akron, does it have a big music scene in is akron like its own motown? akron makes tires, right? >> yeah, it's a the rubber capital of the world. >> stephen: it's part of the mo of motown? >> there are a lot of great bands that came from there but it's sort of... depressed economy, not a lot going on. >> stephen: we would have to... >> we would have to drive to cleveland to play shows. there's no clubs. >> stephen: no clubs in akron. >> they'd go out of business every year. >> stephen: you drew a crowd. >> we love akron. it's just... yeah, it's a smaller town in the midwest and, you know... yeah. (laughter) >> stephen: no, stop right there. later we'll find out that that means something. (laughter) >> there's a lot of cheese bergers there. >> stephen: let's talk about the pressure of stardom because you guys are on a rocket ship to the moon right now. okay? this time last year you were beardy and glasses, the rock 'n' roll guys. now you are the black keys! triple grammy winners! everything you do is scrutinized. every note. is there any pressure knowing that any moment the star s

he grew up here in indiana, but moved to akron.hio was a key part of his career. >> he followed the economic growth. that is what happened. why did he go from indiana to ohio? because rubber was there. because tires were there. we think of our cities now -- when he got to akron, he could not find a bedroom. it was that packed during the automobile boom. he parked on a chair that first night if you read his biography. it was so tight, going so fast with the automobile industry. that tells you a lot about what he was for. he was for economic growth. from there to new york with a law firm to serve a new industry, utilities, and then to have that utilities company. commonwealth and southern. >> herman cain was on the fox news channel today. one of the questions was the republican party has not nominated a businessman since wendell willkie. you have a direct link today. >> i always like when people make connections between present-day politics or issues and the past. i am reluctant to do that except to say this -- it is too early to ide

. >> reporter: so he says, you know, it's quite warm here compared to akron, ohio. i used to live there. the gentleman is here with his wife and they are serving food. and i am also told that the church is here on wednesday night serving food. they hope that they will be returning tonight serving this. reporting live, the 9news now. >> all right, thank you very much. >>> well, say what you want about the occupy d.c. folks. their timing is impeccable. you couldn't pick a better day to be camping out. >> yeah, a lot of people are saying that is one of the mildest decembers we have seen. definitely for sure. we have seen lots of sunshine for sure. and things will start to change for the next couple of days. you'll notice the winds are picking up, especially overnight and tomorrow. it will be a brisk start. but nationwide, it's been fairly quiet. especially on this holiday christmas weekend. here is a look at your national picture with the biggest snowstorm, still to the south here and the west of us, departing to the northern texas area. and this rainmaker here in the

. >> kelly: and everyday life for lebron james as a child growing up in the inner city of akron, ohio from the nba phenom he is today. the expectation onlookers had, he would become nothing more than a statistic of failure, but lebron had other plans. >> i never met no one-- i never let anyone shut the door on my dream and living as i am today. lebron uses his celebrity to do charity events to raise money for programs like the boys and girls club of america, and plus raise awareness that children in the inner city need our help. a the a boys and girls club youth of the year event in washington d.c., lebron joined denzel washington, ron howard, and the singer, ashanti, to give support to an organization that's provided him with mentors who helped mold him into becoming the successful person he is today. lebron recalls how he is one of the many children who grew up in a single parent home, living in a rough neighborhood of akron ohio, instead of becoming a member of a gang or life of crime, james found hope through his mother, mentors and others who helped him focus on his skills on and

that game was today in akron. referees and everything. they dualed back and forth. lebron's team was victorious 70-63. does that guy look like a tightened in the envelope or what? -- in the nfl or what? the heat and the thunder #r* happy no players got hurt. that's your toyota sports report. >> she good. >> she 260. >> and fast. >> "nightline" is up next. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. 1r* a great ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours?

this is something that's near akron cuyahoga falls. no injuries reported. again, this is is a manufacturing plant and known as techni coat. several reporters are on the scene saying it's the largest fire they have seen in the course of their careers. five fire departments on hand. the live shots out of ohio. we will continue to monitor this. >>> live pictures of the u.s. capitol. we are standing by for a potential government shut down. we were here lawmakers and staffers scrambling to find a compromise yet again. this one, though, could get us to october and then a pretty good chance they will do it all over again. corinne redman has been tracking the story letting you know what's at stake for you. and this is something that people who pay attention to this they are sort of getting tired of. this is where the phrase kicking the can down the road came from. >> reporter: exactly. it seems like it comes down a last-minute deal especially before a big holiday break or congressional break. so it's a make it or break it deal. congress has until midnight to pass t

james taking the touch down long distance in his hometown at the university of akron. ohio.ht didn't go off without a little controversy. james, when his team won the game, he does his best steve johnson impersonation for the now infamous touch down dance, acting like he shot himself in the leg. johnson did that. he was kind of mocking plaxico burress who played with the giants at the time during last week's nfl game between the giants and the jets. if you recall, burris, of course, went to jail when he shot himself in the leg with a gun he shouldn't have had. >> still ahead, sorry, ladies. not one but two of the giants' most eligible bachelors are saying i do. ot'lahust eal d.ho knot just ahead. kn >>> we have a b.a.r.t. service alert to tell you about in hayward affecting bay fair and fremont riders. >> there is a fallen tree near the hayward station and no service between bay fair and fremont. check the b.a.r.t. website before you head out this morning. >> a final check on weather, christina. >>? >> the winds will calm down through the overnight hours, the wee hours of to

that game was today in akron. referees and everything. they dualed back and forth. lebron's team was victorious 70-63. does that guy look like a tightened in the envelope or what? -- in the nfl or what? the heat and the thunder #r* happy no players got hurt. that's your toyota sports report. >> she good. >> she 260. >> and fast. >> "nightline" is up next. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. @@qe boy back to lee county thursday at 5:00 or a pickup order for xander and possibly an arrest warrant for mccready will be issued. from the porch of his cape coral home, tim mccready, the country singer's father, tells us he talked to his daughter 15 times but doesn't know if she will comply with the judge's order. the boy was to be at tim mccready's home when they did a welfare check. the worker became concerned after xander's fort myers school reported he had been absent called in sick for a week since the 22nd. the workers say she feared the child had been taken to arkansas and called cape coral police to file a report. all involved say the boy is safe and sound. >

. >> what does the akron i am seal stand for specialsh >> sea air and land. >> it could have been all>> if you didn't know you might have thought about it for a second. >> fans chanted usa after they chanted b celebrated bin laden' death. where did it take place? where did the game where they were chanting take place? please roll the tape. (chanting) >> philadelphia. >> usually not boys strus there. >> this operation was a big victory for cia director leon pineda. >> to be frank. i don't think he had a lot of time to say anything? it was a firefight. it was up to the third floor and bin laden i think said this was all split second action. >> leon pineda also served in the clinton administration. senior advisor leon panetta what did he do? that is the correct answer chief of staff. mckel lan leads by one. could be the new york mets i am sure. >> the night before the bin laden raid they made a joke about the terrorist leader at the white house correspondence dinner. he said he had a soft chill on msnbc, c span, the weather channel, cnn. where did bin laden have a talk show? cards up. st

heavier snow akron indiana held up better today the likeness of their covered by snow as well. mainly a south suburban of where temperatures tonight down to the 20s after a day of 30-35 mi. per hour and a 40 mi. per hour wind as you can see the weather network 32 degrees the breeding at o'hare and midway 25 degrees at the kendry whitewater wisconsin 23 degrees at harvard in the northwest suburbs at 23 degrees schaumburg down to 25 degrees here is where the rain and snowstorms that passed us by interior new england starting to see the snow break down except in the snow belt could be snow flurries indiana had a big storm the first in a series to come into the pacific northwest. sweeping notice the changes high elevations have it rainfall of three dimensional or trail shows stacks of showers of their incredible windfall pacific northwest and western north america in the next couple of days next two weeks as the storm slams into the mountains sounding warm air across the mountains into our area advisory's went on the east coast killed warnings the last of them on the great lakes an

snow is falling around akron, ohio. the cold moves in.down into the 30s and low 40s tomorrow. back down to freezing. up to 40 degrees on sunday. again, a cold weekend for us. here is the front that comes through. a few clouds for tomorrow morning, then high elevation snow. sunshine for the weekend. so, good weekend, at least to bundle up if you want to get out. i'm calling it a quiet chill for sunday. we are not going to have much wind around the area. skies turning chilly, 42 to 47 is the temperature range. tomorrow morning, between 27 and 36. so, very cold start for us. the afternoon becoming mostly sunny. the high, 44 degrees giving us this weekend a very cold weekend. the coldest we have seen since february. but, look at monday and tuesday of next week. 47 and 50 degrees. we have sunshine. the roller coaster ride continues. we are going to head back down. we have more rain to talk about, too. we'll look at the extended forecast. >> thanks, veronica. >> still to come, the model who was injured by an airplane propeller is speaking her f

. >> two suspects in the custody are in the akron area.school student charged with attempted murder, and 52- year-old richard beasley. >>> 85-year-old woman says she was humiliated at the hands of tsa agents at jfk airport after being strip searched. the tsa is telling a different story. here's that story tonight. >> took me into a private room and strip searched me. >> reporter: she headed to new york's jfk airport this week to catch a jetblue flight to fort lauderdale, florida. breezing through security in a wheelchair, she asked to be patted down instead of going through a body scanner. she said she was worried about the scanner interfering with her defibrillator. that required agents to take a closer look. >> i weigh 103 pounds. i'll be 85 february 1st. so i'm your typical terrorist, right? >> reporter: led to a private screening room, what comes next is something she calls "mortifying." >> she says, will you pull your pants down, please? and she pulled my underwear down and searched me. >> reporter: she hurt her shin during the ordeal

that game was played yesterday in akron, ohio with referees on an indoor field in the end lebron's teamrious, 70-63. lebron looked like a prototypical nfl tight end. the miami heat and oakland city thunder are celebrating that neither got hurt. >>> up with of the bay area's most eligible bachelors will be off the market this weekend. barry zito is getting married to a 25-year-old actress. they will tie the knot in a private ceremony and split their time between the bay area and los angeles. one teammate who cannot make the wedding is outfielder who is marrying his longtime girlfriend in texas on the same day. >> imagine that. >> god bless you men. learn how to say, "you're right dear." it will save you lots of trouble. >>> next, latest on the toddler who was shot in the head earlier this week in west oakland. why the family says he's showing some signs of improvement. >> reporter: i'm katie marzullo live in the mission district in san francisco. an apartment fire has forced dozens on to the cold and windy streets. some were taken to the hospital. live report from the scene, coming up. >

the latest victim is ralph geiger of akron, ohio.rafferty is charged with aggravated murder and attempted murder for the deaths. the suspect's mother says the man behind it is richard beasley who is yet to be charged in the murders but is in jail on promoting prostitution police on long island are set to renew their search for shannon gill bort, a new jersey prostitute missing since may of last year. the hunt led to the discovery of the remains of ten women. they were linked to cases going back 15 years and for a time the hunt led authorities to suspect the deaths were the works of several killers, but that changed this week with a chilling admission from the police. back 15 years and for a time the hunt led authorities to suspect the deaths were the works of several killers, but that changed this week with a chilling admission from the police. >> our theory is now that there is one killer involved. we are leaning toward one serial killer scenario. that's based on the similarities of, you know, the victims, where they were dumped, th

. >> two suspects in custody are from the akron, ohio area. a high school student has been charged with attempted murder. richard beasley is in jail on unrelated charges, also now charged in connection with the disappearances. >>> and 58-year-old woman says she was humiliated at the hands of tsa agents. she says it happened at new york's jfk airport after she was strip searched but the tsa is telling a different story. >> they took me into a private room and strip searched me. >> reporter: lenore zimmerman headed to the jfk airport to catch a jetblue flight to ft. lauderdale, florida. breezing through security in a wheelchair with a walker in her lap, she asked to be patted down instead of going through a body scanner. zimmerman told the agent she was worried about the scanner interfering with her defibrillator. that request requiring agents to take a closer look. >> i weigh 103 pounds. i'm going to be 85 in february 1st so i'm your typical terrorist, right? >> reporter: led to a private screening room by a female agent, what comes next is som

before we do that, let's go to court in akron, ohio. >> thank you, and good evening c-span. a thank-you for this wonderful series. i only hope some day you will do one about the cabinet. anyway, my comment and my question is i heard somewhere -- i do not know what the truth is behind this -- but moments before senator robert f. kennedy was assassinated in 1968 after winning the california primary, senator mcgovern was actually participating in a conversation with senator kennedy. i wondered if it has been revealed what the conversation was about and if you know anything about that phone conversation? >> jules witcover? >> i have never heard that. i was in the hotel kitchen at the time robert kennedy was assassinated. i spent a great deal of time since then exploring all of the details of the time leading up to robert kennedy's debt. -- death. i have never run across that story. i do know that in his hotel room, he made a call to a number of people to look over to the next phase of the campaign. he was going to new york to campaign for delegates there. he did talk to many peo

akron will rock of of bit of time left frankfurt a and and ran >>grant: on area around 60 here yesterday, a pioneer in his warehouse and and and yesterday, a pioneer in his warehouse and and and move this thing in all eight you can see, it was a lot of damage to the truck and alice. " uc-berkeley is launching a new financial in program tell low income students. room what it will cap the amount of money that those families can contribute to this decision right now as it is our families making less and 80,000 to nine innings and was a curious new program is extended to cause $10 million-$12 million every >>jaqueline: when it is warm in some spots in the south bay. this same as always audience today pretax temperatures are already starting to slide of nearly half cold air filtering in. hudson hawk will tran in a little slow lane. time magazine has announced its purses of the year to ease is not just land was in, is a lot of. it was the askedyear in which the common man did uncommon things. protests around the world have dominated headlines. editors say, even in the face of teargas or bullet

fdr used to want to know who the potion master in akron was going to be. lbj, he put this in the wonderful book the promised land, a frnld came up lbj one late saturday night figuring out the school board election rates results. relaxing. that's how he relaxed. >> charlie: that's bill clinton too isn't it. >> that's bill clinton. i have a theory. successful politicians, successful presidents either adore people, clinton, bush, or they are lbj. >> charlie: 41 and 43. >> 43. but then you have kind of the nixon type. and the carter type. and perhaps the obama type. people who are brilliant in many ways but don't particularly joy. >> charlie: they go to the process because it's necessary to get to the end. >> precisely. there's not a lot of middle ground there and that's an interesting category. >> there was half a clinton, right. people are drawn to him which you did not have with nixon or some o the others. >> well but you had true believers. >> he survived until he couldn't anymore. >> the loners it takes a lot to run for president. john corey with lose all

da vinci's pizza parlor, akron, ohio.s 2:00 in the morning and joseph scar pinot, the man in the striped shirt is about to have a really bad day. it begins slowly when ms. pristine a sims enters and abruptly cuts in line. >> when she entered the pizzeria, she went to the front. i wasn't paying attention much to what she was doing. >> joseph gets a call from his wife from the car outside. my wife was wondering how much longer. somebody just jumped in front of the line, it's going to be longer. she goes who jumped in front of the line. that lady walked in, in camouflage pant. >> ms. simms is in a nasty mood. had she hears the comment, she decides to make a scene, a very big scene. >> what you saying? say what you're saying. >> she immediately became enraged got right up into the victim's face was using foul language against him, was hitting him. poking at him. just screaming like a lunatic at him. >> joe sif tries to ignore her as the woman bellows for her boyfriend outside. >> then the manager gets involved. the woman was

no as we get a date akron at the year is a live look at protesters. a have regrouped. what happens in new zealand and happened " which whether there are a they are regrouping and heading source of a horde of zero wins. to correct his its zenith and not a clinton-sheehan. sinhalese or an dimeters under a cloud unfortunately police did arrest three people carrying weapons. in houston texas, some demonstrators were arrested when they tried to shut down the port here. >>catherine: court officials say that they never succeeded in fully shooting down the port. what you are looking at live is the march by protesters towards the port of oakland. stay with kron4, we will have updates throughout the night and our coverage continues on our web sites, kron4,. >>jaqueline: the rain has largely come to an end. mostly clear conditions. showers will continue to move south of us. carry an umbrella with you. schering- plough--sfo giving one-tenth of an inch of rain. as the system moves out tonight, clear skies. we will have the possibility of freezing fog in the north bay. we will see a

in a letter a local akron newspaper, he takes issue with those who call him a conman. me a conman when i sacrifice for others is wrong. i gave three, full years of my life to that ministry. and what i got out of it was the satisfaction of doing the right thing. that letter did not mention the craigslist killings. but beasley's lawyer says he denies any involvement. brogan rafferty's parents tell a very different story. is he scared? >> of course, he's scared. >> reporter: she insists he was manipulated by his 52-year-old friend. >> there's a monster here. but it's not my son. >> reporter: they are saying that you got roped into a scheme that rich beasley concocted. is that true? >> no comment. >> reporter: there's now indications that these killings could possibly, possibly have been avoided. overnight, the state of texas said it requested that beasley be held in jail in ohio on a parole violation earlier this year, after he was arrested on drug and prostitution charges. but the judge in ohio, perhaps misunderstanding the request, released beasley on bond. and months l

that could be connected to the craigs list murders injuries the body of 56-year-old ralph geiger of akrongrave last week. he had been homeless and told friends he had a lead on a job he saw advertised and craigs list but has not been seen since. >> unbelievable how anybody could do something like this. they are absolute animals. >> police have charged two people including a 16-year-old boy with the deaths of two men whod a answered a craigs list ad in that same location as geiger. >> still to come, the payroll tax fight is heating up again. new information on word o proposal from senate majority leader harry reid, next. >> and julie banderas holiday cheer. there is some holiday giving underway. hello, julie. >> an amazing program here, trees for troops and fed ex is getting involved in trying to mark a major milestone by delivering some hundred thousand trees since 2005 since the program inception. we will tell you how you can help. out. d take aleve. it's the one doctors recommend most for arthritis pain... two pills can last all day. ♪ >>> majority leader reid called me yesterday and sa

before we do that, let's go to akron, ohio. go ahead. >> thank you, and good evening c-span. thank-you for this wonderful series. i only hope some day you will do one about the cabinet. anyway, my comment and my question is i heard somewhere -- i do not know what the truth is behind this -- but moments before senator robert f. kennedy was assassinated in 1968 after winning the california primary, senator mcgovern was actually participating in a phone conversation with senator kennedy. i wondered if it has been revealed what the conversation was about and if you know anything about that phone conversation? >> jules witcover? >> i have never heard that. i was in the hotel kitchen at the time robert kennedy was assassinated. i spent a great deal of time since then exploring all of the details of the time leading up to robert kennedy's death. i have never run across that story. i do know that in his hotel room, he made a call to a number of people to look forward to the next phase of the campaign. he was going to new york to campaign for delegates there. he did talk to many peopl