lieutenant governor anthony brown supports the bill, but thinks there's a good chance this issue will go to referendum. >> it is very likely that marriage equality will be on the ballot in november because there are those who have already said that they oppose it, they will bring it to referendum. >> if governor o'malley signs the bill into law, maryland would be the eighth state to legalize same-sex marriage. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. would you rather see the same- sex marriage issue decided in the legislature or through a referendum? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> family and friends gathered in parkville up to remember a boy killed in a freak accident over the weekend. friends say michael trulock had been drinking alcohol and caffeine drink with friends before being picked up by his stepfather. he opened the door of is moving car to be sick and that's when he was struck by an oncoming car. >> i have lost the only son i will ever have be

governor anthony brown testified in favor of the bill that has met with controversy. it provides victims of domestic violence with unemployment benefits. >> combating domestic violence is personal to lt. governor anthony brown. in august 2008, his cousin was murdered by her estranged boyfriend. experts said the domestic violence depicted in the public service announcement can easily spill into the workplace. authorities estimate that violence at home will force as many as 163 men in maryland to take -- make a choice between their personal safety and a paycheck. >> how do you measure the cost of living in fear? >> the lieutenant governor is putting the weight of his office behind the bill to help victims receive unemployment benefits if their continued employment jeopardize their safety or that of their family. the cost is estimated the $259,000 a year. it would come from the unemployment insurance trust fund. >> they experience their abusers calling them at work and sometimes perpetrating violence at their place of employment. >> unemployment insurance bill some of th

anthony brown supports the bill but knows the fight is not over. >> it is likely marriage equality will be on the ballot in november. those who have opposed it say they will bring it to referendum. >> and gov. mallees signs the bill into law, maryland will become a eighth state to approve same-sex marriage. >> good afternoon. it is 43 degrees at bwi. the sunshine is out, just a little bit gusty out there. when gusts up to 22 miles per hour right now. expecting highs in the upper 40's today. plenty sunny, breezy. that will cut away at the temperature of a little bit, and we expect it to feel like the lower 40's even though the water will feel higher than that. increasing clouds this week. >> a baltimore city firefighter recovers after being injured battling a fire in northeast baltimore. the firefighter was injured falling through a hole in the floor and opened up all try to put out a fire. after 2.5 hours, the blaze was under control, but not before the damage to the home next door. family members gathered in part bill to remember a 13-year-old boy killed over the weekend. michael thoma

how they can rule and run the legislature like they're doing >> lieutenant anthony brown supports theill but knows it's not over >> it's likely it will be on the ballot in november because there are those who say they oppose it and they'll bring it to referendum >> governor o'mally signs the bill into law they'll be the eighth state to introduce same sex marriage. >>> the garrett county that wasn't at least for us. taking a live look from our downtown sky cam turned out to be pretty calm around baltimore. meteorologist standing by for a look at your holiday >> it's trying to snow or rain out there or something but the air's too dry this far north so the garrett county's effects have been well south of us. local radar set up here just to sew where it's actually raining it's down south of the district. circled in white is baltimore near the top of the screen there and this rain is falling short of washington. now temperatures are cooling down, so those folks that are getting this stuff you'll see a changeover but in some places up to ten inches of snow have fallen. the garrett county wa

martin o'malley and anthony brown are scheduled to speak. >>> students at joppa town high school willld a blackout, all students will dress in black as a way to support antibullying month. they will be supporting black history month as well. >>> the average price for a gallon of gas has jumped $0.12 in the past three weeks. survey says the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas, $3.51. >>> health news, valentines day is around the corner, can certain foods put you in the mood? >>> is there any truth behind certain aphrodisiacs? >> linda so is here to break it down. >> save your money. before you buy oysters or chocolates or strawberries, no foods have been scientifically proven. exotic foods like oysters may stimulate excitement but it's not necessarily the food creating the spark, its feeling it might invoke between you and your partner. chocolate or foods that create warmth can help. try sharing foods that you both find sensual. >> everyone thinks oysters are a natural aphrodisiac, back in the day when most people had zink deficiency -- it increased your libido. >> you d

anthony brown outlined the administration's efforts. >> explaining in real terms how it is just and fair and how marriage equality and supports strong families in maryland. every child in maryland should have the opportunity to be raised by a couple, parents who love that child. >> on friday, the state house passed a bill that would give same-sex couples the same equal protection under the law as their heterosexual counterparts. for supporters of the bill, it was an emotional event. >> we are thrilled with the result. >> now that the bill has passed in the house, it will head to the senate where lawmakers are expected to start debating this week. >> i hope they see they can take off many of the amendments put on to assuage concerns. >> brown says he is confident it will pass in the senate. here acknowledged potential hurdles ahead. >> it is likely marriage equality will be on the ballot in november. those suits have opposed it will bring it to referenda. it is easier today to bring something to referendum. >> if the senate passes it, the governor is expected to sign it into law. if enoug

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lieutenant governor anthony brown testified before the senate finance committee in support of legislationthat would provide unemployment insurance benefits for those who have to get away from a domestic violence situation. this will join 32 other states and d.c. that have similar laws on the books. >>> jurors in the george huguely murder trial have had three days to deliberate. they will return to deliberate tomorrow. he is accused of killing yeardley love. he's facing six charges in all. the jury can find him guilty all the way down to involuntary manslaughter. what the juror decides could -- jury decides could have huguely walking free or time in prison. >>> tonight we're going to take you deep inside a criminal master mind, profiling a terrorizing crime wave orchestrated by one man that includes home invasions, burglaries, even murder. brian kuebler joins us with a preview. >> reporter: at his sentencing, the federal judge in the case called jason scott quote a tsunami of crime. it's not often they see it. scott had the intelligence and the right amount of devip answer to pull it off.

anthony brown will testify on behalf of the legislation today. also, ahead, a bill with cable games, heard. it would allow the hold over a video lottery operation license to offer table games throughout the state. and legislation on animal abuse registry, heard today. it would require convicted -- those convicted of crimes against animals to register. >>> pieces of glass came crashes down in downtown oklahoma >>> a live look this morning in north baltimore, parishioners will make their way to services, cathedral of mary r queen is what we are looking at. you can take part in ash wednesday without going inside the church. details coming up next. >>> strong storms across the u.s. on monday. this coming to us from kansas, hail, snow, ice, they saw it all. power went out in some areas across the sunflower state. >> strong winds did a number in an oklahoma city building. a crane hit a pane of glass and sent pieces falling to the ground below. >>> there was a cool breeze yesterday that may have kept you indoors. it was a little bit chilly but temperatu

. >>> today anthony brown advocating for a program to provide access to health care. testifying before a state senate committee this afternoon , the health benefit exchange sin tended to help individuals and small businesses buy health insurance and testify in front of the house of delegates committee scheduled for thursday. >>> elijah cummings hosting a forum on dental health care studying the expansion of access from last year in honor of a 12-year-old boy who died after his mother was unable to finds a dentist to remove an infected tooth. >>> time for five things you need to know before heading out the door on this ash wednesday, man accused of plotting suicide bomb attack on the u.s. capitol will appear in court today. hearing will take place in virginia. agents arrested him friday after a lengthy investigation. >>> supreme court will hear oral arguments in a case of a military service member lying for honor. star jones returns to the view, appearing as a guest promoting awareness for women and heart disease. catch the view on abc2 news at 11:00. >>> president del

anthony brown will be our q & a guest tomorrow morning. if you have a question please cent send them to sundayquestions@wbaltv.com. and stay with us. we'll check your insta-weather >> good morning. a nice sunny morning this morning. lots of rain off to our southwest. pacific storm that will be an issue tomorrow but not today. an element tomorrow will be off in the great lakes. that's in the colder areas. it is cold here but not terribly cold. conditions outside 30 degrees at the airport. 82% the humidity. the barometer 3012 at the moment. the sun will be the dominant feature during the day today. a big area of high pressure overhead. there are clouds to our south now. toward the end of the day, some of these clouds connected with storms in the southwest will start drifting into the area. our forecast calls for clouds later today. the sun nice during the afternoon and morning. unseasonably mild. 49 to 54 for the high. way above the average for the season. thank you, john. thank you for joining us. we'll have another update for you in 25 min

. >>> anthony brown says more needs to be done to assure maryland children receive proper dental care of a national children's dental health month. they will remember a 12-year- old a pg county boy to died five years ago from dental complicationer. >>> governor researchers say more than a 5th of high school and middle schoolers ride in cars with others smoking. according to the cdk, -- cdc, the exposure has been linked to breathing problems and allergy symptoms. >>> today mark the 6 0th anniversary of queen elizabeth's reign. she took over the thrown in 1952 after her father died. she was on tour in kenya at the time. she will celebrate her 86th birthday on april 26th. >>> this weekend a special event taking place in owings mills to help area youth. darryl smith a retired major league baseball player who devotes his time to helping inner center youth. and sherrie johnson has more from owings mills on the upcoming event. >> reporter: we are here at the gordan center for performs arts where the place is alive with music and it will be alive with music on sunday february 12th. it is all

service area that will help families save on their electric bills, and when lieutenant governor anthony brown with his leadership and your vote, we can create thousands more jobs on top of the very successful public-private partnership at the port of baltimore that created 5700 jobs, we can leverage even more private dollars for public good through public-private partnerships. we balance these job investments with cuts, with revenues and with regulatory reform. with 800 million in spending cuts and reductions, this budget brings total cuts in reductions over the life of this administration to 7.5 billion. in fact, to achieve balance over the last three years, we have relied almost entirely on cuts. but with 84 cents of every dollar that we invest allocated to public education, public safety and public health, and with one of the small estate government workforces in the nation, every passing year leaves fewer and fewer responsible choices for cutting. this budget, therefore, calls for new revenues in support of two important investments. one is the cost of education and retaining quality teac

. >>> 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 nownotified parents of the responsibility. >>> the federal prisoners may be able to listen to music on ipods or mp 3 player. they are testing the idea by allowing pisers in at a woman's prisoner in west virginia. there will be 200,000 for inmaids nationwide and they would -- inmates nationwide and they would a chews from a million approved songs to help -- choose from a million approved songs

. >> anthony brown supports the bill but knows the fight is not over. >> it is very likely that marriage equality will be on the ballot in november because there are those who have already said that they oppose it, they will bring it to referendum. >> if governor o'malley signs the bill into law, maryland would be the eighth state to legalize same-sex marriage. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. would you rather see the same- sex marriage issue decided in the legislature or through a referendum? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> the national birth control debate continues to be a hot topic. president obama was criticized for having employers cover birth control. >> the president put on a table a principled compromise on this issue, making sure that women would have the health care they need including contraception and making sure that people could pursue their own religious liberty. >> he is a political philosophy that believes he can mandate

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lieutenant governor anthony brown will be our guest on "11 news sunday morning." e-mail your questions to sundayquestions@wbaltv.com. >> conga proved pay cuts. the bipartisan plan man's more money in the pockets of most americans. as aye reed tells us, most maryland lawmakers are not celebrating. . >> the conference report is agreed to. >> republicans approved the $140 billion package to ensure unemployment benefits will continue 63 weeks and protect doctors from medicare reimbursement costs. >> with legislation running 2% and wages growing 2%, this extra income you have been getting as a result of the payroll tax reduction, withholding tax reduction, is extra money in your pocket. >> the extension will keep the payroll tax rate at 2%. it is about $20,000 a week for most workers. it is called a positive deal for the state and the country. the majority of the maryland lawmakers didn't vote for it because it means major concessions for new employees who will now have to contribute more money to their pensions. >> not a millionaire, not a billionaire, not a carried i

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lieutenant governor anthony brown is scheduled to testify in favor of the legislation today in front of the senate finance committee. brown's cousin was murdered by her estranged boyfriend in 2008. >>> republican presidential candidate newt gingrich touching on an issue that strongly resonates with all voters. we are talking about high gas prices. the former speaker says his policies could lower the cost of gas dangling the idea of $2 a gallon for prices if he is elected. now, gingrich's prediction contrasts with his rival rick santorum, what he told an audience yesterday. he said americans living in big cities should brace themselves for $# a gallon gas prices. the race for the republican presidential nomination is now heating up in michigan. many pupped itss believe mitt romney needs to win his home state despite being in the lead in the delegate count. rick santorum has been surging. -- many pundits believe mitt romney needs to win his home state. >>> coming up next, we'll have details of what is sparking the demonstrations. >>> plus a possible change of heart in the united nation

governor anthony rapp -- brown, a colonel in the reserves, liked the idea when he -- and we showed him the sample. he seemed surprised to learn that not everyone is embracing it, and he said he would look into it. >> thanks. annapolis legislators are also considering a bill that would withhold funding from state agencies that repeatedly failed to address problems uncovered by auditors. the measure was introduced today by carroll county republican delegates and is designed to hold state agencies accountable. >> we are just not putting enough pressure on them to do what is right. it is an accountability factor. audits of at least three repeat audit findings. the legislature would withhold up to 5% of their budget until the auditor says that the findings have been fixed. >> delegate bates says she has identified 38 state agencies that have at least three repeat of the findings, and she says some agencies have as many as eight repeat findings. >> be well, baltimore city's legislative and financial concern -- how to come up with $3 billion to fix up old school buildings -- meanwhile, baltim

. >>> today listen to anthony brown is going to speak about a bill designed to disparities in health will testify on the maryland health improvement and disparities act. the zones address disparities in health care. out of time and now back to good morning america many we will have another update in a bit. the youngest son of robert kennedy, trying to take his 3-day-old son out for a walk. the nurs get in the way. there's a scuffle. kennedy facing child endangerment charges. is it fair? dan and nancy will be with us. >>> now i want to go to robin. at the el capitan theater. a huge announcement. >> a huge announcement. and we want to talk about striking a pose. angelina's pose has struck a chord online. >>> how do you follow up the academy awards? >> we have the graphic arts department here at "good morning america" has really outdone themselves. give it up for robin. as we get ready to unveil our season 14 cast with you. >> and, you so made that. ky tell you made that sign. >> and i've been sniffing paste all morning. >> do you roll with your own deejay? we have dj kiss here. >> that

over maryland in the bge and service area to help families save on their electric bills, and when anthony brown, with his leadership and your vote, we can also create thousands more jobs on top of the very successful public-private partnership at the port of baltimore that created 5700 jobs. we can leverage even more private dollars for public good through public-private partnerships. now, we balance these job investments with cuts, revenue, and with regulatory reform. with 800 million in spending cuts and reductions, this budget brings total cuts and reductions over the life of this administration to $7.5 billion. in fact, 20 achieve balance -- to achieve balance over the last thee year, we have relied almost entirely on cuts. with 84 cents of every dollar that we invest allocated to public education, public safety, and public health, and with one of the smallest state government work forces in the nation, every passing year leaves fewer and fewer responsible choices for cutting. this budgets, therefore, calls for new revenues in support of two important investments. one is the cost of educati

. >> maryland's lieutenant governor anthony brown testified in favor of a bill that has been met with some controversy. it provides victims with domestic violence with unemployment benefits when they can no longer work because of abuse. david collins has that story from annapolis. >> combating domestic violence is personal for lieutenant brown. in 2008, his cousin was murdered by her estranged boyfriend. >> we have a medical emergency. >> experts say the domestic violence depicted in this public service announcement can easily spill into the workplace. authorities estimate that violence at home will force as many as 163 women in maryland to make a choice between their personal safety and a paycheck. >> how do you measure the cost of living in fear? >> lieutenant governor is putting a measure that allows domestic violence victims receive unemployment benefits if their safety is threatened. the cost estimated to be $259,000 a year will come out of the unemployment trust fund. >> we had plenty of clients experience their abusers not only calling and harassing them at work but showing up

service areas that will help families save on their electric bills, and when lieutenant governor anthony brown, with his leadership and your vote, we can also create thousands more jobs on top of the very successful public-private partnership at the port of baltimore that created 57,000 jobs, and we -- 5700 jobs, and we can leverage more through public-private partnerships. we balance the investments with cuts, with revenues, and with regulatory reform. with 800 million in spending cuts and reductions, this budget brings total cuts and reductions over the life of this administration to $7.5 billion. in fact, to achieve balance over the last three years, we have relied almost entirely on cuts, but with 84 cents of every dollar that we invest, allocated to public education, public safety, and public health, and with one of the smallest state government work forces in the nation, every passing year leaves fewer and fewer responsible choices for cutting. this budget, therefore, calls for some new revenues in support of two important investments. one, the cost of education and retaining quality tea

. >> brown: and we remember the life and career of veteran foreign correspondent anthony shadid. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: bnsf railway. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: china's rise offers the u.s. economic opportunities, not threats. that was the message today, as the man expected to be his country's future leader ended his american visit in los angeles, and a prominent u.s. film company announced it would open a studio in china. the new company will be called oriental dreamworks, a joint venture between dreamworks animation and several chinese media groups. dreamworks has enjoyed box office success in china, led by the "kung fu panda" franchise. but chi

then williams allegedly came back and shot brown in the parking lot. another man, anthonyn, has already pled guilty to being an accessory to the murder. he is set to be sentenced later this month. >>> and this week, jurors in the george huguely murder trial are expected to hear testimony about the cause of yeardley love's death. the medical examiner is expected to testify. the university of virginia lacrosse supplier accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in 2010. prosecutors say huguely killed love in a jealous rage, slamming her head into a wall. the defense says their client was too drunk to plot her death. they say she was drunk and died of asphyxiation. the trial is expected to last at least another week. >>> today president obama will submit a new budget proposal to congress and outline it to the public with a visit in northern virginia. the 2013 fiscal year begins next october 1. the president's plan calls for cutting the deficit by $4 trillion over the next decade. senior administration officials say the proposal also includes less government spending and raising tax

williams then allegedly came back and shot brown in the parking lot. another man, anthony has already pleaded guilty to being an accessory. he will be extended this month. >>> this week jurors in the george huguely murder trial are expected to hear testimony about the cause of yeardley love's death. the medical examiner expected to testify. the university of virginia lacrosse player is accused of killing his former girlfriend in 2010. prosecutors say that huguely killed love in a jealous rage, slamming her head into a wall. the defense says their client was too drunk to plot her death. they say she was drunk and died of asphyxiation. the trial is expected to last at least one more week. >>> today supporters of the same-sex marriage bill will gather in annapolis for a rally. they'll lobby lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage. a similar bill failed to pass last year. earlier this year, opponents of gay marriage gathered to protest a similar bill. the governor has proposed a bill for the state senate and house and said he will sign it immediately. >>> the virginia state ho

like it or not, rihanna and chris brown reunite in a musical sense. >>> coming up, carmelo anthony upstaged in it his return to the knicks. albert pujols talks about leaving st. louis. and manny ramirez, he's back. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> things could be getting worse in syria despite a red cross appeal for a cease-fire to treat the wounded. video from social media claims to show new shelling in homs and overnight activists say there was an open fire in damascus. >>> a visit to cairo, john mccain says a massacre is taking place in syria and trying to find a way to arm syrian rebels. as the senior iranian lawmakers denounced u.s. calls for arming the u.s. syrian opposition. >>> john glenn was honored last night after the first american astronaut to orbit the earth. the 90-year-old received a host of tributes from nasa legends, along with the crew of the international space station. >>> and do not look for this at your local burger joint. researchers in the netherlands

brown was shot to death while he worked security at an apple bees restaurant. 29-year-old anthony pleaded guilty for being an accessory. williams was convicted for killing brown. >>> a man was arrested for impersonating police officers. uncovers troubling details about his record. has more on derek's wrap sheet. >> the first time he was arrested was back in 1998. police found weapons and drugs stashed in his base amount. >> 59-year-old derek isn't a cop but police say he likes to act like one. back in january an officer pulled him over for speeding in this phoney police car and says he was wearing a police uniform. >> the man gets out of the car wearing a virginia state trooper uniform. the car is quipped with lights and sirens. >> but this isn't the first time he was caught with gear. this is him in 1998 after city police found an arsenal of weapons along with ammunition. bill lives a few doors down. when county authorities raided this house they found patches for baltimore city county, virginia state police along with uniforms and equipment. >> one neighbor said they knew he liked to dr

williams allegedly came back and shot brown in the parking lot. another man, anthonyilty to being an accessory to the murder. he is set to be sentenced later this month. >>> a virginia congressman wants a federal panel to reject a design for a memorial honoring president dwight d. eisenhower. in a letter to the national capital planning commission, congressman frank wolf says the memorial plans should be scrapped because eisenhower's family says the concept overemphasizes his boyhood kansas background. the family wants the memorial to put more emphasis on his achievements during world war ii and in the white house. in his letter, wolf echoed the family's objection saying, "president eisenhower was a towering figure of the 20th century. i agree with susan eisenhower that depicting her grandfather as a bareftse adolescent is inappropriate for a memorial on the national mall and would not convey the importance of his achievements." >>> an organizer of the martin luther king jr. memorial is criticizing plans to remove an inscription from the monument. the quote on the mem

. >> suarez: jill warren and anthony picarello, thank you for joining me. >> thank you. >> brown: now, a political deal in greece that may pull europe back from the abyss of its two- year debt crisis. after weeks of negotiations, the coalition government of greek prime minister lucas papademos reported agreement on yet another round of austerity measures. finance minister evangelos venizelos speaking in brussels said it would satisfy the european union, the european central bank and the international monetary fund. >> after a long, tough period of negotiations, we have finally a staff level agreement with the troika for a new, strong and credible program. >> brown: the greek goal was to win a new bailout of $170 billion and to prevent national default. under the plan, greece agreed to cut its minimum wage by more than 20%; fire 15,000 public sector employees and end dozens of job guarantee provisions. greek leaders also said that instead of cutting pensions by $400 million, they found unspecified alternative cuts. the agreement won praise from some, including christine legarde, managi

brown was gunned down outside a forestville applebee's restaurant in 2010. the shooter, cornelius williams was convicted last week of first degree murder. 29-year-old anthony millton agreed to testify against williams in exchange for that five year sentence. he was angry because he had been thrown out of the restaurant and returned to seek revenge. williams will be sentenced in may. >>> penn state says it has received a federal subpoena related to the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal. federal prosecutors are seeking information regarding sandusky and his charity organization for children. the former penn state assistant coach is accused of molesting at least ten boys and he denies those charges. >>> world opposition is growing to the deadly regime of syrian president bashar al-assad. secretary of state hillary clinton is meeting with officials from 70 countries in tunisia to discuss ways to end that violence. tina krause has the latest developments now from london. >> reporter: hundreds of protestors loyal to syrian president bashar al-assad tried to storm an international conference in tunisia. foreign ministers from more than 50 countries are meeting to demand a

texas southern and a james anthony cromier who had just graduated from the high school here in beaumont. it was a fairly simple case for judge cecil and the lawyers, again brown versus the board of education, was about the public schools, but there had been other state colleges already desegregated in texas. so the precedents were there for judge cecil, and when it was all said and done, judge cecisececi ordered the admission of those black students. there was some trouble on the lamar campus, there were pickets, there were white people who protested this desegregation, who were opposed to admission of black students to lamar college, there was a threat of violence against the mayor of beaumont, jimmy coconos, but the desegregation did go forward and it was accomplished without any serious violence. so as we know later in other parts of the american south, there were serious -- very serious problems and violence on some of the campuses, but at lamar university, it was accomplished and it was accomplished with these black lawyers and the white federal judge, judge lamar cecil. working the rule of law, a rule of law that presumes the equality of all persons.

then a james anthony cormier, a black student who had just graduated from blessed sacrament high school here in l beaumont. it was a simple case for judge cecil and the lawyers. again, brown versus board of education was about the public schools but there had been other state colleges already desegregated in texas. and so the precedence were there for judge cecil. when it was all said and done, judge cecil ruled in favor of the black students. just before registration began, 25 black students enrolled at lamar college that -- that fall and began classes. there was some trouble on the lamar campus. there were pickets, white people who protested this desegregation who were opposed to admission of black students to lamar college. there was a threat of violence against the mayor of beaumont, jim jimmy coconose but with the help of the police department and the lamar administration the desegregation did go forward and it was accomplished without any serious violence. so as we know later in other parts of the american south there were serious -- very serious problems on some of the campuses but at lamar university it was accomplished, and it was accomplished with these black la

brown did get an invitation to houston's private funeral. >>> a well-known journalist who once worked in d.c. has died. "new york times" correspondent anthony shadid died while in eastern syria on a reporting assignment. paper says the 43-year-old suffered an apparent asthma attack. shadid worked for the "washington post" between 2003 and 2009. he won a pulitzer prize in 2004 and also in 2010 for his coverage of the iraq war. >>> former prince george's county executive jack johnson is scheduled to turn himself in tomorrow to begin serving his seven-euro sentence for extorting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes. the prosecutor wants him to pay some $100,000 back before going to prison. according to the washington times though, prosecutors say johnson has the money to pay the fine but last month, he asked to defer the payments until after his prison time. is >>> all right. now we are talking about rushern baker. he is supporting a casino proposal for the national harbor. now, bake are's plan for a high- end gaming outlet would cost a billion dollars and resemble a las vegas casino with slots, table games like black jack and roulette a

anthony, i appreciate your coming in and talking with us. thank you very much. as we go to a commercial break, people magazine reporting bobby browntated about whitney houston's death" according to a family member. as we get more news and details about what is going on in terms of the cause of death, with whitney houston, we have got a pathologist, forensic pathologist standing by and we will learn more and what we can expect in the coming hours. stay with us. aaaaask me. [ male announcer ] even if you think you can live with your old mattress... ask me how i've never slept better. [ male announcer ] ...why not talk to one of the 6 million people who've switched to the most highly recommended bed in america? it's not a sealy, a simmons, or a serta. ask me about my tempur-pedic. ask me how i can finally sleep all night. ask me how great my back feels every morning. [ male announcer ] did you know there's a tempur-pedic for everybody? tempur-pedic beds now come in soft, firm, and everything in between. ask me how i don't wake up anymore when he comes to bed. [ male announcer ] these are real tempur-pedic owners. ask someone you know