he appoints james blaine to be secretary of state. blaine is a half, believes in civil service warm and is rubble with the closest member of the cabinet to garfield. he appoints a number of others of orders to other key positions in the cabinet. and then he appoints a number of others were neither half read nor stalwart. he appoints robert todd lincoln, lincoln's son to be the secretary of war. the feud between conkling and garfield takes out almost immediately. garfield appoints an enemy of conkling to be the port collector of new york. a judge by the name of william robertson. conkling says that you cannot of to that job, that the job that i control. garfield says -- i'm president. conkling says -- senatorial courtesy, a new york job, you can't do it without. -- without me. garfield says -- i just appointed him. conkling then says -- i will show you, i will resign from the senate. in the others editor from new york both quit, believing that the new york legislature will then reappoint him to come back to the senate and not only show

blaine can't find his car. can't even see. >> it really becomes black as night. you get a sense that it's kind of the end of the world because it's this rusty, brown color that envelops you. >> blaine finally makes out the faint red lights of cars paralyzed when the massive haboob extinguished the street lights. >> everybody else seems to be hiding out, too. >> this sudden darkness is the most perilous aspect of the storm, one tat can result in deadly accidents on the road. >> the primary danger that these people are going to experience is the rapid loss of this visibility, particularly if you're in any kind of vehicle, like a car, a plane, what have you. you run the risk of crashing that vehicle because you simply cannot see what is in front of you. >> and this large, dense haboob spares no square inch of ground in its path. this time lapse by photographer michael binski shows a different angle. from this spot near the heart of the city, you can see the storm roll right over the phoenix skyline, including a busy i-10 in the foreground. but just before the haboob

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. >>> blaine alexander is standing by live. she talked to the men who saw this start rolling in the first place. blaine? >> reporter: it was right here in this area that freddie gray was arrested. you can see the balloons marking the spot. in the past few weeks, we have seen the video on tv stations around the country, hundreds and hundreds of times. that is because of a man named kevin moore who whipped out a cell phone, a smartphone similar to this one and hit record. now, i caught up with kevin moore earlier this afternoon. he told me that he and freddie gray were friends and he says on that day, he actually heard the commotion outside and came outside to see what was going on. i asked him what it was that caught him to pull out his smartphone and start rolling. here's what he told me. >> this is before i knew it was freddie. they had him pinned down and i heard the screams and the screams were something like, something out of a horror movie. you know what i mean? i was, like, wow, that is a genuine scream. somebody is in pa

blaine. >> the mayor was very specific. she said all nonessential businesses must close between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. that means all bars, all restaurants, entertainment venues have to go dark in enough time to make it home before 10:00. when many restaurants rely on a profitable weekend, even a week long curfew could cause some long-term damage. >> when your neighborhood draws this much of a crowd during the day, for surrounding restaurants, you would think that would mean a profitable night. >> have a good night, take care. >> as nighttime falls on baltimore, business owners learn the 10:00 curfew applies to everyone. people on the street and the restaurants that are issuely usually open to serve them. >> friday and saturday nights are really busy. >> for new york fried chicken, the owner says complying with the mayor's orders on friday night meant actually putting people out of their restaurant. >> it was really busy and people will keep coming and trying to order. we couldn't serve, because we have to leave around 9:

and just before we came on the air i talked to blaine. and he told me this, he said today is a great day for freedom, every american should have freedom to live and work according to their beliefs without fear of punishment from the government. and that is what the judge ruled there. so it's a victory for hands-on originals. >> and the next step, appeal. >> possibly so. we'll see how it plays out. >> let's turn now to baltimore. what we were watching there is disastrous for the city. businesses being torched. i'm afraid the community has been so severely wounded that it's going to be a long time before they recover from this because of the inept leadership in part of the city. >> well, this is absolutely outrageous. and then earlier today, president obama -- i had a chance to watch and then rewatch what he said. and he really was the community organizer in chief today, lou. 90 seconds he went after the criminal thugs but he spent five minutes going after the police department. seeming to go after them and saying they're the big problem he

david blaine was doing magic tricks.s almost like a carnival atmosphere for just just a bunch of humanity hanging out together, positive vibes for sure. i returned to the state police base camp and waited to see where things would go. right as curfew started they headed out. >> on foot or in vehicles. >> follow them into the city right to the center of the action pennsylvania and north avenue. >> there is a curfew. >> it seems that the curfew last night worked. no incidents. all the troopers made it back safe. as far as we no baltimore was mostly quiet. >> new york city last night. actually at the right moment right in the middle of the city. cops are coming from one direction. my car cannot move. dangerous. new york city where you can't get through. >> i can't move my car. >> ice cream an expletive. he said something like me .-dot if you care about my bp report. get out of my way. bill: so much of it is out of context. riled up and upset. a conversation about the line between brutality and aggressive policing. ♪ >> you

she's interesting. >> blaine's also in jail on drug possession charges.itted to us that she used to shoplift lingeree in which she would sell in order to support a meth habit. she has found the jail's version of lingerie is considerably less stylish. >> i would rather not wear underwear than have to wear these, you know. that hurts. it hurts. >> but even jail attire can't extinguish the flames of passion. >> we write back and forth. her letters are kind of cool. >> lindsey's hot. have you seen her naked? oh, my god. she's hot. >> we just have chemistry, you know what i mean? it's there. i dig her. >> she's going to look great behind my hiney, oh, my god. whoo! >> she makes me blush. am i blushing now? >> a little bit. >> a little bit? >> coming up -- >> i'm kind of bummed. >> tami butcher gets bad news. >> i threw a temper tantrum. i came out and go noooo! >> and donald stokes says his good-byes. >> waiting for that chance to grab the rest of my things and head on down the road. it could be any time now. but it seems like every minute has taken hours. >>>

it was blaine on heavy rains that undermine a one-year-old retaining wall. -- 100-year-old retaining wall. the six police officers accused in the death of a baltimore man want their trial moved. attorneys for the officers filed a change of venue request. the arrest and death of freddy gray last month. wave of protest and riots in baltimore. they say it is evidence the officers cannot get a fair trial in baltimore. a virginia task force or commenced when he all combat sexual violence on college campuses. third the recommendations include a response team in every campus. colleges are also being asked to develop pension plans. the panel wants to see more options for reporting attacks. next, a change is underway outside the white house. when visitors will see steel spikes atop the fence surrounding the president's home. another hot, muggy day. when we will finally see relief from the heat. maureen: the redskins have a couple of new players. tim: wait to hear what is being maureen: a man accused of jumping the fence outside the white house will go on trial july 27. a judge set the trial d

a lighter moment on the streets of baltimore courtesy of david blaine the street magician entertainedfficers with a few illusions. they posted this video on their twitter account. >>> aching joints injured leg, furry paws. the new tech feeknique used to help heal our four-legged friend frkts. >>> and a young woman stricken by a rare disease gets her time to shine. >>> every athlete has to treat their body right. now there is an underwater treadmill that promotes healing for injured legs and sore joints. it's allowing patients to make great strides. but these athletes walk on all fours. nbc's wendy rieger takes a closer look. >> i know. i know. >> reporter: it's therapy day for juno the terrier. she got into a car accident and broke her fumeeeler. that's an entire that can leave a dog with a permanent limp or chon chonic pain. in is the h2oasis. warm water fills this tank to her shoulders and then a treadmill starts to roll and juno begins wet walkies. >> it takes the weight off the joints but the resistance in the water helps us build muscle. >> reporter: once or twice a week june no

also one in blaine county.ped hail, but so far, no significant damage has been reported. >> and guess what the region is not finished with the threat of severe storms and flooding. more water on the way. meteorologist pedram javaheri joins with more on that. >> good morning. a devastating story out of texas. and it's continuing. you take a look at the images. thousands of vehicles stranded in a four to six-hour period. we're pushing up to 200 gauges in the rivers flooding in this region. it will make its way downstream with the nature of how the volumes of water want to move to the gulf of mexico in the end but of course this is a concern if you're getting heavy rainfall in texas and oklahoma. over the last several days some of the heaviest rainfall in the most densely populated region in the purple northern of san antonio and houston and dallas. 20 inches have come down since the 1st of may. that's a 100-year event that's taking place across okc. still additional rainfall especially late this week. 1 to 2 inch

a lighter moment on the streets of baltimore courtesy of david blaine the street magician entertainedf police officers with a few illusions. they posted this video on their twitter account. >>> aching joints injured leg, furry paws. the new tech feeknique used to help heal our four-legged friend frkts. >>> and a young woman stricken by a rare disease gets her time to shine. yeah, i'm married. does it matter? you'd do that for me? really? yeah, i'd like that. who are you talking to? uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from state farm at three in the morning. who is this? it's jake from state farm. what are you wearing jake from state farm? [ jake ] uh... khakis. she sounds hideous. well she's a guy, so... [ male aason more people stay with state farm. get to a better state. ♪ ♪ >>> every athlete has to treat their body right. now there is an underwater treadmill that promotes healing for injured legs and sore joints. it's allowing patients to make great strides. but these athletes walk on all fours. nbc's wendy rieger takes a closer look. >> i know. i kn

there are hundreds of clusters like this one that line the banks of the blaine co river for miles. >> we are say. >> reporter: the martin family survived rising flood waters by fleeing to their attic. their home is one of approximately 4,000 structures damaged or destroyed in the city. the state can't catch a break. >> look at that debris. >> late wednesday a suspected tornado was spotted in the texas panhandle. the risk for severe weather is expected to stick around for friday into the weekend. omar virkz llafranca, whim beryl, texas. >>> police in los angeles have arrested a map for rt starting a fire that destroyed a huge apartment complex under construction and damaged nearby office towers. it looked like a huge bonfire. you could see the darn thing for miles. fortunately nobody was hurt. there's a 56-year-old in custody tonight held on bond. >>> a waldorf man trapped in a burning home is alive thanks to a charles county police officer and some neighbors who ran right into that burning home. police say 44-year-old leon hendrix was on the floor unconscious. they think he might have

there's a confirmed tornado that touched down in custer county also one in blaine county.torm dropped hail but so far no significant damage has been reported. >> the region is not finished with its weather woes. more severe storms are in the forecast. meteorologist pedram javaheri has more on that. just amazing amount of water and the damage it can do. >> absolutely. unfortunately, we're seeing more this hour guys. north of houston, severe thunderstorm warning issued a couple minutes ago right there, for about a 70 mile stretch north of houston, right off of i-45. about 10,000 people impacted by this large hail damaging winds with that storm system as it pushes in. the concern is if this gets anywhere near houston, more than rush hour but additional rainfall causing significant flooding to be in place to be exacerbated. the model takes the next round of wet weather, 4:00 5:00 in the afternoon, they begin to redevelop again around central texas. so we're going to watch this for potential for flooding. river gauge, just checking on the latest number 1 yisks them reported at

. >>> right now we want to send things over to blaine alexander. >> she's live at baltimore city hall where freddie gray supporters just wrapped up a rally there. >> reporter: that's right. in fact, that rally is just wrapping up a few steps from where i'm standing behind me at war memorial plaza. it started at the state attorney's office building. just to give you a sense how things have changed, how the mood has shifted in the streets of downtown baltimore since what many are calling that bombshell announcement earlier today, initially this rally was billed as a rally for justice, something pushing for the state's attorney to do what they're calling make the right choice. when we got here today, they were calling it a rally to applaud her decision. you can see that rally has changed. we'll look at video shot in the past hour and a half. it start the at the state's attorney's office and the crowd of several hundred people wove through the streets of downtown baltimore, took a loop and ended in front of city hall. i talked with one person and asked her how have her feelings changed fr

. >> my cousin kate might be there, our cousin david blaine, morgan sperlock, cousin john legend invitedsure hope he comes the global family reunion because you know, we're all family. really, we really, really are all family. >> that is what this gentle malpractice says. he is according to him at least, our cousin, aj jacobs who came up essentially saying that all of us here are related. >> that's right. hi cousin john, cousin kate, nice to see you. this started two years ago because i got an e-mail from a man who says you don't know me, but i'm your 12th cousin. i figure he's going to say here's my nigerian bank account. turns out he's part of this breed of researchers and scientists who are building the biggest family tree ever and it's not a tree anymore, it is forest. it is huge. in 160 countries, 240 million people. all connected on a single tree. all connected by blood and marriage. i'm on this tree, barack obama, lady gaga is on it, so it's really mind boggling. >> it's one thing to get a call from somebody or get an e-mail from somebody say we're related, that's fun, i need to g

. >> and this comment came in from blaine. any member of our military should get burried at arlington, period. comment continue to come in, and we want to know what you think. you can post them on our fox 29 facebook page. tweet us at fox 29 philly. be sure use the hashtag fox 29 weekend. >>> 8: 13, this morning's covered story, brings jenner right now making headlines once again, because he is going to be the cover model for vaunter fair magazine as a woman for the first time. he's become the very public face of people who are transgender or who are in transition. for single sex institutions like women's colleges it, has been a water shed year of changes. in our area, looking at bryn mawr college, they've already announced pretty big changes that were made just this february. our attorney, amy feldman, is here for women schools. good morning, aim. >> i good morning, karen? for women schools, this is so challenging. that will are we seeing? >> right. this is a really challenging issue that as you said is just now coming to the

of showtime networks matt blaine. -- blank. host: thank you, guys.istening backstage. and there's a lot of talk about over the top and how the cable carriers aren't so worried about cord cutting because they also sell broadband. but for you you have to think about cable in your channels both for retransition use but also for advertising. how worried are you about cord cutting? >> look, we need to grow our business. the traditional distribution is very mature right now. i think one of the key sound bites of this past week was in the comcast earnings where they announced that they now have more broadband subscribers than video subscribers. there's a new message. for us video subscribers have been critical. we intend to grow households. so i wouldn't say that i'm worried about cord cutting. i think there's a lot of opportunities in a lot of different corners to grow showtime and we want to take advantage of that. host: what do you think? >> i think we need ghetto the consumer. i think cord cutting is a terrific catchy term. it's not as ubiquitous of wha

that scenario is likely to be different than blaine, washington or in detroit. so for us to just -- at least for me to simplistically say it's at the ports of entry, between the ports of entry, it really depends on the area of the border. and we do have methods to be able to inform our judgments on where those redeployments should go. and we would be happy to -- >> first of all, i'm not asking for simplicity here because i realize it doesn't exist, this is incredibly complex and it's sector by sector and area by area and state by state and even beyond that. again, i realize the montana border is completely different than the canoe area up in minnesota and lake superior and detroit. i mean, this is a vast, vast border and all kinds of differences. i guess what i'll ask you, yeah, let's do a briefing. i want to understand the complexity. i want to understand exactly what you do know about anecdotely, have people loaded up canoes? are they flying it in small planes? are they catapulting drugs across the board with cannons? it's unbelievable as i've delved into this