's a good dog. she's a wonderful addition to the family. we'll never forget this. the ring and her have gotten more expensive. >> the vet told the family that basset hounds have a tendency to eat rocks. who knew. she just has expensive taste going for diamonds instead of rocks. she now keeps her wedding ring hidden at night. >> it's like my dog, he's a canine vacuum cleaner. he will suck down anything. a peach pit. i won't tell you how much that cost to get out. rocks, you name it. it doesn't always come out the natural way, that's true. i did find a $20 bill once. >>> there's more to come on news 4 at 4:00. casey anthony's attorney says she is did not post her video diary online. >>> the creative way a driver thought he could us i just had it with cable. it just got more frustrating and frustrating. a lot of times, the picture would break up. for the amount of money that i am paying, my cable company should take care o

they searched everywhere before they expected the basset hound. the puppy swallowed the $4,500 range. the vet had to do surgery to fish it out. they say it's common for basset hounds to eat rocks. so she has very expensive tastes. still to come, shots are fired overnight in san francisco. and police are forced to block off an entire neighborhood. >>> and how you may be able to help save this young boy's life. we'll have all the details coming up. >> and a big thanks to scott mcgrew for outing me on my fuzz zi zippers. you can wear open toe shoes all weekend. >> let's not forge t gu. the gu. i'll show you where the slowdowns are developing as we speak. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur?] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that c help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we thi

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they searched everywhere for it before they suspected the basset hound.he puppy had stolen the $2,500 ring. the vet says it's common for s yshmust hav very expensive ver taste. >> exactly. we'll be back after this. when someone gives blood and a life is saved, that moment when heartbreak turns to hope, you're there through the american red cross. every day, the red cross responds to nearly 200 neighborhood emergencies. and your support makes it possible. use this moment to join us today. visit redcross.org. >>> new this morning, a wild night in san francisco. neighbors report hearing gunfire from the rooftops. an entire neighborhood is shut down. i'm christie smith. i'll tell you what happened coming up in a live report. >>> and more than 200 elderly patients could lose their home if some health officials in san mateo county have their wa good morning, i'm marla tellez. i'll have the story coming up. >> plus more than a year away from the america's cup and

when i need inspiration, i think of scout basset what does it all with one leg. on a hot los angeles day, you'll found scout outside on the roof of her apartment building logging miles on her mike. she's a dedicated multiathlete. she's run marathons and raced triathlons all with one leg. >> this has been very good to me. done a lot of long miles. >> she lost her leg when she was a baby. it was the beginning of a difficult childhood. >> i was burned in a fire in china and when i turned 1-year-old, i was placed on the streets in front of the government orphanage. when i came here to the u.s., i was 7 years old and weighed 22 pounds. >> she never left her ar fannage before being ap adopted. overnight, she was found in a new family, a new country, surrounded by strangers and unable to speak english. >> everybody is looking at you, wanting to know what's going on, who you are, where you come from. it's like i'm not sure what's happening. how am i supposed to explain it to you. >> exercise became a refuge. >> being able to see that was something that changed my life fo

. -- for the basset hound. found the ring inside. it required little surgery, which was successful. she got her bring back and the dog is doing just fine -- got here ring back. >> a family suffered a terrible loss. father and husband died in an avalanche. the wife survived. they thought the dog was also killed. the dog showed up four days later at the hotel. rescue workers reignited the dog with the family. that is good news for them. >> 30 degrees on tv hill. >> coming up, we'll look at one of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> a busy morning rush. an overturned vehicle and two other actions this morning. >> things are looking quiet. light winds will usher in warmer temperatures. details coming >> welcome b back to 11 news today. 6:43. archdiocese of baltimore has announced the pope has named archbishop edwin o'brien to the college of cardinals. he will serve as adviser to the pope and will be eligible to vote for papal elections. he will now remain head of the baltimore archdiocese until his successor is installed. he is the third archbishop of baltimore to b

when richelleed akinson's wedding band went missing from her night stand they knew the culprit, the basset hound coraline. when it failed to come out the natural way they headed to the x-ray and lo and behold there it was. the vet was able to get the ring back and now this hound is back on the hunt for the next tasty and expensive treat. i think it may have learned its lesson. now six minutes after the hour. over to al for a check of your weather. >> okay, thanks so much. >>> now let's check it out, natalie, see what we've got as far as your weather is concerned for today. fairly quiets, showers moving into the pacific northwest, a few showers, northern new england, the warmth still hanging out in the plains, although not quite as warm. 115 cities yesterday, set new records for high temperatures. we're looking at plenty of sunshine, mid-atlantic states into the gulf coast, showers aening lo the texas coastline. that's what's going on in the country. >> good morning.ppening y. a warmup in place. 58 degrees the high temperature this afternoon. light wind out of the southwest. ♪ she's a brick

our cause celeb this morning is actress angela basset. on broadway in a play which follows martin luther king jr.'s last days on earth. >>> do you think that there's a sense of great progress or that much more still has to be done or somewhere in between? >> i don't think we ever reach the end. >> the mountaintop? >> yeah, the end. but, you know, if i were to be so bold as to say, you know, as to sort of, you know, think about what he might say, i think that he would be pleased with the great deal of progress that has been made. but at the same time, knowing that there is, you know, this much further that we have to go, you know, as he says -- as she says in the play, as he thought, as he said, poor people are important. you know, they matter. poor people matter. you know, and we have not far from here, down in, you know, the park, you know, fighting for that. you know, the haves and the have-nots. that's still very present reality. >> "the mountaintop" the play will close on sunday. if you guys haven't had a chance to see it, it's really

when richelleed akinson's wedding band went missing from her night stand they knew the culprit, the basset was. the vet was able to get the ring back and now this hound is back on the hunt for the next tasty and expensive treat. i think it may have learned its lesson. now six minutes after the hour. over to al for a check of your weather. >> okay, thanks so much. >>> now let's check it out, natalie, see what we've got as far as your weather is concerned for today. fairly quiets, showers moving into the pacific northwest, a few showers, northern new england, the warmth still hanging out in the plains, although not quite warmth is st out in the plains, although night quite as warm. there were new records set for high temperatures yesterday. showers along the texas coastline. that's what's going on around the country, and here's what's going on in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. just past 9:00 now and our temperatures are warming up through much of central virginia. it's climbing in the upper 40s near 50, and closer to washington it's near 40 degrees, and we will have a continuing cl