in a last word exclusive, barbara johnson. nk you very much for joining me. >> hello. >> first of all, i am very sorry for the loss of your mother. >> thank you very much. >> i'm shocked by this. i've been to so many catholic funerals in my life. i was an alter boy, i think i served at 300 of them. and we know that there's no test for going to communion in the church, there's no questions asked. you present yourself for communion. what did it feel like to have that experience? >> it was shocking. i'm a lifelong catholic and this has never happened to me before. and i was -- i just stood there for perhaps two or three minutes, it seemed. it seemed like an eternity, waiting for the priest to change his mind, wondering if i had misheard him, in fact. and then i just walked away. and i just felt so sad that we had planned such a beautiful mass for my mother, our last act as a family for her, and to have this happen in front of all of her friends and family, was devastating. >> and that wasn't the only thing he did. you then got up

barbara johnson sent us a statement late today.stand this letter does not pertain to the events that occurred at our mother's funeral, we are hopeful that bishop knestout's decision will ensure that no others will have to undergo the traumatic experiences brought upon our family. we urge all catholics to put aside political points of view and pray that our church will remain in christ's love." >>> coming up, we have breaking news that national advertising has been suspended tonight on rush limbaugh's radio show. that's next. >>> and in "the rewrite," mitt romney is now basing his run for the presidency on the big lie. his biggest lie and the political press will let him get away with it. all [ male announcer ] with six indulgently layered desserts, all at 150 calories or less, there's definitely a temptations for you. unless you're one of those people who doesn't like delicious stuff. temptations. it's the first jell-o that's just for adults. who doesn't like delicious stuff. an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better c

barbara johnson sent us a statement late today. understand this letter does not pertain to the events that occurred at our mother's funeral, we are hopeful that bishop knestout's decision will ensure that no others will have to undergo the traumatic experiences brought upon our family. we urge all catholics to put aside political points of view and pray that our church will remain in christ's love." >>> coming up, we have breaking news that national advertising has been suspended tonight on rush limbaugh's radio show. that's next. >>> and in "the rewrite," mitt romney is now basing his run for the presidency on the big lie. his biggest lie and the political press will let him get away with it. [ male announcer ] fighting pepperoni heartburn and pepperoni breath? fight both fast with new tums freshers! concentrated relief that goes to work in seconds and freshens breath. new tums freshers. ♪ tum...tum...tum...tum... tums! ♪ [ male announcer ] fast relief, fresh breath, all in a pocket sized pack. hello? [ sea ] hello, this is the se

those conversations were about his refusal to give communion to barbara johnson. the ensuing uproar has many in the generally conservative paris defending him. >> we cannot compromise truth of the teaching of the church. >> for the family, his words are a slap in the face. >> this has ripped open a wound. it is filled with mischaracterization said and outright lies. >> he said she never told the priest her and her lover -- she never told the priest they were lovers. >> you cannot get to lovers and i think that is right. my mother only had one key role and this priest devastated it. >> barbara johnson was given communion moments after that incident by a eucharist the minister. father guarnizo did spend most of his ministry in russia and that is what he can come across as rough or cold. the archdiocese says only it is a personnel matter and cannot comment further. >> thank you. checking our other top stories tonight, a veteran is -- veterans are worried about losing their homes in the district. they have been told they have to be out of their rooms by tomorrow. offi

suspended for intimidating behavior but the leave is not linked to the denial of communion to barbara johnson who spoke to abc 7 news last month. the archdiocese says an inquiry is under way. >> gunfire erupted at an ihop at 6:30 in columbia heights. tonight, one man is hospitalized as police are searching for the shooter. richard reeve has the latest. >> an unusual location for a shooting inside an ihop. one shot fired. the victim is now in critical condition. police looking for the shooter. ♪ >> it is an unusual place for a shooting. >> it is unfortunate. >> and an unusual time. gunfire at 6:30 on a sunday morning. >> if it was really tragic. >> among those learning about the shooting inside the restaurant crowded with customers. >> kind of scary to know that considering that morning people are getting breakfast and someone is getting shot. >> police say it began with the fight that broke out among patrons. a dispute over a woman. a man was critically shot and wounded in the chest. >> all i can hope is that i cannot be a victim. >> mark johnson who has worked in the neighborhood was setting

he says barbara johnson introduced another woman as her lover, so he withheld communion. he says openly confessing sin should be done in a confessional and not before communion. he insists his actions were a warning to the church. ortiz has said he is confident he did the only thing a faithful catholic priest would do. >> today the weather is definitely a different flavor. we have a storm coming in from the west. there is some rain, some light showers. north of the maryland line, the sun is shining in west pennsylvania. we have an interesting situation around the chesapeake bay. there is a stalled front out near the potomac river and south of us. to the east of that front, northeast of that front, very cool marine air. it is moist, it has got clouds coming east wind, and chilly temperatures. stuck in the 50's. a little warmer west of the front coming out close to where the rain is. we will try to explain what is going on and where we are headed in the forecast, coming up. >> right now fire crews are trying to figure out because of a fire, a house fire in harford county. h

she is barbara johnson and she is standing by for me. going to tell me what she wants to happen and find out what the church told her. first important advice about your bank account and life insurance. >> time now for the help desk where we get answers to your financial questions. joining me this hour, john alzheimers, president of consumer education. lynn northwest cox is a personal finance author and founder of the blog ask the money coach.com. guys, thank you for being here. john, first question comes from beth in michigan. beths said she and her husband disagree wa to do with an extra $500 a month. they contribute 20% to retirement accounts and $5,000 a year to their kid's 529 plan for college. they want to know if they should pay down their mortgage or invest in the market. >> i think they should split the difference. there's no perfect way to place that 500 bucks. put 250 in the market, 250 towards the principal of the mortgage. and you're winning in both situations. you're paying down probably pretty inexpensive debt and putting m

barbara johnson said the priest denied her communion because she lived with another woman. the archdiocese apologized for what happened. >>> in decision 2012, a victory for rick santorum ahead of tomorrow's primaries in alabama and mississippi. the republican presidential candidate won saturday's caucus in kansas. he picked up 20 of the state's delegates but still is second behind mitt romney in the total delegate count. santorum is in a virtual three-way tie in polls out of alabama ahead of tomorrow's primaries. >>> newt gingrich is also dismissing calls to bow out of the presidential race. the former house speaker says his campaign will rebound after wins in alabama and mississippi tomorrow. he also criticized mitt romney's campaign. gingrich said on fox news that romney is the worst republican front-runner since leonard wood in 1920 because he is a weak candidate and nearly all conservatives oppose him. >>> 6:06. tonight you can share your opinions of a potential plan to widen the bw parkway. the greenbelt city council meeting will discuss a new study on the parkway by t

. >> reporter: barbara johnson says the priest had a issue with the sexual orientation a few minutes before the mom's funeral began at the st. john catholic church in gaithersburg e learned she was lesbian when she stepped forward to take communion she says he told her i can't give you communion because you live with a woman amount few minutes later when she began her eulogy she says he walked off the altar and didn't come back until she was finished and the far refused to accompany her -- and she says the father refused to accompany her mother's body to the cemeteryp she says see wanted to gib the mother a dignified funeral but the priest took that away. >> we don't get a do-over. it was the one moment to pass from this earth. >> reporter: the archdiocese of washington concede the priest act the improperly and should have addressed any issues in a private pastoral setting. linda so, abc2 news. >>> we want to know what you think about this. head to the official abc2 news facebook fan page and give us your thoughts on this story and the priest's decision not to offer communion. >>> no

artist barbara johnson says the priest denied her communion because she lived with another woman. the archdiocese apologized for what happened. >>> it's a fight for the south in decision 2012. tomorrow mississippi and alabama both hold primaries where three gop presidential candidates could pull off wins. rick santorum has said that newt gingrich should step aside so a head-to-head contest between him and mitt romney could happen sooner rather than later. a win in alabama could significantly boost romney's lead in the delegate county. newt gingrich says winning both states would keep him in the running. the former house speaker from georgia has mostly campaigned in the southment and so far, he's only won his home state and south carolina. >>> right now romney has 377 delegates. santorum has 146 followed by gingrich with 112. and ron paul with 31. the challengers need 1,144 delegates to become the republican presidential nominee. >>> george mcdonnell and martin o'malley had different political views yesterday. they were guests on "meet the press" and clashed on social and economic

the priest says barbara johnson openly confessed her sin so he withheld communion. he says she forced the issue on him just moments before the funeral. he-- he has since been placed on administrative leave. >>> today a judge is expected to set a trial date in the wikileaks case of private bradley manning. he's due to appear at a hearing in fort meade. he leaked nearly half a million sensitive documents to the website. the defense, however, says manning is a troubled soldier and should have never had access to material in the first place and the material did little or no harm to national security. >>> a search is under way for a sexual predator in the burke area of fairfax county. police say a 24-year-old woman was dragged into a wooded area in the 9700 block of commonwealth boulevard wednesday. the suspect reportedly threatened the victim with a knife or some other kind of sharp object and then sexually assaulted her. >>> more police officers, more money for libraries and a one- time $2,000 bonus for most county workers. that's what montgomery county executive ike l

barbara johnson says that's really not enough. johnson's family wants the archdiocese to remove the reverend, saying he failed to provide her mother with a dignified funeral mass. >>> and new this morning, the laurel police department has released video of a man struck by a hit-and-run driver. police have yet to identify that driver. this captured by metro bus they say will help track him down. the victim was hit wednesday on route 198. a white pick-up truck hit that pedestrian. he was thrown about 30 feet down a hill. he suffered broken bones and is in critical condition this morning. >>> a harford county sheriff's deputy will undergo surgery today on his arm. he suffered a serious cut chasing a suspect who eventually got away. the deputy was responding 0 to what came in as a home invasion call in edgewood. a third person remains on the run. >> the third dove through a plate glass window and in diving through the plate glass window, the deputy tried to stop the individual and received a severe cut to his arm. >> that deputy has b

. >> reporter: bar were a -- barbara johnson want to the give her mother a dig night funeral and neverht it would turn out like this. she claims the priest providing over the -- presiding over the service had a issue with her sexual orientation. a few minutes before the funeral began in gaithersburg the father learned she was a lesbian when she stepped forward to take communion he says i cannot because you lib with a woman. she says the priest walked off the altar and didn't come back until she finished her eulogy. she says it gets worse. father marcel refused to accompany her mother's body to the cemetery. she was told he had suddenly become ill. >> no family should have to suffer what we did by this man. >> reporter: the archdiocese of washington issued a written statement conceding he he should have addressed issues in a private setting. linda so, abc2 news. >>> on this thursday morning, the -- do you feel it was right for the priest to refuse communion during her mother's communion. leave comments at wmar facebook fan page. >>> classes at chardon high school will not begin until to

the father says barbara johnson openly confessed her sin so he withheld the communion. she forced the issue on him just moments before the funeral. now, she says he is lying and she never introduced her partner, let alone called the woman her lover. he has been placed on administrative leave. >>> a new anti-smoking ad campaign is getting ready to launch nationwide. and when it does, it should raise a few eyebrows and perhaps even turn a few stomachs. and that's exactly what it's intended to do. matt jablow has details. >> i'm going to get ready in the morning. >> reporter: get ready to see a lot of terry hall whose long time smoking habit led to cancer of the larynx. >> my fingers started to go piece by piece. >> reporter: roosevelt smith is about to have his 15 minutes of fame as well. >> even when i was having my heart attacks, i still smoked a cigarette during the heart attack. yes. >> reporter: smith and hall are two of the people pro filed in a new graphic ad campaign designed by the centers for disease control to get people to stop smoking. >> advertising works. s

the afternoon diocese of washington has apologized and despite the apology, barbara johnson's family wants the arch diocese to remove the reverend. they say he caused unnecessary suffering and failed to provide her mother with a dignified funeral mass. >>> weather wise, it was a warm, warm day, no question about that. how warm? dulles 67, baltimore 67. 70 in ocean city today before the fog rolled in. mile mild pictures of that. clear across the state tonight, temperatures falling off, yes, down into the mid 40s. even in some spots north and is west of the city in the 30s. we climb back tomorrow and with a cloud cover increasing, i think upper 50s will be about it. we talk about our peak chance for rain over the weekend and look to how temperatures will trend cooler next week. it's all straight ahead. >>> aberdeen police used a taser on a man last night before arresting him after a girls basketball playoff game. aberdeen arrested 30-year-old tioni carroll was trying to leave but for security reasons couldn't use the door he wanted to and he got into it with police when they wouldn't l

but barbara johnson says that's not enough. johnson's family wants the arch diocese wants to remove the reverend saying he provided her mother with an indignified funeral mass. >>> officers say suspects bought coke in baltimore city and then sold it in allatoona, post-season, in and around that area. partners say damian floyd is accused of being the ringleader. investigators say about five pounds of cocaine have been sold in a week and has a street value of about $2 million. >>> news time now 6:05. we've learned this morning nearly 2000 people could have jobs in western maryland. the maryland petroleum council says western maryland could be home to more than 350 new natural gas wells. economists say the wells could bring in an estimated $440 million over a 30-year period. that proposal is still awaiting approval. >>> anne arundel county police are trying to track down a man who robbed a woman outside of a chesapeake academy. that woman told police that she was walking towards the school's entrance on wednesday when the man grab

suspension is not related to the incident last month where he denied communion to an artist, barbara johnson, because she was in a relationship with another woman. >>> well, it is selection sunday, the night the ncaa chooses the tournament teams that will play for the men's college basketball championship. well, the announcement sent some teams to the big dance and others to the couch. hakem dermish chose to be at georgetown tonight. >> that was fun to be at georgetown, in the cafeteria with all the students. i didn't take any of their food. i wanted to. the food at georgetown looked pretty good. it's good food for a party. >> and a party there will be. >> exactly. selection sunday is pretty much a national holiday, and in six of the last seven years georgetown has been invited to partake in the march madness. this year the hoyas are back in the big dance, ready to crash the party. >> oh, yeah, we are dancing. georgetown earned the number 3 seed in the midwest region. the hoyas will play the number 14 seed, belmont, on friday in columbus, ohio. georgetown met belmont in the first round of th

the incident happened last month during a funeral mass for barbara johnson's mother. johnson said she is deeply saddened by the actions. the archdiocese place the priest on the minister believe saying he was removed because of intimidating behavior toward perished staff members. gay marriage opponents in maryland have officially launched the effort to overturn the state's new law. the marriage alliance announced a petition yesterday to collect 56,000 signatures, how many in these to force a referendum on the november ballot. >> the federal government wants to shock smokers into quitting. the cdc will launch an ad campaign that shows people whose smoking lead to things like heart disease tracheotomies lost limbs or paralysis. the $54 million ad campaign is the largest and starkest anti- smoking pushed ever. spending more on almost every form of transportation and the fallout from an anti goldman sachs op ed. >> good morning. topping america's money, gas prices may be peaking. signs california prices will go down soon and other areas could follow. gas is up 5 cents in t

not specifically because you're used to give communion two weeks ago to barbara johnson because she is a lesbian. >> it's interesting how coincidental the time is. >> when she went up to coming in the priest said she was living in sin and could not receive the host. he did not believe she could but -- could receive the actual body and blood of christ. the washington archdiocese says it is not the place to judge someone's heart at communion. >> you do not do it in the public. you have a one-on-one conversation. >> you have no right to refuse anyone communion. >> they issued a statement saying it was hurtful that his decision will insure no others will have to undergo the traumatic experiences brought upon their family. it is not clear just where the priest is now or how long the investigation will take. i just spoke with it to the parishioners and they say this parish is very confused. people are in shock. they cannot believe what happened. they say the father is very popular here. he teaches sunday school. the kids love him. he teaches all of the causes. he is big in the pro-life movem

barbara johnson and her family requested the archdiocese remove the priest. the archdiocese has apologized for his actions at the funeral in february. federal authorities have taken the lead hunting for a man who opened fire during two convenience store robberies here. derek valcourt explains why the fbi is getting involved. >> reporter: good morning, a lot of tiles robbers just point a gun and demanding money but this robber is pulling the trigger. this footage shows the suspect the fbi calls dangerous. last tuesday he gave a clerk inside this store the scare of a lifetime. in the video you can see he pulls out a handgun and points it at the cashier, that is when the suspect goes behind the counter. police say he fired a shot and made off with cash from the register. >> we are asking every 1 to look at this video. >> police believe that robber was one of two suspects last seen in late february robbing another store, but in that case the fbi says the same suspect shot a customer in the chest. an innocent bystander who was reaching for his wallet. that custome

he refused to let barbara johnson receive communion at her mother's funeral.ow, barnizo says he would have done the same thing if someone had shown up drunk to church and he's criticizing the washington archdiocese for the way it handled the case. johnson said he is deeply saddened by barnizo's actions. >>> new evidence shows eating white rice increases its risk of type 2 diabetes. researchers say refining white rice leaves it with less fiber, vitamins and other minerals that may protect from diabetes. they recommend replacing the white rice with brown rice. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news. the ravens lose even more players to free agency. >>> mark has the latest on who is headed out of town, coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,, girl: i want to tell you about my friend. his name is ben. ben learned about a homeless boy who had an infected tooth, and the boy died. that made ben really sad. he wrote a law so every kid can see a dentist. we have special dental van that goes from school to school. he even helps make sure we learn how to brush our teeth. he's my friend,

father marcel bornizo says barbara johnson introduced another woman as her lover.says that is openly confessing sin. so he withheld communion for that reason. father bornizo has been suspended. >>> pope benedict is getting ready for a visit to cuba. and the future of a maryland man will be on his agenda. according to supporters, the pope will press for the release of alan gross, who has been held in a cuban jail for more than two years. he has been convicted of bringing spying equipment to the island. but his family says it was just to help the cuban people. pope benedict is expected to visit march 26th through 28th. >>> a new army charging document. now buildings bradley manning aided terrorists with its actions. weijia jiang has more on these developments as they unfolded. >> reporter: bradley manning faces 22 charges, including aiding the enemy. his defense attorney asked exactly who that was. and without hesitation, the military judge answered al qaeda. >> reporter: a security detail escorted pfc bradley manning into a courthouse thursday, as he takes one step

artist barbara johnson says the priest denied her communion at the funeral because she was living with another woman. the archdiocese says the suspension is not related to the communion incident of last month. the archdiocese apologized for what happened in that instance. >>> maryland lawmakers are discussing a partial ban on smoking in cars. today the debate resumed on a bill that would allow outlaw smoking when there are passengers in the car who are under the age of 8. supporters say second-hand smoke is harmful to children. they amended the measure last friday which would have included passengers under the age of 16. lawmakers changed the age to make it easier to enforce since kids under 18 have -- under 8 rather have to ride in car seats. >>> she is a woman who works wonders with buildings. linda rabbit was the first woman in the washington area to start a construction company. rand construction is now one of the largest in the country founded by a woman. pat lawson muse has her story. three this is the hangar at general dynamics. >> reporter: linda rabbit is founder and ceo of ra

artist barbara johnson says the priest denied her communion because she lived with another woman. the archdiocese apologized for what happened. >>> if you park in the district pay close attention to the street sweeper parking signs. starting today the department of public works will ticket people who violate no parking zones when street sweepers are working. during street sweeping season, which runs through the end of october, those, there will be restricted parking on some residential streets. dpw says some blocks have new sweeping times this year and crews could sweep more than once a day. by the way, the ticket is $30. >> say street sweep 30 times fast. >> don't do it. >>> gas prices as you know keep getting up there. the national average for regular jumped 12 cents the last two weeks. right now the average is 3.80. a lot of folks say if the price keeps going up they'll have to make changes. news 4's tracee wilkins reports. >> reporter: here in beltsville outside the beltway live serious commuters. while they're just about five miles from the city. during lunch that commute can

same john newman catholic church suspended reverend marcelle garnizo who excluded a woman named barbara johnson from communion during her mother's funeral last month. in his first statement since the suspension he says johnson revealed her sexual orientation without being asked. and that he responded according to catholic doctrine. he writes today, i am confident that my own view that i did the only thing a faithful catholic priest could do in such an awkward situation, quietly with no intention to hurt or embarrass will be upheld. the church has said garnizo was suspended for intimidating behavior unrelated to the communion incident. >>> still ahead, metro workers are patrolling parking lots making a list of what's inside your car. we'll tell you why. >>> plus, this warm winter weather, does it mean this year's stink bug invasion is going to be bigger than ever? >>> i'm julie4++]l menu next year. >>> hashan pizza and black bean salad not exactly what you would imagine finding in a school lunch line, right? as julie carey is here to tell us both are under consideration as fairfax county public

artist barbara johnson says the priest denied her communion because she lives with another woman. archdiocese apologized for what happened there. >>> today american journalist marie colvin will be laid to rest. she was killed three weeks ago along with a french photographer during a bombing in homs, syria. there will be a funeral service and private burial in new york. colvin worked for the british newspaper "the sunday times" for 25 years. she was 56 years old. >>> rick santorum has new momentum in decision 2012 today. he picked up a win from the caucus in kansas. the victory comes ahead of critical primaries tomorrow in alabama and mississippi in the presidential race. santorum gained 20 of 40 delegates from saturday's win in kansas. he's still a distant second behind mitt romney in the total delegate count. despite romney's lead, santorum says he hopes undecided voters look past the numbers. >> so the math is not the issue. the issue is vision. the issue is that governor romney having outspent me 10-1 is still not able to close the deal and is not on a path himself to get to th

lesbian communion last month is defending his action speaking out in a letter, essaid he rejected barbara johnsonme reason he won't have given communion to a noncatholic, a divorced person, someone who was drunk as catholic law directs. johnson complained that he walked out of her eulogy. he priest says he left the service because he had a migraine. take a look at this now with several hours of flooding did, this is central ohio village of hebron. firefighters and dive teams rescued at least ten people surprised by the fast-moving water. red cross setting up a shuttler for family who's can't go home. >>> in lake county, florida, a veterans group expressed outrage over a version of the american flag flying outside the democratic headquarters. the flag with a picture of the president underneath the actual american flag. nearly a dozen vets went to the door to complain. >> i can't describe how upset i was. because you just don't do that to the american flag. >>> we can now tell you the flag was taken down a short time ago. >>> more than 900 cities in the united states have streets named after martin

artist barbara johnson says the priest denied her communion because she lives with another woman. the archdiocese apologized for what happened. >>> warm, spring day today. but more is on the way, perhaps some spring showers along with it. >> let's find out. meteorologist veronica johnson is outside right now taking advantage of the beautiful day. it is gorgeous out there. >> reporter: it is super nice. just super nice. of course, any chance we get in weather to get outside we do just that and boy oh, boy, today, nice and mild, in the low 70s. really i should apologize because i've got the long sleeves on today. it's short sleeve weather, folks. 71 degrees the temperature all through the area. very much like may with our temperatures throughout the area with that warm southwest wind running some 20 degrees above average. but the only thing with this warm weather that we get that we don't like a lot of us is the pollen. today the pollen count is moderate for trees, cedar, and cyprus and juniper, some of the big offenders and that count likely to be rising high this week. we're talki

the reverent was place -- reverend was placed on leave, regarding a different incident still barbara johnson's family hopes the action will ensure others don't suffer the same treatment. >>> we go to the campaign trail now where the top republican hopefuls, are zeroed in on the deep south polls show a tight three way contest ahead of tomorrow's key primaries in alabama and mississippi, fresh off victories in saturday's kansas kaw suss, rick santorum believes he has what -- caucuses rick santorum believes he has what it takes to win both states. >>> we've lost that sound we should tell you santorum is calling for newt gingrich to step aside saying a head to head contest between himself and romney should happen sooner rather than later. gingrich predicts he will win tomorrow's primaries he is calling romney the weakest gop front runner a ventry a win for romney -- century a win for romney could all but close out the nominating process. >>> an issue to play out in the polls is gas prices the cost of a gallon is up 12¢ over the past 2 weeks while some suggest president barack obama may be responsi

the father says he rejected barbara johnson under the same reason he would not give communion to a noncatholic plained he walked out in the midget of her eulogy. he says he left the service because he had a migraine. take a look at these pictures here. look at this. several hours of flooding did this. this is the central ohio village of hebron. firefighters rescued at least ten people surprised by the fast-moving water. and the red cross has now set up a shelter for families now displaced. >>> and on his way to prison. but just still acting like the political star that he is, former illinois governor rod blagojevich arrived in denver a short time ago to spend the next 14 years at a federal prison there. despite a brave face, he told folks as he was leaving home in chicago, it will be tough. >> i have to go do what i have to go do, and this is the hardest thing i've ever had to do. >> blagojevich was convicted of all 17 charges. by the way, he will be in the same prison where former enron president jeffrey skilling is housed, as well. >>> and lake, florida, a veterans group expressed outrage ov

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stories about barbara mikulski and her personality, but i can tell you that i took barbara mikulski to tour the johnson space center in 2001, and we did a wonderful event at baylor college of medicine to talk about the research that's being done and the biomedical sciences on the space station. i thought, well, you know, i'm going to bring barbara in when we can show her a little bit of texas, because we know texas has a lot of personality, and sometimes we are thought to have a little too much fun. but, boy, i'll tell you what, barbara is one of us. i brought her into the houston rodeo. during the month of the houston rodeo, everybody is go texan, and everybody dresses texan, which means cowboy. and we have a great time. so i took barbara mikulski into the steer auction where just this past saturday a steer was sold for $460,000. the grand champion steer, i might say. and all of that money goes for scholarships for our young people to go to college. barbara mikulski comes in to the steer auction, and she looks around. there are 2,000 people at the breakfast before all these people are going to go and

representative conyers, jackson lee, brown, barbara lee, richmond, nadler, johnson, green, quigley, rush, deutch, yvette clarke, danny davis, carson, meeks, sewell, richardson, waters, chu and cohen. i cannot tell you how comforting it was, mr. speaker, to his parents and to everyone there to see such very strong support from this body. together we can continue to apply pressure in the case of trayvon martin, a little boy from my district, district 17, miami-dady county, florida, and -- miami-dade county, florida, 32 days and still no justice. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on the motion to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered, or on which the vote incurs objection to under clause 6 of rule 20. any recorded votes on the postponed question will be taken later. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today it adjourn to

barbara? >> we sure do. thanks a lot, we'll see you soon, pat. vgts time for a final check on the forecast. veronica johnsonng next to me now. >> despite the clouds and fog, don't let the clouds scare you. you can still get outside and exercise some for today. i want to start with the radar. we still have the shower, thundershower hanging on around fredericksburg. it's moving southeastward. heavier rain falling, paulg east towards dahlgren and front royal area. so in the next couple of minutes, you'll be seeing some lightning. the temperatures in the 70s. d.c., 70s, to the south and east, and the 6 0s instead of 70s for the plains. we've got the cooler air coming in with the weather front that will come here saturday and sunday. so some clouds around the area today. very limited sunshine. and still running much above average. the average now, 58 degrees. your evening forecast, we're into the mid 60s by 9:00. isolated shower probably still in the forecast for your early-evening. then tomorrow, 79, the high. you want to stay weather-ready, we could see more showers. sunshine for friday, the high 80, and the w

bar johnson says she wanted to give her mother a dignified funeral and never thought it would turn out like this. barbarathe priest who was presiding over the service had an issue with her sexual orientation a few minutes before the funeral began last saturday at st. john newman catholic church in gaithersburg he learned she was a lesbian. when he she ted forward to take communion he said he couldn't give her communion because she libs with a woman. when she began the eulogy she says the priest walked off thealtar and didn't come back until she finished. she says it gets worse. far marcel arei tuesdayed to accompany her -- refused to accompany her mother's body to the funeral and she was told he suddenly became ill. >> no other family should have to suffer what we did from this man. >> reporter: the archdiocese of washington issued a written statement conceding the priest acted improperly and should have addressed any issues in a private setting. linda so, abc2 news. >>> whoa want your two cents. you feel it was right for the priest to refuse the woman communion during the mom's funeral. weigh in and let

stories about barbara mikulski and her personality, but i can tell you that i took barbara mikulski to tour the johnson space center in 2001, and we did a wonderful event at baylor college of medicine to talk about the research that's being done and the biomedical sciences on the space station. i thought, well, you know, i'm going to bring barbara in when we can show her a little bit of texas, because we know texas has a lot of personality, and sometimes we are thought to have a little too much fun. but, boy, i'll tell you what, barbara is one of us. i brought her into the houston rodeo. during the month of the houston rodeo, everybody is go texan, and everybody dresses texan, which means cowboy. and we have a great time. so i took barbara mikulski into the steer auction where just this past saturday a steer was sold for $460,000. the grand champion steer, i might say. and all of that money goes for scholarships for our young people to go to college. barbara mikulski comes in to the steer auction, and she looks around. there are 2,000 people at the breakfast before all these people are going to go and

johnson, there have not been specific individuals who were tasked with these responsibilities? >> that's correct. >> at the white house or -- >> that's right. >> is located between vera glaser's question and 1969, barbara'sappointment in april of 1971, is a fascinating time to look at because it shows not only the diversity of opinions among the white house staff, which is emblematic of the diversity of kinds of people that the president had in his dad and his cabinet. in a, i think today we have have this kind of ideological purity of politics and that was not the case then. >> tell us about that. who was on different sides of this discussion? >> barbara has already mentioned several people. bob finch and several others. don rumsfeld had come in from congress to be head of the office of the economic opportunity. was considered a person of interest for this. lin garment had sympathy to this. and there were several others. ray price i think. >> as a speechwriter. >> speechwriter, and a number of others. >> what about on the other side? >> at the same time your people like pat buchanan, a speechwriter, and a whole raft of other men. in interviewing some of barbara's colleagues in the office of, and the per