alabama's securities commission is closing its case into complaints that peninsulaulitzer piz winner harper leeas coerced into releasing her next book. the complaints came after her publisher announced a follow-up for "to kill a mockingbird" last month. at the time lee released a statement through her publisher saying quote, i'm humbled and amazed this will be published after all these years. many were spectacle whether the 88-year-old who reportedly suffered a stroke in 2007 was even capable of consenting to the publishing decision. alabama investigators say they visited lee and they're comfortable she's able to make decisions on her own. >>> we're in for a spectacular day. with have the forecast. >>> plus, an iron hand from iron man himself. the project that has robert downey jr. fist bumping arms with a little boy. >>> late night laughs with the president. the mean tweet he actually agreed on with >>> just like tony iron man stark, robert downey jr. is a part time hero, at least eyes of a 7-year-old boy. >> ready? >> yep. >> great. >> each one looks the same. >> actually i think yours might

i know many of us are excited with the news that harper lee, the author of to kill a mockingbird, has another book in store for us. that's very exciting. but i want to draw your attention to another book that has real significance, especially for us in the aging and disability network, and that has to do with a book written by igen poo who is a leader in the national domestic workers coalition alliance and also a real staunch supporter of immigrant communities. she wrote a book called age and dignity and it's just now released. she actually will be in town on the 25th and will be willing to sign copies of her book. but the book itself, you know, it's her premise that home care workers, right, she considers home care workers the fastest growing lowest paid work force in our country and the future of our economy. so she writes turning care giving jobs into dignified jobs will have a ripple effect on the society, on the economy and on our spiritual health. so by doing so we affirm the dignity of people at every stage of age into old age and into every walk of life. if it's possible i wou

driver suffered a heart attack or strfore ive >>> the "to kill a more than a half century ago, harper leea follow-up to her classic and decided not to publish it. so there were doubts when its publication were announced last month. now lee, 88 and in a nursing home, did she knowingly authorize the book? is she stillco interviewed her andsys gei securitfter ser gave all ofys a alo this happened outside a restaurant where they had dinner saturday nig the parkng s the attendant gir 2 t his claim ticket. at firsgheded this can't be real. >> i thought it was a joke. i honestly thought it was a joke wang t i thou aro i didn't think they were for real. i thought they were jokingwi the valet service is a thnged paying for al cget this, fo couple to uheir >> that doesn't seem right. >> the car we just gave away to somebody else. >> all right. how about cycling. >> let a pro cyclist says she'll be back in action soon following a it happened in the netherlands.oa fa you see her go down there. the fan was reaching over the barrier, touched her handlebars, the woman -- you see the han she broke her'dy

harper lee wrote it and decided not to publish it.were doubts and now lee, 88 and in a nursing home did she knowingly authorize the book? is she still competent? the state of alabama has interviewed her and says she is. >>> a california couple has spent all week changing lock reinforcing their security after a valet service gave all of their keys away. along with their car. this happened outside a restaurant where they had dinner saturday night. the parking service told them an attendant gave their 2014 mazda to a man who said he had lost his claim ticket. at first they laughed and looked for a hidden camera. this can't be real. >> i thought it was a joke. i honestly thought it was a joke and i was laughing at first. i thought they were just playing around with us. i didn't think they were for real. i thought they were joking with us. >> this was not a joke. the valet service is paying for all those changed locks, also paying for a rental car but get this folks. they want the couple to use their own insurance to replace the car. >> th

harper lee is dropping fresh material faster than you.usting blacks has even become a game to the wiley ferguson coppers. >> some officers even compete to see who can issue the largest number of citations during a single stop. a total that at least in one instance rose as high as 14. >> larry: 14 citations in one stop? how many things can you do wrong while driving black? let's see, changing lanes while black, almost expired tags while black, talking back while black having other black people in the car while black, being black while black. man, i can only think of six! these comes are good! -- these cops are good! but to be fair, the cops aren't only citing blacks out of sport. they're also doing it as a money-making scheme. >> today the city generates a significant amount of revenue from the enforcement of code provisions. along with taxes and other revenue streams in 2010, the city collected over $1.3 million in fines and fees collected by the court. for fiscal year 2015, ferguson's city budget anticipates the revenues to exceed $3 mil

harper lee announced she would release a second book.on the publisher's motive. >>> the "chicago tribune" has a follow-up on the little league team jackie robinson west. the district was disbanded yesterday. it was stripped of its title. it used players outside of its designated area. the team will be sent to a new district. >> that was such a cinderella story. that's too bad. >>> a sightseer died when a whale crashed on the boat. the victim was taken on shore but died during treatment. >>> teenage girls attacking a 15-year-old girl at mcdonald's in brooklyn. thal video is so hard to watch. the attack was captured on cellphone as the girl was beaten by four others. some were cheering and nobody here dialed 911. mcdonald's workers did pick up the phone. witnesses are refusing to testify so the attackers are not being charged. even the victim is affrayed to testify. >>> they found the teenager who ran off with a young child on sunday. the suspect is in jail this morning. dramatic surveillance video captured the attacking kidnapping in spro

. >>> now to prize winning author harper lee who shocked fans when her publisher announced a follow-up a mockingbird." the state is investigating whether she was the victim of elder abuse. abc's paula faris has that story. >> reporter: she's the brilliant mind behind the pulitzer prize winning novel turned classic movie "to kill a mockingbird." >> you'll hear some ugly talk about this. >> reporter: but this morning a new chapter for harper lee, "the new york times" reporting the state of alabama has responded to at least one complaint of alleged elder abuse. this after february's unexpected announcement that "go set a watchman," the sequel to "mockingbird" would suddenly be released in july. at the time lee released a statement through her publisher harper-collins saying "i am humbled and amazed this will now be published after all these years" but many were skeptical about whether the 8-year-old who reportedly suffered a stroke in 2007 was capable of consenting to the publishing decision. >> it's just wrong for somebody to take advantage of an elderly person. >> reporter: the alabama

at the time, lee released a statement through her publisher harper-collins saying, "i am humbled and this will now be published after all these years," but many were skeptical about whether the 88-year-old who reportedly suffered a stroke in 2007 was capable of consenting to the publishing decision. >> it's just wrong for somebody to take advantage of an elderly person. >> reporter: the alabama human resources department which investigates elder abuse telling abc news they cannot comment on whether there was or is an elderly abuse investigation going on but the alabama securities commission which handles financial fraud tells us they spoke with lee at the hr department's request determining that "she makes her own decisions and also appears aware of questions and decisions being made with respect to the people that surround her." lee's reps are not commenting this morning. a real-life story that's still a page turner. for "good morning america," paula faris, abc news, new york. >> all right, so many people looking forward to that new book. >> i can't wait to read it. >> thank you, pa

is harper lee of sound mind? lee the writer of "to kill a mock bird" was is 88 years old.gent says she's in full possession of her mental fajts. now to music. men at work was one of the biggest bands in the 1980s turning out hits like down under and who can it be now. their front man colin hay went solo after the band broke up. nearly 30 years later he's seen a career revival. he talked to david schuster about his success and how men at work was such a success. >> we didn't know how successful we were going to be but we had aspirations we had ambitions and we always wanted to be a successful international recording and touring act and that's what happened to us. we were assigned to cbs records which became sony music. originally they were unsure of our potential so they gave us a deal for a single. we immediate "who can it be now." ♪ >> and went to number 2 in all australia and they thought we'll let the maker make a full album. >> did they all reject you? >> they all claimed credit oh no problem it was you. >> the band didn't stick around for that long. you said the band

we men harper lee to the men's world and we are the writers. if you know of any ph.d. candidates for women looking for a thesis, a woman could go live in azmat and come of with remarkable stuff. it is much greater, interactions with dite i think that was it. thank you, everybody. appreciate it. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> booktv is on twitter and facebook, and we want to hear from you. tweet us twitter.com/booktv or post a comment on our facebook page. facebook.com/booktv. >> here's a look at some books that are being published this week. >> look for these titles in bookstores this coming week, and watch for the authors in the near future on booktv.org. >> the other countries that have an interest in spain of one kind of another particularly nazi germany and fascist italy under mussolini. came in to help franco. germany particularly gave franco of 5000 men air force that was called typical hitler sort of flushing is called the condor legion's. and it was a chance for hitler first to make mischief so that as he said in one of his conferences, we can go ahead

. >>> the cover of harper lee's new novel has been unveiled. fans of her classic "to kill a mockingbird" will see a resell plan. the new novel "go set a watchman" picks up 20 years after mockingbird. >>> we're tracking a couple of areas of rain and showers. a couple of showers here and there. more organized showers later this morning and better chance of showers and storms this evening into tonight. highs in the mid-70s with some wind. cooler tomorrow with morning showers south and east and then snow showers, yes, sthowrs saturday. cold -- snow showers saturday, cold, low 40s. >>> we still have the the disabled vehicle on the outer loop of the beltway between the 95 interchange and new hampshire avenue. sky 9 is giving us -- [ multiple voices ] >> they were showing us the volume picking up on the fairfax county parkway. it looks like it's starting to increase. if at all possible add about 5 minutes to your drive time. >> great shot. >> love it. >> cbs this morning is next. the next big thing in legal marijuana doesn't come in a jar. it comes in

. >>> the cover for harper lee's follow-up for "to kill a mockingbird" looks a lot like the old one.w cover is a moody illustration featuring an oak tree in front. it also shows a train in the distance. the new novel begins 20 years after "mockingbird" left off with protagonist finch returning by train to her native alabama. scheduled to be released on july 14th. >>> the consumer product safety commission is now investigating lumber liquidators. a major discount flooring company. >> 7 on your side's michael finney is here with today's consumer news. >> reporter: federal regulators are concerned about reports of high levels of formaldehyde in some laminated flooring. tests showed formaldehyde in chinese-made flooring sold by lumber liquidators. the consumer product safety commission will test the flooring to see if levels are high enough to ask for a recall. lumber liquidators say the floors are safe and is cooperating with the ves. >>> ford motor company says it has a way to rein in those speed demons on the road. this is provided by ford and shows how its latest s max car will autom

. >>> the state of the alabama closed inquiry in to whether the deal to publish harper lee's second novelelder abuse. some questioned whether the 88 year-old author was capable of consenting to the novel's publication. long time friend claimed she was in poor life but they reviewed and said lee answered their questions, with satisfaction, so the case is now closed. >>> nasa has launched four identical spacecraft on a billion dollar mission to study the explosive give and take of the earth and son's magnetic field. >> this is fascinating stuff. the magnet i can as months fear i can. >> thank you. >> multi scale spacecraft soared in the clear late night sky on thursday. you can tell i failed at all kind of science classes. the observatories will be placed in a oblong orbit stretching tens of thousands of miles into this atmosphere nearly halfway to the moon by the way. >> yes. >> as if that weren't entertaining enough, let's turn tour entertainment news. yes, it is officially coming, disney is announcing frozen two is a go. >> the sequel does not have a release date or a plot line just yet

more reaction from capitol hill, representative harper lee, democrat from -- barbara lee, democrat from california, saying this on her twitter. senator barbara boxer, also a democrat from california. that is just some of the reaction on twitter from members of congress. you can go to our website -- go to our twitter feeds and find our list there if you want to follow more closely what members of congress are saying on social media. the "new york times this morning -- "new york times" this morning, their story about the officer the -- that killed michael brown, they write this. that from the new york times this morning on that. the justice department report on this goes into specific details of all of those 41 witnesses that they talked to and their timeline. if you are interested in that, you can go to the justice department website and read this entire report. crystal in chicago democratic caller. go ahead. caller: good morning. first, i want to complement you on your outfit. i just love it this morning. and second, i want to compliment you on how you are so calm and collected, because

alabama state agency ended its investigation on the mental health of "to kill a mockingbird" author harper lee. whether she was corp. tent enough to consent of the release of her follow-up novel. the alabama securities commission concluded that lee is aware of the book deal and she is able to voice her opinion. harper's second novel "go set a watchman" will be released in july. >>> let's go to the "courier journal," we can rest easy known that over 200 gallons of stolen bourbon is back in the right hands today. sheriff's deputies in franklin county, kentucky responding to a tip recovered five barrels of the good stuff stashed behind a shed in the man's backyard. each barrel of the popular wild turkey bourbon weighs 500 pounds, value is up to $6,000. deputies also seized 25 firearms $3,000 in cash illegal steroids. the investigation remains ongoing. they may want to call john meacham. >> illegal steroids. i locked the shed but i told you this guy was going to squeal like a pig once the feds came. >> told me you kept your roids in there, too, man. >> i did. do you think this just happens natural

you he made harper may appear today. governor ben lee, congresswoman -- and near athens senator wofford and peggy wallace kennedy, to all of the foot soldiers, i think you for the way in which you sacrificed your life for the leadership of my father. for all the marchers and the new generation of activists and warriors that will usher us into a new day of justice, freedom and equality to the distinguished program participants and to attorney -- thank you for speaking truth. i answer to lay honor to be with you today as the daughter of art and luther king junior and coretta scott king. my mother was born on the soil of alabama and alabama more specifically hybrid, alabama, and i'm honored as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of my father's speech at the culmination of the historic selma to montgomery march. fifty years ago in a state that was stubbornly transitioning from treacherous segregation to voting rights for long vilified people, the governor was in attendance for my father's speech. today not only is the current governor of ala

lee. >> aye. >> director. >> aye. >> director nuru. >> aye. >> chair harper. >> aye. >> item 8 is approved. go ahead and call the next item? >> yes please. >> item 9 is authorizing the executive director to amend the professional services agreement by increasing the of $2 million with legal services. >> sara will report on this item. >> i understand that we will have quorum issues so i will be brief and information for you here and those that weren't in 2012 we did a competitive procurement process for legal firms that covered a variety of services and $8 million was authorized at the time. we have authorized most of that budget and so this is an increase to the compensation for the bench. it would be $2 million. i anticipate that this would be an incremental authorization and we would come back for future authorizations for the bench but it's important to note that the overall budget for legal services is just under $30 million. we committed under 55% of that to date based on what we know today and projections moving forward i feel fairly confident in saying there will be savings in the ov

lee goes to harpers ferry and already knows as one of the finest soldiers, year and that reputation war in mexico. he proved to be a brilliant soldier. he had a unique understanding of the biography. he could see things other people could not see. he quipped himself quite well at harpers ferry. he performs well puts down the insurrection, reasserts federal control and what becomes known as john brown's raid to impressive military resume it also does something else. it heralds the coming of the american civil war. i want to take you to one final place on the potomac trip upriver from harpers ferry. is a quiet national park today where you will find a cornfield a sunken road and a stone bridge over a creek called antietam. on september 17th, 1862, robert e. lee, allemande and outgunned army of northern virginia fought the union army of the potomac which was much larger, to a stalemate in the bloodiest single day of combat in american history. the battle of antietam mark the end of robert e. lee's first invasion across the potomac and gave abraham lincoln who was president the opportunity

and who is sent out to take back harper's ferry to reassert federal control? robert e. lee, i lieutenant colonel robert e. lee. so lieutenant colonel robert e. lee goes to harper's ferry, and can he's already known at that time as one of the military's finest soldiers. he had earned that reputation during the war in mexico. he proved to be a brilliant soldier. he had a unique understanding of topography. he could see things other people could not see, and he quips himself quite well. he performs well, he puts down the insurrection he reasserts federal control. and what becomes known as john brown's raid adds another laurel to an already impressive military resumÉ. but it also does something else. it heralds the coming of the american civil war. now i want to take you to one final place on this potomac trip just a little up river from harper's ferry. it's a quiet national park today where you'll find a cornfield, you'll find a sunking road, and ask you'll -- sunken road, and you'll find a stone bridge over a creek called the antietam. there on september 17, 1862, robert e. l

lee. >> aye. >> director reiskin. >> all in favor say aye. >> director nuru. >> aye. >> chair harper. >> aye. >> that is five aye's. that is approved. item 10 is approving the minutes of the february 12 meeting. no members of the public to wish you on that item. >> motion for approval. >> (inaudible). >> motion and second. eric mar. aye scbr. >> director aye. >> aye. >> director. >> aye. >> i would like to abstain. >> director. >> aye. >> chair harper. >> aye. >> that is four aye's. that is approved. we will note for the public we'll go into closed session and they have an opportunity to address you now or we will clo >> all right. the tjpa board of directors meeting on march 12, 2015 is back in session and we will report on closed session. >> in existing litigation with dnd construction v. balfour beatty infrastructure, inc., san francisco county superior court case no. cgc-12-525388 the board 4-0 approved the term of the settlement and authorized the tjpa to execute the settlement and attached with the staff report and the tjpa is authorized to make payment as certified in the agreement and take all other actions