it's a cleveland-akron thing. because i grew up in akron.n, akron is less than 30 miles south of cleveland. so absolutely. my whole family's here. you know, where i played high school basketball, where i grew up in the projects, a lot of things mean home for me here. and it's not just about the basketball court. >> larry: how about savannah and the kids? what say do they have -- well, the kids don't have a say, do they? >> well, the kids got all the say. no. i mean, i think they're going to support any decision that i make. of course, they have a say. but, you know, they feel like to this point i've been able to make the right decisions in my career, and they're going to support whatever i do. >> larry: are you looking forward to making the decision? is there going to be a relief when this kind of pressure -- and it is a pressure, happy pressure, is over? >> well, absolutely it's happy pressure. to be in control. >> larry: that's what you are. >> absolutely. we all at some point want to be in control of our -- >> larry: destiny. >> -- our de

the national school of -- in akron ohio has actually said this is the wrong approach. what they do is they start with the akron and the ye ohio state standard curriculum and they say these are the things the fifth graders need to learn. then they develop a problem that will incorporate all of that information. so the sixth graders were supposed to learn about wetlands, conservation, they were supposed to learn about data collection and how to calculate fractions. and they were also supposed to learn how to sketch and make a 3-did diorama. the fifth graders got a letter from the university of akron saying can you help me with a wetlands project i'm doing. the kids spent six weeks learning about the wetlands all from the orientation we need to save the wetlands but in the meantime we're getting all the required curriculum. it's really important to understand that learning in a creative idea doesn't mean sacrificing facts, it doesn't mean losing mastery of the material. it's about how the material is presented and then what the kids do with it afterwards. >> charlie: aaro

and his heart embellished in cleveland, akron? >> it sure is. it's been his life. he has known nothing else. he had success. cleveland cavaliers, the leading team, last two years record wise. they have fallen short. if you look at personnel. may not be the strongest lineup from one to 12. you put him with 11 other guys. granted miami with dwayne wade, chris bosh, stronger top three than you will find anywhere in the like. a guam a game of basketball. you need two more starters and a bench. championships are won in the paint. their weakest positions in cleveland were in the paint. and you know can he say good-bye to home. there is a lot of people there supporting him. >> you don't say bye to home. we were on the team where literally kobe couldn't win with shaq. shaq couldn't win without kobe. kobe won this year, it was really, he had paul gasol who could have been mvp of the final. when they talk about you can be marketable anywhere. think about this. new york city is still leading our country. >> i think vegas now. >> most visited players. when you get a new york j

. >>> and, in akron, ohio, one mailman really delivers.eith mcvey was on his route when he found a man unconscious, turning blue. he performed cpr and revived him. and by the way, two years ago, he saved a girl drowning in a lake. after both rescues, he continued on to deliver the day's mail. and one more note, he once saved a man who jumped from a bridge and landed in a snow bank. and mcvey thinks a higher power might be at work. >> after two or three events, you kind of wonder to yourself, hmm. >> hmm, indeed. a hero three times over. >>> and when we return, another high powered young couple at home.the f headlines can be unsettling. but what if there were a different story? of one financial company that grew stronger through the crisis. when some lost their way, this company led the way. by protecting clients and turning uncertainty into confidence. what if that story were true? it is. ♪ it is. there's oil out there we've got to capture. my job is to hunt it down. i'm fred lemond, and i'm in charge of bp's efforts to remove oil from the

all really started after the season when lebron james did his first interview with us at his home in akron, early june. we talked about his free agency and the big decision. here's what he said then. in your head, are there places you'd like to go. if you want to commit, you can do that right here. >> for me my ultimate goal is to win a championship. and i understand that me going down as one of the greats will not happen until i win a championship. >> for me, the team i want to go to that has the best chance for me to win a championship, not one year but multiple years and for me to get better and help that team win will ultimately be my decision. >> larry: so we can say it won't be a poor team. a team of players that you do not calculate to win championships. because you cannot play forever. >> i cannot play forever, that's absolutely right. but the team i go to or whatever the case may be, will have the chance to win championships in multiple years. >> it would have to be a good team. >> absolutely. >> larry: do you lean at all to the place you know the best. do they have an edge going

charlie, if he's leaving cleveland and he does this at the boys and girls club of akron or downtown clevelandyou might have a security issue. >> rose: fair enough. >> you might have an issue where people start booing and one of their favorite sons has turned villain and that's not the audience you want they have to in front of so to do this in cleveland and to have a live show and do in the a setting where there are people involved in the studio who are listening to the show, that wouldn't have been good. that would not have been good for lebron or the people who were in there because it could have turned into something not secure. >> rose: and he said all the good things he should have said about his time in cleveland? >> look, i mean, you know, dan gilbert was just fined $100,000 yesterday by the commissioner of the national basketball association. and i think everybody out there can understand his disappoint and i think everybody can understand he was hurt. it was a disgrace what he said. here was the guy that put him on the ma'am. he wouldn't be an owner in the n.b.a. if it weren't for le

. >>> in akron, ohio, a crane fell over while trying to remove a 125-foot tree from a woman's yard.ough the attic and second floor, heavily damaging the home. the crane driver jumped out of the cab as it rose into the air. it took six hours to right the crane but the home is still unlivable. >> very lucky no one was in the attic when that happened. >> no kidding, wow. >>> now more on that tropical system that matt gutman mentioned. a little bit earlier. it is currently a tropical wave, drenching puerto rico, haiti and the virgin islands. >> right now it's a guessing game but forecasters say it may bring heavy rain to south florida by tomorrow night. if it keeps gaining strength it could grow into a tropical depression or tropical storm bonnie within the next few days. of course, that oil spill, that's the last news folks in the gulf want to hear. >>> here is a look at your forecast. stormy from the high plains into the midwest, ohio valley, and northeast. up to 80-mile-an-hour winds, downpours, and flash flooding in the dakotas, kansas city, indianapolis, cincinnati, and from boston

they include antioch, california, akron, louisville, kentucky.s he had to cut fireworks in antioch, california. he has had to lay off people there. it is a sign of the times now. caller: i would like to state, you were talking about the housing market and real estate. as far as people being surprised about the real estate market, in 2004 everyone was reported that the economy was being propped up because of the housing mark. because of that, i sold my house and bought a smaller house. i don't see how anyone could be surprised it was going to go down. manufacturing has been in decline for 30 years. can you tell me where you think this 15 million jobs will be coming from? guest: i wish i had an answer for that. i think that's why people think this recovery is not going to be very strong. we do have a lot of people out of work. we are not creating the types of jobs that match the skill set. it is going to be a long call. i applaud you for having the foresight to downsize in 2005 when a lot of people were up sizing. i think euphoria sets in and every

akron, ohio, democratic line. should elizabeth warren run the democratic -- run the consumer protection agency? caller: my vote is definitely for her. she represents the american people. she speaks plain english, complex as the economy is. she informs the people as to exactly what is going on. the banks do not want her because she is not in their pockets, plain and simple. timothy geithner does not want her because she will make great decisions if they occur. host: all right, franklin county, democratic line. caller: i wanted to ask you, how old is your daughter and what his surname? host: i am not going to talk about my daughter on this program. caller: i am for elizabeth warren. she would be another frances perkins. you could not ask for anything better than that. host: dallas, texas, go ahead. caller: i have strong right leanings but i still love elizabeth warren. number one, her background is in bankruptcy law. she is very familiar with that. for any of the viewers that have not seen it, she gave a lecture in

they include antioch, california, akron, louisville, kentucky. mayor james davis says he had to cut fireworks in antioch, california. he has had to lay off people there. it is a sign of the times now. caller: i would like to state, you were talking about the housing market and real estate. as far as people being surprised about the real estate market, in 2004 everyone was reported that the economy was being propped up because of the housing mark. because of that, i sold my house and bought a smaller house. i don't see how anyone could be surprised it was going to go down. manufacturing has been in decline for 30 years. can you tell me where you think this 15 million jobs will be coming from? guest: i wish i had an answer for that. i think that's why people think this recovery is not going to be very strong. we do have a lot of people out of work. we are not creating the types of jobs that match the skill set. it is going to be a long call. i applaud you for having the foresight to downsize in 2005 when a lot of people were up sizing. i think euph