. >> reporter: his grandfather bonner arrington was a carpenter at the white house for 33 years. employed during harry truman's administration through to ronald reagan's. collecting people imeel ya that offers a -- memorabilia that offers a three dimensional timeline of the presidential families. john f. kennedy jr.'s baby pen. even a burnt wooden post from 1814 when the british set fire to the white house which arrington found at work during the truman reconstruction. >> we found the table in the tar pen ter shop. >> reporter: he also helped with the kennedy renovations and collected items from the first lady herself, including a handwritten thank you note after the death of her son patrick. >> they're real people and they have real lives. a lot of this collection demonstrates that fact as well. >> i'm sure when he was collecting them, he was just -- never thought it would be of great, big value. but today we're reliving part of history. >> reporter: 1,000 things that arrington saved will be auctioned off today. starting bids ranging from $25 to $12,000. just like presidential l

her suv dragged 21-year-old shalinda arrington. it happened after the two got in an argument on harrison lane in mt. vernon in may. arrington was on the way to the hospital to visit her mother recovering from a stroke. records show that mcmillan has been cited in the best for reckless driving. >>> a new independent report shows many school facilities in prince george's counties are in fair or poor condition. only 30 of the more than 180 in the county are considered to be in good condition. it looks like it could take as much as $2.8 billion to get everything taken care of. >> i've noticed all of pg county, a lot of the schools are old and need to be rebuilt and things of that nature and renovated. at least renovation. >> the facility is poor, and i wish they would definitely replace the bathrooms. >> the school board will review the findings at its next meeting on october 23rd. >> people who live in prince george's county could see an increase in their water bill soon. a council committee approved a 7.5% increase. that would give w

arrington says he will disclose any conflicts related to the investment.journalist, not both. >>> my first taste of newspapers and maybe yours involve a certain reporter of "the daily planet." >> superman who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel with his bare hands, who disguised as clark kent, a reporter for a metropolitan newspaper, fights a never ending battle for truth, justice, and the american way. >> clark kent with low is lane and jimmy olson worked on important stories, when he wasn't disappearing into a phone booth. they had phone booths then to don his special uniform. in the latest edition of superman, he quits the daily planet with a speech about how journalism is giving way to entertainment. he is probably going to become a blogger according to usa today. you may call this a super stunt or another sign that newspapers can't catch a break. >>> that's it for this edition of "reliable sources." i am howard kurtz. you can find us in the nonfiction tv section of the itunes store. back nextun

. >> reporter: lloyd's grandfather bonner arrington was a carpenter at the white house for 33 years.during harry truman's administration to ronald reagan's. collecting memorabilia that offers a three-dimensional timeline of the presidential families. truman's lighter, jfk's monogrammed baby pen. even a burnt wooden post from 1814 when the british set fire to the white house which arrington found at work during the truman reconstruction. >> found a table in the carpenter shop. >> reporter: he helped with the kennedy renovation and collected items from the first lady herself including a handwritten thank you note after the death of her son patrick. >> real people with real lives and a lot of this collection demonstrates that fact. >> i'm sure when he was collecting them he never thought they would be of great value but today we live in history. >> reporter: 1,000 things that arrington saved will be auctioned off today starting from $25 to $12,000. just like presidential life, the collection is bittersweet. wedding and inauguration announcements, memories of an assassination and a funer

she ran over 21-year-old shalinda arrington after an argument back in may.gton was on her way to the hospital to visit her mother who was recovering from a stroke. >>> several are out of their homes after a fire tears through a row of townhouses. this happened along cannes avenue in olney, maryland, last night. one home is a total loss while two others were damaged. it apparently started in plumbers were using a torch to work on pipes. neighbors were shocked to see the homes go up in flames. the red cross is assisting those families, but it does not appear anyone was hurt. >>> new ethics concerns this morning for yet another member of the d.c. council. according to an independent review, council member jim graham violated metro's code of conduct while serving on the transit agency's board back in 2008. graham reportedly offered to support a developer's bid for a city lottery contract. if that developer withdrew from a real estate project near a metro station. graham said he would not comment until he read the entire report. that report said there's no crimin

lavar arrington: i hate losing. hate it. but right now we're losing jobs and money for... our schools to casinos in other states like west virginia. question seven creates 12,000 jobs with a new resort casino... and expanded table games here, in maryland. we all win with question seven. new jobs. money for schools, and instead of marylanders... spending 550 million dollars in other states... it gets invested here. vote for question seven. for maryland. i'm on my way. >> joe: adam wainwright, too much in this matchup against tim lincecum here tonight. the cardinals' bats broke loose and came up with eight runs on 12 hits. in a five-run win. let's go down to the field and ken rosenthal. >> ken: adam, it seemed like you had one of your better curveballs tonight. what did you think of your stuff and your performance overall? >> player: i was confident coming in the game that i had the stuff to go out and pitch the ball. i felt that way last time, too. didn't work out. we 2010 game. today was a big -- we won the game and we got a

arrington was on her way to the hospital to see her mother, who was recovering from a stroke. >>> today a frederick county family will host a homecoming dance. this comes after preston deener was bullied in front of a reporter. last week deener was suspended for a week for fighting off bullies in class. tonight they're hosting a homecoming dance. they expect 150 people to attend. there will be petitions on bullying awareness for students and parents to sign. >>> students at the university of maryland meet with campus officials to discuss safety concerns. last night officials walked through the grounds and examined areas students identified as unsafe. this comes after three students were robbed at gunpoint near campus wednesday night. police believe the same man is behind other recent robberies. >>> this morning several families in montgomery county are out of their homes after fire tears through a row of townhomes. this happened along cannes avenue in olney, maryland, last night. one home is in total loss while two others were damaged. it started when plumbers were using a torch to work

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lavar arrington: i hate losing. hate it.right now we're losing jobs and money for... our schools to casinos in other states like west virginia. question seven creates 12,000 jobs with a new resort casino... and expanded table games here, in maryland. we all win with question seven. new jobs. money for schools, and instead of marylanders... spending 550 million dollars in other states... it gets invested here. vote for question seven. for maryland. i'm on my way. >> joe: faces of some of the stars here tonight in game one. kozma, pence, that's crawford. you saw descalso. david freese went deep tonight. for the first runs of game one. 6-4, cardinal win. and now to hear from another cardinal star tonight, let's go to ken rosenthal. >> ken: madison bumgarner, one of the best left-handers in league, yet you were six runs against him tonight. what was the game plan going in? >> player: we knew he would attack us, he has a fastball and a cutter. we were able to put good at-bats together and get him in hitter's count and couple big