anthony brown, who is a composer, is going to get a horn player to play something that is good but it's also someone who hasn't played in a while so it's a bit rusty. that's kind of tricky, but it had to be that because it couldn't be anything too complicated. he couldn't come up with this extraordinary riff set that made everyone kind of stand up and cheer. it had to be this sort of ragedy and yet truthful and sum up everything that's happened in the course of the play. but that's anthony brown's problem, not mine. >> so, anyway, i guess we should open this out to everyone out here. i'm sure you've got some questions that you'd like to ask phillip, so i'll be happy to take questions from the floor. over there in the red. >> can you explain again why the no no boys were rejected by the japanese community? i can understand if they said that they did not want to -- if they answered no no that the caucasian community would reject them, but i'm not sure where the japanese community rejected them. i felt like they were making a stand for the community. >> i think what's happened in the last

in high demand both as a teacher and as a session side man, having played with everybody from anthony brown's asian american orchestra to wane wallace's newest cd. who haven't you played with lately? yeah, he's played with everybody. you can find mas on a lot of different cd's from the local jazz community. this song we're going to do is an air called the brown-haired girl. when i was recording, when i was fortunate to be able to record bridge across the blue, i was telling them i got this air, i got it off the chieftan's album, i'm going to do it on the electric base. he looked at me and said, you're nuts. people are going to go crazy but if you can do it, i'll help you. he gave me this book of airs and went, figure it out, figure it out. it never quite jelled on the base but when hillary called today, i started to think more about the cedar flute. i said, i wonder if this particular air can fit? well, here we go. (instrumental music). >> thank you very much. i guess what i want to say about an arrangement like that is that it's not meant to use the cedar flute as a bit of exotica, but what

. >>> today maryland lieutenant governor anthony brown will be talking about maryland's use of electronic health records and how it is going so far. brown will be at the charleston retirement community center which is located on maiden choice lane in catonsville. doctors and health leaders will be around to speak about the electronic health records. >>> good news for those diagnosed with canser. >> coming a. new drug -- cancer. >> coming up, a drug that can fight various forms of the dissee at a fast rate. >>> fierce storms rolling through illinois. look at that. that's the dramatic video from the storms. this is becoming an all too familiar occurrence. announcer: when your eyes are smiling, you're smiling. be kind to your eyes with transitions lenses. transitions adapt to changing light so you see your whole day comfortably and conveniently while protecting your eyes from the sun. ask your eyecare professional which transitions lenses are right for you. transitions lenses are available at an america's best location near you. >>> the video is incredible. severe storms rocked the midwest.

. >> for gary speno and anthony brown, gay pride week in new york means a lot more this year. >> the sun felt like it was shining a little sunnier today. >> the couples at the annual gay pride picnic are celebrating the right to marry in new york and they have waited a long time. >> new york is, you know, the financial, entertainment capital of the world, and now, you know, we're like the equality capital. >> ayes 33. nay, 29. >> the bill passed late friday night. sparking cheers in the state legislature. and celebration in the streets of new york city. new york is the sixth and by far the largest state to adopt such a law. doubling the number of americans who live in a state where same-sex marriage is law. >> gay rights advocates see this as a pivotal moment. they hope new york's action is a step toward the legalization of same-sex marriage nationwide. >> several recent polls show most americans approve of same-sex marriage, but 30 states now have constitutional amendments banning it. and many religious groups continue to be outspoken opponents. >> why stop there? why not a man and

. >>> for gary and anthony brown, gay pride week in new york means a lot more this year. >> the sun justlike it was shining a little more today. >> the couple at this picnic are celebrating the right to marry in new york and they waited a long time. the governor signed legislation late friday night making new york the sixth and by far the largest state where same sex marriage is law. couples who decide to tie the knott will get new rights. >> inheritance rights, insurance benefits. so many things and also the society benefit of knowing that nicholas is growing up in a family where his parents are marry ready like most of the other kids. >> gay rights advocates see this as a pivotal moment. they hope this is a step toward same sex marriage nationwide. >> 30 states have constitutional amendments banning it. >> we don't have a right to change the meaning of marriage. >> gay rights advocates believe a nationwide law will have to come through congress or the u.s. supreme court. six years ago, brown got married in canada where same sex marriage is the law of the land. >> will you renew your vo

. >> alan: and governor brownish you'd a statement acknowledging the loss of anthony valerio. brown said, we send our deep con dole lenses -- condolences to the family as the mourn his death the passing of firefighter vein tent perez this week. flags will be flown at half staff at the capitol. >> san francisco fire chief says the department is now reviewing procedures and tactics used by firefighters on thursday to figure out what happened, and if policies need to change. firefighters say flashover inside the house killed per suppress val layer -- valerio. there are currently two investigations into the fire. one by the san francisco fire department, the other by a task force of the federal bureau, alcohol tobacco and firearms, the san seasons fire and police department and the district attorney's office. >> it's been a cloudy day all over the bay area, and record-breaking amounts of rain, and it's create something problem -- creating some problems. a tree toppled in santa rosa, and firefighters uses a chainsaws to chop down another downed tree. this hasn't stopped the summer events

nobody has seen her because of anthony weiner. >> brown: all right, we have to leave it there. an hale, anthony-- thank you both very much. >> warner: we'll be back shortly with a look at the plea deal in a case about leaking classified national security information. but first, this is pledge week on pbs. this break allows your public television station to ask for >> warner: finally tonight, what had been billed as a major national security leaks case ends up as a plea bargain. ray suarez has that story. >> suarez: a former top official with the national security agency pleaded guilty today to unauthorized use of a government computer, a misdemeanor. thomas drake had been charged with ten felony counts related to leaking of classifies information. the government alleged he was a source for a series of "baltimore sun" stories in 2006 and 2007 looking at the nsa. to walk us through the plea and what it means for the obama administration's efforts to crack down on leaks, we're joined by josh gerstein, who has been reporting the story for politico and was in the courtroom today. aye

nobody has seen her because of anthony weiner. >> brown: all right, we have to leave it there. an hale, anthony-- thank you both very much. >> warner: we'll be back shortly with a look at the plea deal in a case about leaking classified national security information. but first, this is pledge week on pbs. this break allows your public television station to ask for your support, support helps keep programs like ours on the air. >> brown: for those stations not taking a pledge break, we take a second look at a unique program that brings together dancers and people living with parkinson's disease. special correspondent dave iverson tells the story. >> reporter: the mark morris dance center occupies a busy corner of brooklyn. it's home to one the best known modern dance companies in the world, where the physical defines the art. but it's also home to a different group of dancers, where the physical defines a disease-- parkinson's. >> our society tells us again and again that there are people who can dance, and there is everybody else who shouldn't bother, and i think that's such a t

nobody has seen her because of anthony weiner. >> brown: all right, we have to leave it there. an hale, anthony-- thank you both very much. >> warner: we'll be back shortly with a look at the plea deal in a case about leaking classified national security information. but first, this is pledge week on pbs. >> good eveningth thank you for watching the pbs newshour. i'm paul anthony here with marlin cooley. taking a brief intermission to invite you to become a contributor to weta. individual supporters are the backbone of this organization. your support provides weta with the ability to produce programs you value that in form, engage and entertain. so please consider making a financial contribution to weta and help keep the pbs newshour in your daily program schedule. >> the newshour has been one of pbs's flagship series for decades, weta particularly proud of because it's produced right here in the weta studios. a program like this as well as all the news and programs you find on weta are made possible through the voluntary contributions of people like you. people who take just a

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brown's allegations. >> now to congressman anthony weiner who is facing a possible investigation of his own tonight. after coming clean about his twitter photo scandal. in a late afternoon news conference, the democrat admitted to sending lewd pictures to multiple women and he says he is deeply ashamed for his actions. >> i don't know what i was thinking. this was destructive things to do. i'm apologetic for doing it. it was deeply, deeply hurtful to the people i care about the most. >> congressman weiner says that some of his communications with women happened after he married his wife. despite admitting to this, the teary eyed new york representative said he will not resign his seat and house speaker nancy pelosi called for an ethics investigation into the matter. >>> a metropolitan police officer is now charged with killing two people. richmond phillips was arrested last week for murdering his former girlfriend. this afternoon, he was charged with killing his girlfriend's baby as well. matt joins us now live from the prince georges county courthouse in upper marlboro. matt, where a horrible story

. >> joel brown joins us from washington with more on new revealing photos involving anthony weiner.d morning joel. >> reporter: good morning to you both. >> we understand the latest photos were posted on tmz shot in the house members gym any additional fall out? >> reporter: this is what democratic leaders here were afraid of more lewd photos and potential for more women coming forward tmz released this latest round of pictures showing congressman weiner in the house gym, posing in a towel with his hand on hi crotch not long after house democratic leader nancy pelosi and national party chair toughened up their stance and called on weiner to resign there is a new report out of new york daily news for the first time he is considering resignation realtyizing he may not be able to -- realizing perhaps he may not be able to wait out this storm. >> as far as we know he has taken a leave of absence starting this morning with photo after photo coming out is there a chance he will serve again in congress? i mean you mention he is actually waiverring a little bit here. >> reporter: well, look

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browne. new york congressman anthony weiner confesss in a news conference, the marry lawmaker admit he sent lewdtos and messages to multiple women over the internet in a three-year period and says he is ashamed of his actions but will not be stepping down. >> deeply regretting what i have done. i am not resigning. i have worked for people of my district for 13 years and politics for 20 years. i hope they see fit to see this in the light is it, a deeply regrettable mistake. >> weiner claim he is did not violate any law or the oath to the constituents with the exchanges which he labeled inappropriate. he never met the women involved. it's not clear whether the house ethics committee will investigate. weiner married an aide to secretary of state hillary clinton less than a year ago. complete coverage on fox news.com. bret baier will have the fall-out at the top of the hour on "special report." right now, back to glenn beck. ♪ ♪ >> glenn: i can't tell you. i can't get my arms around the weiner story. he's not resigning. congratulations, america. we have another winner. or weiner in this case. yester

. >>> this morning on "the early show" the anthony weiner debate, should the congressman resign? i'm terrell brownthis is the "cbs morning news." at bayer, we're re-inventing aspirin for pain relief. with new extra-strength bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles, enters the bloodstream faster and rushes relief to the site of pain. it's clinically proven to relieve pain twice as fast. new bayer advanced aspirin. it's clinically proven to relieve pain twice as fast. >>> "the book of mormon." >> "the book of mormon" cleaned up at last night's tonys. it is about two missionaries sent to uganda, written by trey parker and matt stone, behind "south park." >>> a battle is under way for pensions for public employees and teachers and others are getting ready for a fight. ben tracy reports. >> if it dries out, you can add a little bit more water. >> reporter: family science night is a chance for teacher julie van winkle to show parents the experiment she's been doing in her classroom. the 32-year-old has been teaching for seven years. it's her first year at nightingale middle school in los angeles. j

. >> joel brown in washington, thank you. >>> now to congressman anthony weaner who is feeling no love from fellow democrats as pressure mounts on him to resign. monday he refused to resign after admitting to inappropriate online relationships. republicans are demanding that weiner step down. senator majority leader harry reid refused to defend weiner. >> i know congressman weiner. i wish there was some way i can defend him, but i can't. >> weiner spent yesterday huddling with his staff. several democrats say they'll return money weiner donated to their campaign. >>> and speaking of politics in las vegas it is all in the family. carolyn goodman won the mayoral race last night with 61% of the vote. she replaces her husband, oscar, who was prevented from running again by term limits. he campaigned almost nonstop for his wife. >>> just ahead on the morning news, the airport checkpoint of the future. >>> plus nintendo unveils the latest game console to make you say wii! this is the "cbs morning news." fleas and ticks, it repels most ticks before they can attach and snack on us. frontline p

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okay, joel brown thank you, joining us live, we appreciate it. >>> congressman anthony weiner's wife is expected back from an overseas trip this morning. weiner says he won't consider quitting until he talks to her about it. house members met yesterday. for the first time since the sexting scandal broke. many are calling on him to step down. >> with the love of his family, the confidence of his constituents and the need for help that congressman weiner should resign from the congress. >> reporter: do you think the congressman should resign? >> it's up to him. we can't do anything about it, to be very honest with you. hopefully he's getting the help he needs and will make the right decision. >> weber is on weiner is on a two-week leave of absence from congress to seek treatment, for what remains though is unclear. >>> now to the field of republican candidates, what is tong grow. former u.s. ambassador to china jon huntsman says he will announce his candidacy next week. he is a moderate who accepted the diplomatic appointment from president obama. >>> overseas pakistan intelligence ser

reporter: a single strand of what's believed to be caylee anthony's hair, recovered from the trunk of her mother's car. >> it was light to medium brownno tissue was present and it was nine inches long. >> reporter: an fbi expertch theed that hair showed sips of post-more deck banding, a science suggesting it came from a dead child in the trunk. >> it has a darkened band and this is consistent with decomposition. >> reporter: but the defense fought back against what it calls junk science. >> that one hair is still something that you cannot say came from a dead person. >> i can say absolutely that that's the reason the characterists are there, correct. >> reporter: the forensics may not be there, at least not yet. >> unfortunately, for the state, this is a case based on forensics but there are some gaps here. it's not a strong forensic science case. >> reporter: and then, there's the so-called smell evidence. canisters containing material from casey's trunk that prosecutors say smell of human decomposition. but will the smell test pass the test? >> you have no training whatsoever in the collection of air samples? >> this is the first t

browne and lady gaga. >> the trial of kay si anthony resumes tomorrow.he defense called their own expert to the stand yesterday. werner spitz. he said the alwautopsy was shod >>> the united states is holding preliminary peace talks with the taliban. more from washington with details thon. sandra? >> reporter: this could be the first step to peace with the taliban. robert gates did confirm the other countries are now in preliminary talks with the group. in an sbreer view can candy crowley, he said it will take time. >> real reconciliation talks are not likely to make headway until at least this winter. i think the taliban have to feel themselves under military pressure and begin to feel they can't win before they are willing to have a series confers. we have said all along, the political outcome is how the wars end. when and if they are ready to talk seriously about meeting the red lines and that president karzai and the coalition have laid down, including totally disavowing al qaeda. >>> as the capitol hill season kicks into the full swing, the debate is

brown in washington for us. appreciate it. thank you. and in washington, this is officially anthony weiner's last day in congress. weiner's resignation letter will be read on the house floor, and the two-sentence letter weiner says he's stepping down as of midnight tonight, adding that it was an honor to serve his constituents. weiner announced he was quitting last thursday, after he admitted he texted and sent lewd pictures of himself to six women. >>> first lady michelle obama is in south africa this morning, beginning a week-long goodwill visit. mrs. obama and daughters sasha and malia arrived at an air base near pretoria. the first lady meets today with the wife of former south african president nelson mandela but it's unlikely she will meet mandela himself, who at 92 is in fragile health. >>> back in this country a big legal victory for retailing giant walmart. in a 5-4 decision the supreme court threw out the largest sex discrimination case in u.s. history. jan crawford has that story. >> reporter: the case got to the supreme court after betty dukes and five other female employees sued walmart, complaining

and the sadness an iconic piece of evidence was debated on the stand, inside that small brown box is caylee anthony's >> reporter: the one she took everywhere except when she went missing. >> the doll was submitted for analysis. >> reporter: the forensic chemist on the stand tested that doll for chloroform, the drug prosecutors say casey used before suffocating her daughter with duct tape. the last time caylee's doll was shown in court cindy anthony choked up. >> her favorite doll is in the car seat like it was sitting where caylee would have sat. >> i took a sampling of that item and the analysis of the samplings, chloroform was not identified. >> reporter: a point for casey's defense and they made headway elsewhere too with other forensic experts who showed pieces of the puzzle that just don't fit. >> 22 pairs of shoe, the material that we recovered from them is different from the crime scene so it could not have originated from that location. >> i was initially ask fundamental we could test for alprazolam. the testing i did for those was negative. >> reporter: and some old evidence was given a bra

brown should be arriving shortly. he will probably arrive just before the funeral here. again, lieutenant vincent perez and anthony valerio were killed in what was called a flashover in a fire that took place last week in the diamond heights neighborhood. you can see all the people here. we even have archbishop reardon, this is the high school that perez went to. we do have a lot of lookouts. people that are stationed up and above in the buildings and they are keeping a watchful eye because we have so many dignitaries here, they want to err on the side of caution and make sure that everything is going smoothly. >> we are being told that the procession is very close to arriving at st. mary's cathedral. i know you have been talking to firefighters all morning and you talked to people from as far away as boston, canada, people from across the country. obviously, the family that is the firefighter family is very tight. what are you hearing from them as far as their emotions for being here and being a part of this and letting san francisco know that they are with them in these difficult times. >> they call it a fratern

flags are at half-staff and governor brown said our thoughts are with those mourning the tragedy and we will continue to keep his colleague, firefighter anthony valerio in our prayers >>> other headlines, most notably the weather. weddings, tea times and grad yaugs. the bay area is on stormwatch bracing for the heavy rain. >> rob is in the weather center bracing for it as well. >> it's the first weekend of june and we are on stormwatch. you can see the rain crossing the coast over the peninsula and north bay. it has been mainly light to moderate at times and enough to wet the ground towards daley city. what's happening on the westside of the mountains, we are seeing moderate rain and the same areas that will get the most out of the next couple of days worth of rain. the east bay and trivalley still dry in the south bay, but that will change later as the main push starts to cross the coast. we are talking as much as two to three inches of rain in the coastal mountains wch would be a record breaker forune. all of this coming in just in time for the weekend coming up. we will walk you through the timing of the heaviest bouts in the weekend forec

to see governor brown explain the decision he made, click on the tab. >>> congressman anthony weiner followed the advice of many of his colleagues and resigned from the house of representatives. we are in washington tonight with specific details on what weiner said and the one person who was noticeably absent during his announcement. craig? >> reporter: and good evening to you, frank. yes, pressure had been mounting on congressman wean tore resign. today the 46-year-old embroiled in an online sex scandal stepped counsel facing a boisterous and sometimes bizarre reaction from those inside the room. appearing alone before a packed room in brooklyn, congressman anthony weiner told a sometimes rally crowd that he no longer effectivelily serve his constituents in the u.s. house of representatives. >> so today i'm announcing my resignation from congress. >> reporter: the seven-term congressman was repeatedly interrupted during the announcement. [ and to heal from the damage i have caused. >> reporter: weiner's resignation comes about three weeks after lewd photos of the congressman were se

anthony. >> but it could be from any maternal relative who had nine-inch long light brown to brown hair. >>e's another relative who has the same microscopic characteristi characteristicses, i might not be able to exclude them. >> if that perp has blond hair, could you exclude them? >> potentially, yes. >> the defense claims 2-year-old caylee drowned in the family pool. sdpl >>> former presidential nominee and vice president claims he did not break the law. yesterday, he pled not guilty to conspiracy and campaign violations. prosecutors said he broke the law when he spent $900,000 trying to cover up an affair with a campaign worker. >> a big draw for every republican candidate. they include rick santorum who is expected to announce his candidacy on monday. >> i have always been for prolife, for traditional marriage, but i had been like a lot of folks. we have come to make the pledge, vow to social conservatives that they'll check the boxes. they'll be for the things social conservatives care about. ladies and gentlemen, i don't just take the pledge, i take the bullets. >> it's a two-day even

brown have any credibility left? democratic congressional leaders are calling for an ethics probe into one of their own tonight. new york congressman anthony weiner came clean this afternoon about his exchanges with women through his twitter account. we get the rest of that story from randall pinkstone. >> anthony weiner addressed reporters. >> i have not been honest with myself, my family, my constituents, my friends, and supporters and the media. >> he admitted he lied last week when he denied tweeting a lewd photo to a college student. >> the picture was of me and i sent it. >> weiner says he meant for it to be a joke, but once it was posted on his twitter account, he panicked and took it down. he admitted the photo was not a first. >> i exchanged photos and messages of the explicit nature to six women. >> to an aid to secretary of state, hillary clinton. >> my wife is a remarkable woman. she is not responsible for any of this. >> weiner's confession came after he initially gave a round of interviews claiming his twitter account was hacked. one blogger continued to push the story. >> that blogger showed up at weiner's news conference be

brown approached tshamba before the shooting took place. >>> house minority leader nancy pelosi is calling for a ethics committee investigation of anthony weiner following the announcement monday. the new york democrat admitted to lying about posting lewd photos in the twitter account and says the investigation is going to determine if the government resources were used or house rules violated. we want to know what you think about this. should weiner resign over the result of this scandal? he is goington admit multiple relationships with other women dating back three years. go to the facebook fan page at abc2 news and leave comments and we will share more of your thoughts a bit later this morning. >>> ten minutes away from 7 this morning. people who live in harford and cecil counties say one of the toll increase proposals targets them. the hatem bridge carries route 4 over the susquehanna river. toll is 5 bucks right now. just like the 59 bridge a few miles away -- 95 bridge a few miles away. but the hatem bridge uses a unique decal. regular users pay 10 bucks to give them unlimited trips between harford and cecil counties. the maryland transp

anthony weiner, a racy photo, and a scandalous story gone viral. captioning funded by cbs >>> and good morning, everyone, on this thursday, i'm terrell brown, in for betty nguyen. we begin with another round of deadly tornadoes, and it isn't the midwest or south that was hit, but, of all places, massachusetts. the storms hit late yesterday afternoon. this twister swirling over the connecticut river roared through downtown springfield, massachusetts. it caused severe damage. at least four people were killed and statewide at least 40 were injured. a state of emergency is in effect this morning. manuel gallegus is in springfield with more. manny, good morning to you. what's the latest? >> well, terrell, the tornadoes tore through a couple of dozen communities around massachusetts, and take a look. this is typical of what we're finding. neighborhoods in the dark because there's no power. power lines downed everywhere, trees everywhere, and damaged homes. residents in massachusetts worked through the night, trying to clear piles of debris from their homes. people here are still trying to get over the shock after a deadly string of tornadoes tore throug

brown is in washington with more on these developments. he joins us live. good morning, joel. >> betty, good morning to you. almost three weeks after anthony weiner sent that lewd photo to a seattle college student, the scandal finally reached its peak, with the disgraced congressman calling it quits. a steady crowd posed for pictures outside anthony weiner's office before it gets packed up for good. >> today i'm announcing my resignation from congress. >> reporter: with sarcastic cheers from hecklers, the new york congressman resigned thursday, three weeks after his embarrassing sexting scandal first unfolded. democratic leaders welcomed the move but reaction among weiner's constituents is mixed. >> i think he was bamboozled into resigning. it was just wrong. >> what he did was disgusting and inexcusable and i'm happy that he stepped down. >> reporter: while the 46-year-old's congressional career is over, his job serving the public may not be. >> i got into politics to help give voice to the many who simply did not have one. now i'll be looking for other ways to contribute my talents to make sure we live up to that most new york and ameri

brown lunged at officer tshambe. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >>> now the defense would not say whether tshambe will testify tomorrow. >>> tonight republicans and democrats are calling for anthony weiner to resign. weiner admitted he sent lewd pictures to a woman on twitter. he also has exchanged explicit messages with women during his 11 month marriage. weiner has vowed not to resign his seat on capitol hill. >>> president obama says he's not worried about a double dip rescission. he is although worried about the unemployment rate moving back up with nearly $14 million looking for work. millions of the americans are also facing foreclosure. chairman ben bernanke sited the most severe housing bust since the great depression as part of the slow down of the u.s. economy. he also blames japan's disaster and high gas prices but he believes those factors will ease in the next couple of months. >>> several mayor construction projects are happening all at the same time. kai jackson explains if you don't plan ahead of time you can get stuck in traffic. i'm a witness to that, kai. >> reporter: you do have to plan ahead. the changes have already started taking place. drivers around town

reporter: a single strand of what is believed to be caylee anthony's hair recovered from the trunk of her mother's car. >> it was light to medium brownpresent, and it was 9 inches long. >> reporter: an fbi expert testified that hair showed signs of postmortem banding, a science suggesting it came from a dead child in the trunk. >> it has a darkened band and is consistent with apparent decomposition. >> reporter: but the defense fought back with what they call "junk science." >> this is the very first time you have testified as an expert witness for hair banding, isn't that correct? >> yes, it is. >> that one hair is still something that you cannot say came from a dead person? >> i can't say absolutely that that's the reason the characteristics are present. >> reporter: but the forensic hits kept coming, the so-called smell evidence, material from casey's trunk inside those canisters that prosecutors say smells of human decomposition. >> this is identified as 2 1/2x2 piece of stained spare tire material. >> reporter: the canisters were sealed two years ago, and now the prosecution wants them opened up for the jury to smell, but the ju