>> there was no stopping bessie after that. she needed to make a living and quickly realized when she returned home if she wanted to do that by flying, she would have to get creative. >> she saved money in her chili parlor she started on the south side, went back to europe, enrolled in aerobatics school and became a certified stunt pilot. that's how she made her money. >> when she came back here, they didn't want her to fly. what she did was she wanted to open up a school so that other blacks, african-americans could learn how to fly, and what she did, she had different exhibits all over. >> what is an achievement if it cannot be shared? i set out to turn that certificate into a pathway for others to follow their dreams. >> when bessie would do air shows, borrowing other people's airplanes and doing demonstrations, she wouldn't do a show if they wouldn't allow the coloreds. they couldn't sit in the crow's nest out in the field. they had to allow them to to come through the same gate or she wouldn't do the show. >> bessie's want

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. >> they are so bessy handling calls, calls, calls, that they don't get out and patrol. >> reporter: now a county spokesman would say that everyone in the county government has seen pay reductions and budget decreases over the past couple years. they have seen overall crime decrease over the period but when the economy improves, public safety is the top priority. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> today lieutenant governor anthony brown is expect to -- brown is expected to testify in a bill to ally knit disparities in health care. >> the program that creates health enterprise zones that will address racial ethnics and geographic disparities in health care. the program is designed to include access to care in underserved communities and also reduce overall health care costs. >>> news from around the nation. sir veilance cameras catch -- surveillance cameras catch tee two men going into a bank leek two employees tied out but police say one of the robbers is a regular substitute teacher at a oklahoma middle school and passed a national and state background check. the district says they now

. >>> and they are getting the table set getting ready for a bessy day to hand out free hot cakes all day long. i am lnda so. where you can -- linda so. where you can go to git your fill coming -- get your fill coming up. >>> milder temperatures will give way to cooler temperatures this afternoon. i will tell you why coming up. >> reporter: and we cleared up the disabled vehicle on the beltway but on the scene i-70 and route 27. the latest on your morning mouth up next. >>> news time 6:09. now up to new york for a check of this morning's tech bites. >> reporter: in today's tech bites new phones at the mobile world congress. the ace's phone can transform into a tablet or notebook when inserted into optional accessories and goes on sale in april. also nokia is showing a cheap smart phone and one with a good camera. the phone could be gone away by wireless carriers and the other the pure view 808 has a 41 mega pixal camera both running on windows. fsx, the snow boarding game with is back with graphics and online capabilities. best thing about this version are the gaming controls. >> you

the tuskegee airmen, willa brown, bessie coleman, just on the aviation side of the house, how amazingthat they blazed the trail for me to continue blazing, someone is going to continue blazing after me. it's all building on that legacy. i want to be a world leader. and i want to be a positive role model for the women and girls out there so they can know that they can be world leaders too. >> what does she do for african americans to listen her amazing way of speaking and thinking? >> it's inspiring to watch. one hand for me always disappointed we're still have firsts in this day and age. it's so exhilarating to see someone just really go for it. because you can talk about it, you can legislate it somebody eventually has to step up and put their neck out theree fist. it's commendable. >> she is phenomenal. she to me is epitome of excellence she did it without -- she finished first in her class. first out of the last 200 pilots of overall, of everyone. there weren't separate set of standards or affirmative action for her she did it on her merits which i think is fantastic. she also came

restart and we're seeing that at davis bessie in ohio they have a cracked concrete steel building and they let them restart anyway even though they don't know the root cause they don't know the extent of the cracking and they don't know how to fix the problem so the n.r.c. is really out doing itself i mean it's this is a captive this is very literary capture this is very much regulatory agency that's taking huge risks on these hasty restarts i mean kevin thanks so much for being with us i think it's great to see nuclear power is the most dangerous and most expensive form of electric power generation in the world and would not exist in the united states without massive taxpayer subsidies and guarantees in the price anderson act and other legislation it's time for all of us to say no nukes. and sugar and spice and everything. nice according to a commentary in study published in the journal nature added sugar and related sweeteners are so toxic to the human body that they should be regulated and treated as strictly as alcohol and tobacco the researchers who conducted the study argued tha

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the oriiinal owners, robert and bessie baker, died in the 19-80's. who disappears for long stretches.. neighbors but were told because of budget problems...senior says: "they can't do nuthin. and that's not right. i don't believe that." change. this morning -- the santa clara county board of supprvisors -- led by george shirikawa -- is expected to declare the property a ublic nnisance... the first step to allow crews to, lawfully, clean it up. neighbors who asked not to be on-camera say crews will encounter junk and animals. mos says: "they kept having kittens and stuff, so ended up trapping, likee 23 cats, kittens, two possums and a raccoon." one looters.mos says: "what of bothers me more is hat i'm seeing all different kinds of people coming over and taking stuff rom the yard." coming up on good day baltimore... a new study finds... men find women more attractive... whhn thee wear this color.we'll tell you what that is... and the surprising reason that's the case. and tonight begins a 3-night spectacular... on "american idol."we'll introduce you to

very bessy around the beltway and -- busy around the beltway. we cleared all the accidents.rk road. let's go live to the delays on the jfx. crawling from 695 to cold spring lane about a 10 minute delay for those of you taking the southbound drive and beltway 20 minutes on the outer loop from 795 to baltimore national pike. megan over to you. >>> thanks good morning to you. police have ruled the death of a 5-year-old girl in baltimore city's homicide. the girl was found dead in a house in the 3400 block of calloway in the northwest baltimore. according to charging documents, 32-year-old matthew car has been charged in the case. car has been charged with first and second degree murder child abuse resulting in death assault and wreckless endangerment a preliminary hearing is march 27th. >>> and later today we are expecting to hear more about a fire in riverdale that injured 7 fear fighters that happened last friday in the riverdale apartment. this afternoon pg county fire chief will talk about what happened and the conditions of the firefighter. now back to new york for "good m

it's interesting to connect her to the tradition of bessie smith, another performer that had troubles staple in the industry almost, digital media, you-tube. now whitney houston when she makes the mistakes, when she goes on a stage and she's a hot mess and having problems, people can see it will live on. not just in rumors and stories, it will live on, on desktop computers and on laptops and on your iphone forever. that caught up with her. people could see in 2010 she wasn't living up to expectations. it hurt her brand and it's something that haunted her. >> of course, the issues not particular to one race. that's for certain. this is a global problem of epic proportion if you want to look at it that way. christopher john farley thank you for joining us and professor neal of duke university. thanks. >>> stay with us everyone for continuing coverage of the death of whitney houston including the latest on the investigation into the cause of her demise and we'll further reflect on the music icon's storied career. [ male announcer ] to the 5:00 a.m. scholar. the two trains and a bus rider

guest: i think it was the singer bessie smith who said, i have been rich and i have been poor.hich is better? we would be talking about the administration of president john connally, who was not nominated or president rick perry, who is not going to be nominated. for the general election, both candidates have so much money it will factor out. money will get from the nominated -- romney nominated against santorum, who represents a grass-roots movement. it will be interesting to watch. host: we have a caller from pennsylvania. what do you have to say? caller: i think this gentleman is accurate in everything he says. my question is, are you familiar with the situation with ronald reagan's affiliation with the drug cartels? is there a correlation between that and the situation with china and the opium dens. when people talk about going back to the reagan era nobody mentions the fact that under his regime there was a serious drug situation going on under his watch even though his wife's motto was "just say no." guest: the idea about reagan that it fosters drug use, i do not think it