to the united states, to brooklyn, who leaves her family, there is no work for her in brooklyn, it is a really lovely book about how she is able to settle in, find friends, she is called by her mother to come back to ireland. which side of the ocean she is going to live on. you don't know until the very end what decision she is going to make. it has got a little bit of mystery and a little bit of romance, and it is a very lovely book. we are out of it so i can't even show you a cover. we have sold so many copies this weekend. let me see. another immigrant novel is melissa alberto mary at's into the beautiful north. this is the second of an analyst at i have read. ..

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book festival. >> it's hosted by brooklyn bureau hall, and each buoy rowe has a president, and brooklyn's president is marty markowitz, and when he came into office he wanted to start a big booing festival because brooklyn has a lit rather tradition date back to walt whitman, richard wright, and these days we have many best sellers living in brooklyn. so it's a natural place for a book festival, and i contacted the hall and was able to help them to realize this vision of a big book festival, and it has quickly become the city's best book festival. this year, sunday, september 13th, will be the fourth annual brooklyn book festival. we will have over 150 authors participating, lit ramages, his was si organizations, very community-based book festival. it's an international book festival but with a strong brooklyn flavor. >> johnny temple, founder and

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. >> brooklyn, new york. brooklyn. in the house.h of what we know is a southern young man or are you through and through brooklyn? >> like most -- not like most, but like a lot of people, african-americans lived in chicago, detroit, new york, summertime your parents sent you down south. so many summers it was split up. it was spent half with my father's mother which is in snow, alabama and the other was spent in atlanta, georgia with my mother's mother, and she's the one that put me through morehouse and the nyu graduate film school. she lived to be 100 years old and she's an art teacher. she taught art for 50 years and the south and for 58 she never had one white student because of segregation, and a lot of white students missed out on a great teacher. anyway, she saved her social security checks for 50 years and used that money to send her grandchildren to college. so since i was the oldest i had first dibs. >> when you read about spike lee often in the media, it is said the lead tag line controversial. do you accept that and do y

why is it hard to remember the biggest battle of the war was fought in brooklyn? because the site has long ago vanished. has been paved over, built up an offense in. is just not there any longer. there are a few monuments, the prison ship martyr's monument. on monument to the sugar house prisoners in trinity church. but that is not the same as the real place. that is not the only reason the story of the prisoners of new york has disappeared. i would suggest there's another one, that is the anglo-american -- that germinated for the end of the nineteenth century and bloomed in the heat of two world wars. historians in those years like to dwell upon the english foundation of the american values and institutions. there was spirited talking the 89s and 1900s of anglo-saxon racial unity and anything that threatened to revive memories of the long, bitter struggle for american independence actually began to seem downright disloyal. consider, for example, the story of the spirit of '76, a silent film with graphic scenes of british brutality. it was famously suppressed unde

the investigation also turned up a brooklyn man accused of selling human kidneys. >> his business was to entice vulnerable people to give up a kidney for $10,000, which he in turn would turn around and sell for $160,000. >> reporter: one fbi official jokingly said it have the kind of corruption that would make tony soprano proud. >> whoa. >> >> reporter: pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> certainly does seem like something out of the sopranos. here's a look at your friday forecast: scattered showers and thunderstorms in the north either, soutasheant d gulf he ascot. strong storms later in the day from des moines to madson, wisconn.sico south texas gets some much needed rain. >>1 ewin nch orleans, 97 in dallas. a high of 83 in chicago and indianapolis. 84 in the twin cities. 90s from albuquerque to boise. a mild 75 in boston, 83 in new york and 93 in miami. >> feels like we've gone from giving you a pet story at the end of every half hour to now a wedding story. here's another one. when they vowed to take the plunge, they meant it. >> apparently. a soon to be couple were drenched

>>well,pparently there were aumber of cashouses in brooklyn.t essentily what would happen is someone whoad some money that theerm of art this theysed, that they got on tape was putting through the washing machine so people h money they wanted to put through the washing mhine. so they would write a check to a charitable organizatn connectewith one of these synogues or to the synagogue itlf and give tt to one of the rabbis who was involved. and then would take tat and through aontactin isra who had slush funds here or cash houses here in th united states, we then returthe money to -- -- would return cash to these ople who had written checks. but there are little ironies or litte oitys in this particular cas for example, th used to rurn the cash in cereal boxes, tin one ce there was 97,000ollars thatas stufd into an apple jacks box. and there was a cinnamon toast crunch box as wl so some of e stuff you couldn't even make up. >> well, what youentioned, i was struck by the level of colourfuldetail. this informant seem to have a zest for his job and

there was even a craving station and another expectant mom agrees to name her child brooklyn orcy ets free season tickets for life. >> this is what minor league teams do all the time. they have fun little promotions an stuff. if you want to o see good old fashioned baseball, have a good time for less money, go to the minors. >> i agree. they should have the third trimester moms run the bases and then maybe one would go into labor. >> what singer's daughter's name is brooklyn? >> donna summers. >> back in a moment. fios guy! where ya headed? ah, just installed fios in the whole building. now everyone has the fastest upload speeds. anwe're giving them a mini netbook. well, i'm sticking with cable. so's ted. (voice) no i'm not! he's just goofing. (voice) no i'm not! (sighing) ted has betrayed me. (announcer) unlike cable, fios brings 100% fiber optics straight to your home and when you switch now, you can get a free compaq mini netbook. just pay shipping, handling and taxes. with fios, you'll get razor-sharp tv, blazing fast internet and crystal-clear phe service all for just... sign up

it's been turned into the brooklyn navy. the rising and falling tide kept the water and the channel moving but never swiftly enough to clear away the greasy putrescent slick that encircle her after the necessary tubbs were brought from below and emptied over the side in the morning, a daily ritual. a flock of smaller vessels usually covered nearby among them don't always the same time. john, bristol pac and eight export the sometimes also took prisoners. when the jersey began to receive american prisoners isn't clear. it may have been when she was still in service as a hospital ship. but once she became a prison called the numbers soared and conditions rapidly deteriorated. among her first prisoners which john van dyke a furloughed artillery man who had the misfortune to be traveling on the brink taken by the enemy frigate iris. he and others when i came on board, vandyke recalled, her stench was so great i thought it would soon kill me. the rations he received were so short a person would think it was not passable, possible

welcome to bellies and baseball day for the brooklyn cyclones. included in the tag, pregame ma lamas class. seven inning stretch, the dads had to change a diaper. and moms to be could run or walk to bases, barefoot. teams said they would give free tickets to life if any mom went into labor during the game. but according to the website, that did not happen. >> that's all for the "late edition" tonight. thanks for joining us. i am jennifer gilbert. see you back here tomorrow night. have a great night. real time closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning ♪ is to get as far away from it all as possible. don't let erectile dysfunction get in the way. ♪ viva viagra! viagra, america's most prescribed ed treatment, can help you enjoy... a more satisfying sexual experience. ready to talk to your doctor? find out how at viagra.com ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. don't take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain... as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects may include headache, flushing, upset stomach, an

it happened at the heavenly hands beauty shop on ritchie highway and brooklyn park. police say saturday morning the vandals broke in, stole a computer and other equipment. then painted racist graffiti on the walls and sprayed a flammable liquid all over the place. >> i was a little standoffish. i'm not going to stay here, this is not for me, they want me gone, they won. my kids were like, well,ma, where you going? my sister around the corner, don't leave, don't leave. have i to travel. i don't have a car, you know? i'm like, i'm not going to just leave them hanging high and dry. i'm going to stick it out. i've been here two years, i'll going to be here. >> she'll stay put. if you have any information about the break-in there's a reward available to you on metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7-lockup. >>> 11 words that cost a woman $50,000. a chicago woman is being sued for a post she made on twitter. this is her quoting now "who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was bad for you? horizon realty thinks it's ok." her former landlord is suing her for the tweet, for defamation

as you can see in the northern portions of glen burnie, going towards the brooklyn park area. let me put a tracker on that. this system is basically making its way in that direction, and moving at about 20 miles an hour. it's going to be affecting essex and middle river at those times listed as it makes its way towards the north and east. your forecast for the next couple of hours, look for partly cloudy skies. a few showers around. temperatures will hold in the 80s. not everybody is going to see the rain, but it is out there. we'll tell you about the upcoming shower activity that we're going to be having for the remainder of the week and into the weekend in just a couple minutes. >> all right, norm, thank you. >>> some local students with learning disabilities are reaching out to american troops overseas. the harbor school in owings mills today packaged over 30 boxes with supplies that have been collected from students, parents, and staff members. they were stuffed with things like peanut butter, q tips, even sports equipment. the collection drive was put together by don emer

. >> frank mccourt was born in brooklyn but his irish born parents took the family back to ireland. his father was an abusive drunk and his family lived in a slum infested with vermin and filled with disease. he lost three siblings as a young boy. quit school at 14. somehow made it to a new york on a ship at 19. somehow enrolled at nyu, got his masters at brooklyn college, taught writing at new york state stuyvesant high school. then somehow managed to write about his upbringing in the book that became "angela's ashes." is his grim view of his irish childhood angered those back home. was almost too painful for many of us irish-americans to read and quickly won him the pulitzer prize. other books followed including "teacher man" but frank mccourt had already taught us so much about life and love and hate and survival. frank america court died here in new york. he was 76 years old. >>> when our broadcast continue, reflections on man's first step s on the moon now 40 years later. ♪ well it's a marvelous night for a moon dance ♪ ♪ well it's a marvelous night for a moon dance ♪ >>> the a

>> well, apparently there were a number of cash houses in brooklyn.t essentially what would happen is someone who had some money that the term of art this they used, that they got on tape was putting through the washing machine so people had money they wanted to put through the washing machine. so they would write a check to a charitable organization connected with one of these synagogues or to the synagogue itself and give that to one of the rabbis who was involved. and then he would take that and through a contact in israel who had slush funds here or cash houses here in the united states, we then return the money to -- -- he would return cash to these people who had written checks. but there are little ironies or little odditys in this particular case. for example, they used to return the cash in cereal boxes, to in one case there was 97,000 dollars that was stuffed into an apple jacks box. and there was a cinnamon toast crunch box as well so some of the stuff you couldn't even make up. >> well, what you mentioned, i was struck by the level of colo

the event part of the 2008 brooklyn book festival is just over 50 minutes. >> yesterday i was in jackson mississippi where i was privileged to meet james meredith. now, if some of you are trying to recall exactly who james meredith is he was actually one of the lone rangers if you will of the 60's civil rights movement. in his second year at jackson state university he filed a lawsuit to gain admission to the university of mississippi otherwise known as old miss and oxford mississippi. a year later when a federal court order admitting him to the university and showing he a paper hero, after bobby kennedy ordered his admission, ordered the court order enforced by a u.s. marshals, 160 u.s. marshals were injured including 28 injured by a gunshot in their lights that took place in oxford. nonetheless, james meredith attended graduated, became the first african-american to graduate from old myths. in 1964 the same year as freedom summer, goodman and, sorry, sherman, and of course 1965 was the passage of the voting rights act but still citizens council swain mississippi. so somewhere in 1966 j

say $3 million in total was reportedly laundered from the network that stretched from israel to brooklynnew jersey. five rabbis are among those under arrest charged as using charities as fronts to disguise their illegal activities. one of the money laundering defendants is charged with trying to arrange the sale of a kidney. this corruption probe has already resulted in one high-level resignation. joseph dora stepped down from his community affairs post this afternoon. he has not been charged but is under investigation. it is worth noting this entire investigation continues and there could be more arrests. we are live outside the federal courthouse in newark, new jersey. >> as we mentioned, the scope of this investigation is widespread and even stretches into brooklyn where several rabbis are accused of helping launder millions of dollars. after a series of raids today, 12 members of a syrian jewish enclave were arrested. security there was very tight and members were simply shocked by the allegation. >> my buddy told me he saw him getting in the car, might be involved in some sort of sc

there has been a jump in the number of measles cases in brooklyn. elizabeth cohen joins us. >> what they found is 11 new cases of measles in brooklyn. none of these people were vaccinated. so here people are getting sick for a disease that they could have been vaccinated against. the measles isn't just a new sans, it kills children at a disturbingly high rate. measles cases have been going up over the past couple of years. a lot of people are scared of the vaccine. they think it can cause autism, which it can't. we're seeing more and more people not getting vaccinated against measles. in 2004 there were 37 cases in the u.s. that jumped to 66 cases. three years later 140 cases in 2009, 25 cases so far. so if that trend continues hopefully we'll see the numbers come down. >> people have been scared of vaccine but not getting your own child vaccinatedside one thing but it puts others at risk. >> baby under the age of one can't be vaccinated. your child could get a poor defenseless baby sick. >> when should you get your child vaccinated? >> between 12 a

all over this brooklyn park hair salon, someone left symbols and words of hatred and intolerance. >> i was angry but when i got inside when they actually go inside, i was hurt because this area if you haven't noticed since you've been standing here, it's mult psatye icl.y : eranne arundel county police say it happened very early saturday morning. it's not just the graffiti but the thieves stole computers and salon equipment. then destroyed the rest by dousing it with fuel. >> they actually put gasoline and poured it in here. so if you turn this o you don't know what's going to happen. that's my money. that's my bred and butter. that's -- bread and butter. that's my bill money. >> reporter: she says this is the first trouble she's had in the two years she's been here. long-time residents like carol boid are -- carol boyd are stunned. >> i've never seen or heard anything like that. it definitely seems to me like it's racial which, you know, i think is ignorant. >> reporter: even more stunning, the shop is just two doors down from an anne arundel county police substation where officers

as it raced towards brooklyn, the car party really heated up. just another day in the new york city subway. >> i've never seen people having such a good time on the subway or getting that close to each other. >> me either. i think i live on the wrong subway line. >> nice he way to honor him. >> that was the joy. coming up at the top of the hour. there's the exclusive story. randi kaye will be back with you. what "360" is learning about the widening investigation into what may have been michael jackson's staggering drug habit. >>> tonight breaking news in the michael jackson investigation. a source close to the jackson family telling us they're aware it could turn into a criminal probe. "360" has learned the scope is widening. a picture coming into focus of a multi-dock to her human conveyor belt used to provide michael jackson exactly what he wanted and apparently in great quantities. powerful prescription drugs. randi kaye has been breaking stories all week long. she joins us with this 360 exclusive live from los angeles. you're learning easily

why is that brooklyn subway entrance so ground breaking?k had to start paying more to ride the subway. but here at this station anger is even higher because of the name change. >> read about it in the a.m. new york news. good morning, people, good morning. >> reporter: the big news at this bustling new york subway station is its name. new york city has sold the name of the massive atlantic avenue pacific street station to barclay's bank. >> this is the first time we've succeeded in getting somebody to pay for a name. >> reporter: the signage isn't set, but it may look like this, barclay's british bank. >> there's a bit of a slippery slope i can imagine when you start selling branding name of government-run and or owned petitions. >> reporter: new york city transit like its subway performers needs money. ridership has dropped as the global economy has gone off the tracks. >> like transit systems all over the country and all over the world, we're facing, you know, budget deficits. >> reporter: many of the locals don't think barclay's should b

. >> a journey for change frork from the mean streets of brooklyn to the shantytowns of south africa. it's all part of "black in america 2" and cnn's soledad o'brien joins me live. >>> you can't find a desert war without water. that's more of a survival tip than a secret. our ivan watson shows and tells in afghanistan. >>> hello, everyone, i'm kyra phillips live in the cnn headquarters in atlanta. and you're live in the "cnn and you're live in the "cnn newsroom." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> so, how often does congress do something that affects the well-being, physical and financial, of every person in america? almost never. but that's what's happening as lawmakers try to make health care available to everybody while reining in costs. it hasn't been happening as quickly or as smoothly as president obama would like, so tonight he'll do what ordinary lobbyists can't and hold a prime-time, nationally televised news conference. you'll see it live right here on cnn. >>> but before that you'll see the problems, the possibilities, through the eyes of a family doctor. a doctor wh

one in brooklyn, involving a motorcycle. richie highway. another at owings mills, reisterstown road. watch for slight delays on 95 northbound. between 895. the merge there, and the top side of the beltway. there is a live look at that 295 delay that i mentioned again. again, 295, there is an accident on the shoulder. top side inner loop, running slow from green spring to falls. then another slight delay between york and providence. on the west side, we're pretty much clear, except you might tap some brakes. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm. or call cochran firm.com. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. missing businessman. the owner of a string of popular regional restaurants vanishes. what's left behind that is giving police clues to a disappearance. >>> a day of text messaging. sent one new york girl to the hospital. >>> lucky to be alive. an atlantic minivan caught on tape. and the dramatic rescue caught on tape. >>> this is a july humidity we've all

>> if you look in the open press, there have been several instances -- i mentioned the one in brooklyn. there was a young man indicted for doing some intelligence work for al qaeda on the ri railroad. we have had a series of incidents in upstate new york. there have been these terrorist cells who have been radicalized in a certain sense. this is a big problem. it is a problem that is largely a law enforcement in good intelligence issue. i do not want to over-emphasize the magnitude of the problem. if these guys succeeded in what we understand they were trying to do, it could have presented some serious problems for u.s. interests overseas. shepard: i am wondering if there is an extra penalty for bringing your kids into this. granted, they are adults. >> it is baffling to me. shepard: sir, it is great to see you. thank you. i am just getting this in. i was watching this while brian and i were talking. this is a tape from a little while ago. authorities in a suburb of the atlanta say it least part of a parking deck on a medical facility has collapsed. i am of the belief that we are looki

. >>> a camera capturing a time lapse every time cars cross on the brooklyn bridge. >>> here's an early look at how wall street will kick off. the dow opens at 9108. the s&p gained day and the nasdaq edged up one point. in tokyo, the nikkei closed down a point. in hong kong, the hang seng shot up 372 points. >>> wall street breathe a sigh of relief with more signs the worst of the economic downturn has passed. investors were able to sustain a two-week rally, even in the face of downbeat corporate and economic earnings reports. the dow jones eked out a 15-point gain, which a couple of weeks ago, investors would have taken the money and run. the worst of yesterday's news was perhaps from verizon. the nation's largest wireless carrier reported a 21% drop in second quarter profit. it announced more than 8,000 job cuts before the end of the year. on the plus side though, government data showed new home sales. the fastest june increase in more than eight years. buyers are jumping on low interest rates and reduced prices and taking advantage of the federal tax credit for first time homeowners.

spray paint in this brooklyn park hair salon, threatening more is to come. >> you think times have changed. you think things are getting different, but seeing this and many being so young, you feel like dan, this is what my parents were talk about. >> reporter: glass in front of the salon was smashed around 1:20 this morning and a witness did call 911. >> the subject had a black hoodie and was about six foot tall and thin build. >> they didn't know the sex or the race? >> no. they didn't give us that. >> reporter: police say this is a hate crime and theft and burglary. computers were taken, even barbering equipment. >> we will better chance this cleaned up and get it back open for business so we can have business as usual. we're not going to let this little incident stop us. >> reporter: the one saving grace is what police believe was gasoline was not set on fire. the supportive uncle says the family will come back. >> i'm going to do all i can to give them all the help they need. >> reporter: police say they are taking this very seriously. they have detectives on it right now and are send

call me. >> call brooklyn decker. >> thanks so much for being px here.he iphone app available for 2.99. download the calendar. we'll be back to wrap things up. g >>> in this economic environment, be careful where you park your car. according to usa today, u.s. cities are ramping up parking enforce the and boosting fines, because they have declining revenue. cities include santa monica, yonkers , new york, and andover. >>> if you're parked illegally, no more debates, once they start writing, it's over. they are not bending. giving tickets all the time. >> speeding too, i think you assume there's more speeding tickets going on as well. >> public transportation. >> are you still thinking -- >> and keep a bunch of quarters in the park -- in the ashtray for parking meter. >> street signs begins in 30 seconds. >>> chrysler is doubling t$4500 clunkers for cash. >>> and sales were 15% lower from a year ago. avon products will eliminate 1200 positions by 2013, part of a restructuring as the company deals with reduced demand for its cosmetics. i'm rebecca jarvis.

according to a spokesman for veteran affairs, dumbwaiters at the brooklyn v.a. help to transport medical supplies throughout the 18-story building. as for the agency, awarding all the cheese and the ham, that is the u.s. department of agriculture. take a look at their explanation here. here is what they said today, quote, while the principle purpose is to provide food to those hit hardest by these tough ti times, benefiting americans working at food retailer, manufacturers and transportation companies as well as the farmers and ranchers who produce our food supply. i did speak with a top economist today on this very subject who told me, look, providing food for these stressed households through programs like food stamps or these food banks, yes, it does jumpstart the economy by helping support stressed households, but you've got to keep in mind when we think about the purpose of passing this $787 billion stimulus bill, lou, it is to stimulate the economy and create jobs. when you think about millions of dollars, perhaps, spent on ham, cheese and dumbwaiters, do

. >> news of possible hate crime from brooklyn park. someone broke into the heavenly hands salon on ritchie highway early yesterday morning and spray painted racist comments on the walls, floors and counters and the suspect poured a flammable liquid on the floors and took several items, including computers. >> >> man in custody, police say he brought guns and marijuana to a mall. mall security coning tacted the police at noon when the man was seen spray painting his own car in parking lot. when they questioned him, he said "i should just kill everyone." he has been identified as timothy barns of virginia. he is being held on $3,000 bond. >> the white sioux cream sift who is accused of killing a security guard at the washington memorial will be in court this week. he has been recovering from his own gunshot wounds and could not leave the hospital. >>> baltimore county police have a person in custody in connection with a stabbing that happened at 2:30 am. police say one person was stabbed. they have not released the name of the victim or

. >>> this from wnbc 4 new york, where in brooklyn's coney island, the fourth of july means it's dogay, hot dogs of course. joey chestnut scarfed down a record 68 dogs in 10 minutes for now his third straight title. however, nearby in a slightly less covered event, one contest pitted man against beast. up against elephants, human competitors downed 143 hot dog buns in six minutes. that effort, nothing. the elephants, the new world enter species eating champions put away 505 buns. i'm dan heakloeffler. this is "early today," just your first stop on your nbc station. [captioning made possible by constellation energy] >> a good monday morning to you. hope you had an awesome fourth of july weekend. the weather really cooperated. this week temperature-wise we'll be up there but it will feel more pleasant because it won't be so humid. some showers and storms over the carolinas and parts of virginia this morning bring in a few more clouds to the lower eastern shore and in southern maryland. for the most part a clear started it looks like it's mostly sunny throughout today. 67 degrees downto

that's what i think is important. >> i hope they're repaying the feeling of brooklyn.e, new york city says it's going to buy back here the land that it does own. there's still a development for the future. confident it's on the right track of years of sinking here at the beach. john, carol? >> is there a way they can renovate, upgrade it, and maintain the brooklyn kich that co-ny island has always had. >> that's the big issue. several proponents as noted at the city council meeting who are quite vehement that they cannot achieve that. the nostalgia, the historic charm will be lost. but the city mayor says, look, you need to do it desperately. you look around and you think it does need a lot of work here. so i think -- what the mayor said it's not going to be disneyland. we saw what happened with times square. there was a change there. a lot of people said it's for the better but it's missing what was there originally. >> all right. good morning, thanks so much. >>> talking about health care all morning, right? you can be forgiven if you don't quite grasp it because it'

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. >>> brooklyn park hair salon was not open for business today. that he find grafitti and some their belongings stolen. the african-american family says they will not be intimidated by this rate crime. >> reporter: beyond the racist words, the vandal left the impression he wanted to set the salon on fire. >> the couches -- the couches saturated with gas, and they pretty much saturated everything with gas, the chairs, the dryers, the station. >> reporter: it's a crime that shocks the senses. one that involves racism. spray paint in this hair salon demeaning blacks and jews. >> you think things are getting different now. seeing this and me be so i didn't think, i feel like dang, this is what my parents were talking about. >> reporter: this front dallas was smashed at about 1:22 in the morning. there was a witness that called 911. they described the person, but they didn't know the race or gender. >> the subject had a black hoodie and was wearing blue jeans and tennis shoes. >> reporter: police say this is a hate crime and also theft and burglary. >>

it actually happened the day after he died on new york's subway in the last car of the brooklyn boundl" train to be exact. take a look. ♪ apparently a jackson fan used twitter to spread the word about the celebration as the train raced toward brooklyn. the party really heated up. just another day in the new york city subway, randi. that's what it's like every day on my way to work. >> i've never seen people having such a good time on the subway. >> me either. i think i live on the wrong subway line. >> nice way to honor him. >> it really was. that was a joy. >>> coming up at the top of the hour, the hard news. exclusive story, randi kaye will be back with that. what 360 is learning about the widening investigation into what may have been michael jackson's staggering drug habits. ccccc

it happened early saturday morning at the heavenly hand salon in brooklyn park. witness saw somebody break the front glass window and that witness called police. >> there was swastika actually observed. i don't want to get into specific of actually the wording but stick to the fact it was racist and derogatory in nature. >>reporter: computer salon supply and tattoo gun were stolen and flammable liquid was poured all over the salon. anybody who may have seen what happened is asked to call metro crime stoppers. at 1 8 6 6-7 lock up. >> virginia man is arrested for bringing a loaded gun to andarundle mills mall. 21-year-old tim barns arrested after please saw him spray painting a car in the parking lot on saturday. police say barns started making threats and went to reach into his backpack. barns had a handgun in his bag and a loaded shotgun in his car. >>> baltimore historic broadway market is scheduled for a major facelift. 50 million dollar project will include a major overhaul of both buildings and plans to bring in more high end businesses. in the past few mont

. >> this 20-year-old says he grew up in brooklyn surrounded by violence and gangs. >> you do not want to have the vision in your mind of your friend being shot dead, or just a lot of things that are not supposed to be happening to a kid that is only 16 or 17 years old. >> last year, he moved to richmond, virginia, to start over. he is hard at work as an assistant for a community outreach program. >> i hope it can lead me into the realm of being a businessman. >> the stimulus package provided $1.2 billion targeted to job training for disadvantaged youth. >> it provides an opportunity for us to help young people. >> this man helped mr. branch find work. the community has received $439,000 from the stimulus for its summer employment program. he says that the money means he can put nearly 200 young people to work this summer, compared to 137 last year. >> it is very difficult for a young person with no job skills at all to compete in a marketplace where individuals are losing work all the time. >> but these are temporary jobs, which is why some, like a virginia congressman erick kanter, a

a witness told police someone broke the front-glass window of the salon in brooklyn park. there were swafticcas and several racial slurs spraypainted inside. a computer, hair clipers and a tattoo gun were stolen. a flammable liquid was poured all over. >> i was more hurt because i've been in this community for a while and felt i had established repore with the community and then for something like this to happen, i felt let down. >> the salon is right next door to a police substation. >>> more budget cuts are in store for maryland. governor o'malley said he'll have to cut $400 million by labor day. he wants your help. melinda roeder talked about the tough choices. >> he said it won't be easy. the governor just cut nearly $300 million from the budget last week. now he has to tighten the state's belt even more and this time he wants your input. it's desperate times for many maryland families and maryland state government. >> i think we should live within our means. that's what all of us have to do. >>reporter: dinner specials come with a side of fries and plenty opinions. >>

why do you tell the story of a friend in brooklyn. >> guest: i was making the point and i think this is a very important point people on the left think of themselves as incredibly liberated and incredibly open and in fact they live in absolute abject terror of being seen as liberal, as having and your thoughts, and proper thoughts. they live this kind of mentally strait jacket existence and this was a story told by a woman i know that lives in brooklyn heights which is a liberal area. she was at a dinner party and they were all talking about gay marriage and of course everyone was in favor of including her. she's very socially liberal and she said but wouldn't it bother you if one of your own and children said he was gay, he or she was gay? and that she further explant because it created a distance. the matters most important to you, their experience wouldn't be your experience and she said this ominous deadliest silence fell over the table. no one knew what to say. they all of course agreed and finally someone said i would be a lot more worried if my son was republican and they laug

he's produced award-winning docs on the civil war, jazz, the brooklyn bridge, even on the history ofatest achievement is the epic series for pbs on world war ii. it's simply titled, "the war." ken told me that even though a documentary is based on fact, how you put those facts together can be very dramatic. in fact, he earned an international reputation on the special way he approaches film making. >> i'm not interested in the dry dates and facts of history, but the emotional archeology that makes people think and feel about past lives and moments and events. >> reporter: ken didn't start out want to go make documentaries. as a kid, he set his sights on directing big hollywood movies. he had been improved by how a thin strip of film projected on a screen could have such an emotional effect on people. >> it was the first time i had ever seen my dad cry, and i realized the power that i just needed to know about. but i was sure i wanted to be a hollywood director. >> reporter: but when he got to college, ken learned there was more to film making than just movies. reality could go ju cou

police in anne arundel county are searching for the person or persons who broke into a brooklyn heights hair salon, cover it had in racist graffiti, then tried to burn the place down. investigators were called to the heavenly hand salon. officers discovered four swastikas and racist comments aimed we black and asian communities spray painted inside the shop. police say a computer and other equipment was stolen, gasoline poured all over the furniture and floor. the owner tells 11 news she's confident justice will be served. >> hurts more than your actions on me because what comes around goes -- goes around comes around. i can't wait until they get their back. if the law doesn't get them, god will. >> the owner says someone tried to break in a couple of weeks ago as well. meanwhile, police arrested a man they say was carrying a loaded pistol at anne arundel mall. barns was rested saturday. -- arrested saturday. police were called to the scene after a security guard spotted barns spraypainting his own car. during the investigation a county police officer says barns made threats saying he s

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. >>> tonight police in anne arundel county are investigating a light rail robbery in brooklyn park. a 16-year-old girl told police that she was robbed monday night when she got off the train at nursery road station in the 6800 block of baltimore and annapolis boulevard. now according to police, four women assaulted the teen and stole her purse. the suspect then ran toward belle grove road. if you have any information about this crime, you're asked to call metro crimestoppers. at 1-866-7-lock-up. >>> two firefighters were hurt battling a fire this morning in east baltimore. the row house fires started around 7:20 in the 200 block of st. matthews street. the fire burned through the roof of the building. one firefighter suffered burns on his neck. another was hurt when he fell, hurt his elbow. both are just minor injuries. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> with a $700 million hole in the state budget looming over maryland, the governor has announced the first round of state cuts. more than 280 million in cuts will go to the birthday of public works tomorrow. but as roos

. >>> this from wnbc 4 new york, where in brooklyn's coney island, the fourth of july means it's dogay, hot dogs of course. joey chestnut scarfed down a record 68 dogs in 10 minutes for now his third straight title. however, nearby in a slightly less covered event, one contest pitted man against beast. up against elephants, human competitors downed 143 hot dog buns in six minutes. that effort, nothing. the elephants, the new world enter species eating champions put away 505 buns. i'm dan heakloeffler our time is 4:54.ay cloudy skies. we'll have to find out about that. we had a nice full moon, just like i said, perfectly clear out there this morning. we'll get confirmation of that from tom kierein. good morning. i'm joe krebs. >> that's because he was sitting here, tom, shaking his he. it is nice out there. i'm barbara harrison. let's go to tom kierein to start things off as we always do with a look at weather andtraffic. >> big old full moon in the west, a clear sky this morning. we still have low humidity in place. that is certainly a gift for july. certainly didn't feel like july y

backpack, in a suitcase and bring them and sell them on the streets of the south bronx or central brooklyn bring them to central park were queens and our local police would have their hands tied. so one of the points only to make my colleagues about this amendment is in danger is not only the citizenry but our police officers. today at about this time the mayor of the city of new york and a police commissioner will be speaking out against this proposal and our police commissioner is particularly upset because his job is the safety of police officers. a police officer of stop someone in a car and now have the safety and sanctity of mines to no wobble that if that person has a gun in their car it has been approved by the new york city police department. there are people that needed guns for self-defense or other purposes. after this law passes the have no such peace of mind, no such statement. in fact, they have no way. imagine you are a police officer and saw someone they could be from 47 different states with 47 different requirements were and you are responsible to figure out if the perso