and then security guards ushered caster semenya through. you could just about picker out from the crowd. this is a week ago, and caster semenya was virtually unknown. now she is a national hero thrown into the international spotlight. within minutes, the shy 18-year- old was at center stage at a massive victory party. close relatives says -- close relatives say she is more comfortable running. these pictures of her power in four to win the gold in the women's 800 meters show that she is something of a sexual curiosity. her performance has prompted the world athletic body to demand gender tests to see if she has a medical condition that gives her an advantage. many south africans find this insulting and racist. there is little surprise that the president seized the moment to personally congratulate caster semenya on her when. -- on her win. >> she has also reminded the world of the importance of the rights to human dignity and privacy. [applause] >> when it was her turn to speak, the athlete sidestep the issue of gender test, revealing how h

it is clear that has lived a caster semenya all of her life -- it is clear that caster semenya has lived all of her life as a girl, and then a woman. question seems certain to continue. one person who should know is a mother. >> there is no doubt. what i say -- there is no doubt. i give birth to her that day, from nine -- my womb. >> and many here think that caster semenya is being targeted because she is black and fast. >> part of a cliff has collapsed onto a crowded beach in portugal. it killed at least five holidaymakers and injured several others. it was a popular holiday destination. as reported all the victims are portuguese. the past 20 years have seen massive changes in the baltic states of with the wayne rihanna, latvia, and estonia. -- lithuanian, latvia, and estonia. our correspondent has returned to investigate the legacy of europe's revolution. >> this jail was dark and desolate. 16 were crammed into a space used by 31. it is where those who wanted independence for estonia were brought for interrogation because moscow treated nationalists as criminals. he got four years in j

caster semenya many think is being targeted just because -- many think caster semenya is being targeted just because she is black and she is fast. >> with the wayne yet, latvia, estonia. back in the 1980's, all three were part of the soviet union. now they are part of the european union and nato. we had a report from the late 1980's. our correspondent return to investigate the consequences of the revolution. >> the soviet-arab jail was dark, damp, and -- this soviet- era jail was dark, damp, and crowded. prisoners from estonia were brought here for interrogation because moscow treated it nationalists as criminals. she got four years in jail. >> it never did i feel like i was alone. i knew the majority of the estonian people were with me. >> in 1989, 1 million people were ready to join her in the cause. they formed a chain across the baltic republics. this caused the work inside the borders of the soviet union -- because they were inside the borders of the soviet union, they had a hard time asserting their independence. although moscow was ready to let them go, it refused to let the subj

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. >> reporter: caster semenya is an easy winner. she is fast. she's overwhelming. she wiped out the field in the 800 meters but is she a she? her performance, physique and voice raised questions. >> with that comes rumors. i heard one that you were born a man. what do you have to say about stuff like that? >> i have no idea who said it. i don't know. i don't give a [ bleep ] about it. >> reporter: caster semenya pulled off the huge win at the world championships on wednesday. three weeks ago the south african received lots of attention after reporting a world best time at the african junior championships. now the 18-year-old is receiving scrutiny. track's governing body confirming her gender is being investigated. pierre weis is the general secretary of the international association of athletics federations. >> if at the end of this investigation it is proven that she is not a female we will withdraw her name for the results of the competition. >> reporter: caster semenya's family is outraged. her father, jacob, telling a newspaper, she is my little girl. i raised

the government says she is a woman through and through. >> caster semenya had to wait until today to receive for metal, but she may have to wait weeks to gain the recognition that goes with it -- had to wait until today to receive her medal. they want to know if there are medical reasons behind her sudden rise to prominence. her time was the fastest in the world this year. semenya will have to undergo a series of medical tests to prove that she is female, and there may well be a biological explanation. >> a woman that has abnormally high androgen levels for a woman. they get some of the features of a male, so they will have more in the of muscular development. an 18-year-oldñr girl from a rul village from south africa as unwillingly become the center of international attention, and tonight's comedy team president lept 2 per defense -- and tonight, the team president came to her defense. >> on that basis now, she is isolated like she was a leper. >> but until the tests are completed and the results published, semenya will continue to suffer speculation instead of celebrating the achie

. >> reporter: caster semenya didn't just beat the competition in the 800 meter world championship, shehem. the 18-year-old from south africa, a relative unknown before this year, ran so fast last wednesday, it didn't take long for officials and fellow athletes to suggest she might have an unfair advantage. >> it's suspicious that something not normal about that. and it's very reasonable i think that at that moment you look into it. >> reporter: semenya isn't guilty of doping, but there are rumors she might have been born a man. >> i don't know who said and i don't know, i don't give a damn about it. >> reporter: the international sports federation, the iwf has launch and official gender investigation but determining jender is not as simple or clear-cut as one may think. >> we like to think of people as just being male or female, actually, there are some people that fall in between and it's difficult to actually assign gender. >> reporter: the investigation will take day, even we cans to complete. with not just one doctor but a whole team of experts running tests. in the rural south afr

this after a series of sensational performances by a south african runner, caster semenya, a young womano fast and muscular, many are now publicly questioning, is she really a man? john mckenzie tonight on why doctors say that's not an easy question. >> reporter: there's no question caster semenya is fast. at the world champions this week, she left her competitors a staggering 2 1/2 seconds behind. and raised even more questions about whether she is really a she. especially with her muscular physique and that deep voice. >> i know i am still young -- 18 years old. >> reporter: back home in south africa, semenya grew up playing soccer with the boys, racing with the boys, and yes, teased for looking like a boy. >> translator: calling her a boy in public didn't bother her because she was used to being called a boy by her family. >> reporter: today, her family insists this 5'7", 140-pound athlete is most definitely a woman. but amateur athletic federations now want proof. and that's not as easy as you might think. semenya is undergoing a battery of tests, including a physical exam, hormone t

her name is caster semenya, but many aren't convinced that it's a her.is her winning in berlin last week. she is very fast, and very muscular. and right now they're doing what they call gender tests to determine her sex, which really is a nightmare if she is a woman and no one believes her. that's terrible. i've said it before, they have the run the things naked. they do. [ laughter ] this not the first time it's happened. by the way it doesn't only happen in sports. it's actually the reason star jones got kicked off "the view." [ laughter ] oh, you people didn't know that. the president of south africa says he will not permit her medal to be taken away, no matter what the gender tests say. so even if she comes back a man, he -- i don't know, i guess he'll mobilize the south africa army to keep her medal for her. even nelson mandela is involved now. he met with this woman yester y yesterday. actually, they ran into each other in the bathroom. [ laughter ] gender testing is a complicated thing. i don't have to tell you people that. you think they just hav

caster semenya dominated to win big. but there is a huge controversy tonight.revelations she must take a test to prove she is a woman. >> there was a south african runner just winning a gold medal. now there's a challenge. officials are wondering if she could really be a he. >> is the champion a man or a woman? gender tests results are pending on the south african winner of the women's 800 at the world's athletics championship in berlin. the question of the winner's gender was first raised last month. >> with that comes rumors. i heard one that you're born a man. what do you say about stuff like that? >> i have no idea about that. who said it? i don't know. i don't give a [ bleep ] about it. >> joining us tonight is christine brennan, a columnist for "usa today," author of the book "best seat in the house." and has written about this. also, dr. jennifer berman, a urologist who specializes in sexual health and has some understanding of this as well. christine, we just heard this woman dismiss these allegations. there are now two investigations under way to see i

south african athletic federation is conducting a battery of tests to prove or disprove caster semenya'sssertion that she is female. the athlete says she's been teased her life that she looks like a boy. chris craft a gender specialist at johns hopkins medical institutions. good morning. >> good morning. >> i want to say to people, don't be thinking you go into this and gosh, you can pull down your pants and figure out what the person's gender is. it's more complicated than this. is this a common thing? how much do you see trouble like this? >> well, gender is very complicated, and at our clinic here at johns hopkins for years we've had people come in to us who aren't sure. >> their gender, feel like they may be the other gend somewhere we don't rely on biological test week rely on what people tell us psychologically, emotionally, historically about the genders. we're must more interested in the i didn't of the person formed themselves and if that identity is changing. >> but i'm curious, chris, with regard to the sports, athleticism of this, how much is what you're talking about, which

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on wednesday, south african runner caster semenya became a world champion, but the title has led to at opponent to win the women's 800 meter final at the world championship in berlin, 18-year-old caster semenya ran right into controversy. >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: some of her competitors said she should have been running against men, then track and field's governors confirmed that the south african is the subject of testing to verify her gender. >> i heard one that you born a man. what do you have to say about stuff like that? >> i have no idea about that. i don't know who said that and i don't know. >> reporter: testing gender in sports depends on much more than appearance and anatomy. >> it is not just a case of pulling down somebody's shorts or a quick blood test. >> reporter: experts deciding semenya's case include a gynecologist, an endocrinologist and a psychologist to determine gender identity. in south africa, where she is called the golden girl, semenya's family and supporters say the investigation is offensive. it may take weeks to settle to determine if she gets to k

finally tonight caster semenya won the medal today but they are requesting she take a jender verification test because of her -- gender verification test because of her deep voice and her body. >> everybody is talking about that one. if you see the pictures, it raises questions. it raises questions. >> interesting. >> i want to know. >> everybody wants to know. >> yep. >>> coming up tonight right after 9:00 news. >> now it is hot. 89 and miserable. like regis. >> dave's all new with renee zelwiger next. need a lift? hey buddy, i appreciate the ride, you know. no problem. ♪ mind if i take a shortcut? yeah, sure. ♪ i knew the subaru legacy was the smart choice... what i didn't expect... was the fun. the all-new subaru legacy. feel the love. connie loves target forcy. its incredible deals. and with her daughter starting middle school tomorrow, connie's got some high expectations. she expects look 11 might be the one. she expects look 17 might be the one. so she shops target. where they've always got her back for back to school. target. expect more. pay less. w. >>> well, that is 9news now fo

when 18-year-old caster semenya won the world championship race last week in berlin, south africans got ready to celebrate. but landing in johannesburg today, semenya was met with chants and signs that celebrated gender as much as victory. when semenya defeated rivals but a crushing 2.5-second margin, international sports officials were already questioning whether this young woman is actually a man. the young athlete had no comment on the controversy, only on being a world champion. >> i don't know what to say, man. good enough to win the gold medal and bring it home. >> but at a news conference the ex-wife of former president nelson mandela, pulled no punches. lashing out at allegations that the athlete's muscular build, deep voice and suddenly improved performances are signs she's a he, giving her an unfair advantage. >> in to the world out there who conducted those tests to test our gender, they can stuff their -- this is our little girl and nobody is going to perform any tests on her. >> semenya's not accused of cheating. what the track and field governing body wants to know is whet

caster semenya burst on the scene this weekend.ing five doctors and several weeks of testing. her father says that she is his daughter, but if she is a he, do the victories count? good morning, the panel. that was unexpected. çshe is only 18. she is really dominating the race. then someone said, you look like a man. çnow, the gender verification test. arthur, are they all ? -- out of line? >> everyone behind her was millisecond the part, but caster semenya won by 2.4 seconds. what really drives you crazy is her coach a statement. -- her coach's statement. we entered her as a woman, and one to keep her that way. come on. just drop your pants in front of day woman. [laughter] megyn: just so people know, there is anç endocrinologist, a psychologist, a gender expert. could any third grader tell you if she was a man or woman? >>ç please, this is outrageous. they can certainly do it in a way that is not so interested, but to have five several -- separate doctors through several weeks? i am going to challenge them, if she was a man, w

caster semenya isn't the first female athlete to have her gender questioned.nner had her silver medal in the 2006 asian games stripped after failing a gender test. her makeup reportedly showed a male crow mow sewn. a sprinter from poland won two medals in the 64 olympics but she failed a gender test and was banned from professional sports. a post mortem exam after her death in 1980 revealed she had mael sex organs and mael and female chromosomes. olympic officials and the african national congress are rushing to semenya's defense and she seems to have the support of her countrymen and women as well. >> they shouldn't do this to her because it discourages her. in order to encourage women in sports, and also to encourage, they shouldn't be doing investigations like this. >> i believe she is a woman. i don't think our committee would have allowed her to go there if she wasn't a woman. i just -- honestly i think the whole iaaf thing is a serious violation of human rights. >> she does look very manly, but i -- i don't know. i don't think it would be that dumb to le

now, officials say caster semenya has to undergo tests to determine if she is really a woman?ey do this? this is dan harris. >> reporter: after winning the gold at in the 800-meter competition on wednesday, caster, semenya tried to brush off the swirling questions about whether she's a woman. questions that have been raised because of semenya's tremendous speed, muscular physique and deep voice. semenya, who is 18, burst on to the scene just a few weeks ago, with a dominating performance, in another racing competition. after that, international track south african authorities to conduct a gender verification test. used to be that much tests required no more than dropping the pants. but today's version requires reports from a gynecologist, an end kronnologist, a psychologist, an internal specialist, and a gender expert 7. >> oe the issue is raised, you want to deal with it in a thorough, comprehensive fashion. >> reporter: there have been similar controversies in the past. in the 1930s, a competer from germany turned out to be a guy named herman. in 1964 a supposedly female run

caster semenya isn't the first female athlete to have her gender questioned.r silver medal in the 2006 asian games stripped after failing a gender test. her genetic makeup reportedly showed a male chromosome. a sprinter from poland won two medals in the 1964 olympics, but three years later she failed a gender test and was banned from professional sports. an american won gold at the 1932 olympics, but a post-mar tem exam after her death in 1980 revealed she had male sex organs as well as male and female chromosomes. the african national congress are rushing to semenya's defense and she seems to have the support of her countrymen and women as well. these tests will take weeks to complete. we won't know the results for quite awhile. until the investigation is complete, wolf, she will continue to compete and the questions will continue to swirl. >> no doubt about that, larry. thanks very much. good report. >>> go back to jack cafferty right now. she's got the cafferty file. jack? >> story creeps me out. it's weird. do you think she's a man or a whop? >> i don't --

. >>> this is struck's 18-year- old caster semenya.rld record time while beating the second place finisher by 2.5 second. but the track and field federation has been asked to conduct a gender test on comment i can't amid concerns she does not meet the requirements to compete as a woman. bizarre story there. >>> cold and flu season is lurking andwith worries about the swine flu, how will that affect your workplace? we'll it would you what employers are being urged to do and we're checking the morning commute and that if you go muggy -- muggy forecast out there. we're back in two minutes. lowe's has just been named 2009 energy ar retail partner of the year. with an energy star washing machine, you'll have roughly enough for 16 rounds of golf, 94 movie tickets or 3,382 text messages. cool. (announcer) come to lowe's first for energy star appliances. and replace your old mayo with the full flavor of aft mayo with olive oil. with half the fat and calories of hellmann's real mayo, kraft mayo with olive oil is the new standard in mayo. cash f

caster semenya's family been rushing to her defense. her father says, "she is my little girl. i raised her, and i have never doubted her gender." her muscular build and dominance on the track has fueled speculation. she'll undergo some tests. >> her father's right, a great wrong has been done to her. but if he's wrong, i guess all those records go out. >> look at how far ahead. >> i know. she just destroys the competition. or he does. >> ok. it's 5:52 right now, 77 degrees. >> lisa's always so diplomatic about these stories, isn't she? she smiles, and that's it. ab sh c at your chevy dealer. r with more eligible models to choose from than anyone. f cyo ierluur nkif altoquies be recycled, you can get a $3500 or $4500 government rebate. and just announced! if you qualify for the clunk rebate, you may also qualify for 0% apr for 72 months. that means you can buy a '09 malibu for $271 a month after a $3500 government rebate and no down payment. go to chevy.com for details. >> we want to update a fire we told about you earlier. authorities have arrived to featherwood street in mont

south african track star is so fast, people are wondering if she is really a he. 18-year-old caster semenyan the women's world 800 meter title over the weekend. just hours after the amateur athletic federation asked her to undergo gender testing. her father told a south african newspaper, quote, she's my little girl. i raised her and i have never doubted her gender. >> it's a fascinating story. we were watching this. a lot of people were saying how hard is it to determine this? and the officials at this race are saying it will take weeks to determine. >> it is amazing. it's not the first time something like this has come into question when it involves a major athlete. it's interesting if you go back in history there are actually a number of cases, some they didn't figure out until a person has passed. >> they did an autopsy on one person. >> yes. >> amazing. we'll continue to follow that. >>> up next, president obama tries to retake the initiative on the health care fight. mr. obama said today he guarantees reform will pass. but are the democrats going to have to go it alone? we ask a man w

caster semenya is a favorite in today's 800 meter final in the world championships in berlin. an international athletics foundation asked that the 1-year-old undergo gender testing amidst the requirements she to compete as a woman. what's going on here? >> first of all, our hearts should go out to semenya that she has to deal with this. it exposes there is a twisted sexist racist and heteroenormative history that involves the way track and field and olympic officials understand gender. a lot of people don't know this, but 40, 50 years ago officials said african-american women shouldn't compete because they looked her maf tro dit tick. they would have women parade naked in front of olympic and track officials to make sure that they were not men and lost in all of this discussion is any understanding of what are known as intersect athletes, people who may have male and female chromosomes. you have to be a man or a woman. it's very binary and at the end of the day, it sustains people who may not fall into one of their casual gender categories. >> one of the things that was so con

but caster semenya take exception to it.greeted her like a rock star when she came back to her native south africa. thousands turned out to greet her and the entire joe han he is berg carrying signs like she is a girl, and police had to hold fans back as they walked her through the crowds. she was asked to take a gender test before she won the 800 meters in the world championships in berlin. it's a very extensive test, robin, even includes a psychologist. we'll have more sforts later on. >> well, thank you. >>> i don't know what would be worse, to be the person whose asked, are you a boy or a girl, and you be offended or the person who has to bring it up. and bring it up to you, and test you for that. wow. >> tough situation. >> yeah. interesting, anyway. of bobby! weather-wise, what's going on? >> a couple things i'm concerned with right now. number one, a cold front extra stretches across the upper midwest and plains. you can see right there, pretty active this morning, lots of clouds. you can see satellite picture. also p

. >> reporter: the world may be asking if caster semenya is really a woman. but her family insists she is female. and they say semenya has been dealing with these questions for years. and her cousin says her own family used to tease her about being a bo >> translator: calling her a boy in public didn't affect her because she was used to being called a boy by her family. >> reporter: she is undergoing tests to determine her gender. tests that include a gynecologist, to examine her genitals. and endocrinologist, and an internal medical specialist. determining gender may sound straightforward. but jender is a murky and complex area. >> sex is complicated. it's made up of a whole bunch of different con potents. there's no one indicator of what makes you male or female. >> reporter: the father provides either an "x," or "y," chromosome. but after that, abnormalities can develop, creating up to 36 known variation of what's called intersex, occurring in 1 in roughly every 2,000 children. >> within the categories of men and women, there's natural variation in terms o

. >> reporter: in south africa, caster semenya's mother proudly shows off her daughter's achievements in berlin, where the teenaged runner won yet another gold medal last wednesday, the spotlight was on her gender. the decision by athletics body iaaf to verify her sex has angered many in her home country. if she hadn't won would they be asking these questions, her mother asks. preparations are under way for a huge celebration, when the athlete returns on tuesday. i'm not worried at all, i'm not even stressed. i know what my child is because i gave birth to her. i'm not going to be shaken by anyone, says her mother. she believes jealousy and racism are to blame for the hold debacle. white people don't want to be outperformed by black people, she says. that's why they are causing all this trouble. the iaaf began looking at semenya's gender last month and admits the private inquiry should not have become public just before the berlin games. still, it strongly denies racism was behind the decision. it is here on this dusty field in rural south africa that caster laid the foundation of a g

she's 18-year-old caster semenya and dominated the 800 meters, wasn't even close. the associated press reports her spectacular times, muscular build and deep voice triggered suspicions about her gender. now the tests take several weeks apparently and involve a gynecologist, endocrinologist, psychologist, internal medicine and gender specialist, so as soon as we get world we'll let you know. >>> time to face the facts about facebook. great way obviously to keep up with friends and family, but it also opens you up to some really annoying people apparently. one of our cnn.com co-workers has been pegged to a tee in a list of the most annoying types of facebookers. they include the ones who post everything they are doing, the self-promoters who keep pushing their blogs and opinions, the friend-padder who adds friends for the sake of having new names on the news and the town cryer who speaks of news and passes it off as 100% legit and then there's the tmi fanatic who shares every personal detail of their personal histories and those who use bad grammar to look cool and t

> tests they are being run to determine if a racing champion is a woman or a man. 18-year-old caster semenyasouth africa won the woman's 800-meter and she crushed her rivals and then finished the race just over 1:55, the best time in the world this year. well, some insist that she is a female, but her speed and muscular built prompted officials to call her in for some chrome zone tests and other exams. >> this has been a very successful program, okay. dealers have sold cars like they haven't sold them in quite some time. manufacturers are producing cars, like they haven't in quite some time and workers have been hired, again, to make those cars to replace that inventory like they haven't in quite some time. this is, without a doubt, an unqualified success. >> you heard it, the program was good for carmakers and dealers and all good things must come to an end and this one end on monday. >>> with the money running out they're pulling out on the cash for clunkers program. what do you need to know about it? we'll take you to the source. stephanie elam has the breakdown from the new york area and

. >> there's a report in the london tell graham that says caster semenya had testosterone before theracer. that doesn't mean she's a man just means she has elevated testosterone. just adding that little bit of spice to the story there. >> she had big testosterone. >> what are you going to do? >> it happens. >> i'd say a woman that grew a moustache, it happens. >> it does. >> wasn't that funny. welcome to "morning joe," we're officially off the rails right now. richard haass, very sorry he's here this morning. silent. jonathan capehart imitating mika brzezinski. willie geist, savannah guthrie and me. a lot of stuff going on. by the way, savannah is getting e-mails sort of concerning me. can you read one. >> this is from brian in los angeles. he says, you tell joe to lay off savannah's outfit. she's so hot that if i had a better opinion of myself i would ask her to marry me, drug addiction and all. >> thank you so much. >> getting my brother to write. >> which explains why somebody is up at 4:00 in the morning. >> that's a drug addiction. >> we'll have something in common, so it's a go

caster semen ya is surrounded with controversy. critics allege she is a "he." the athlete will undergo gender tests. semenya won the gold medal with this dominating performance in the heat last night, furthering the suspicion thats that the-- suspicions that the previously unknown runner may be a man, which she denies, her team denies, and her family denies. >> may i ask you what you think? >> i don't know enough to have an opinion on that one. >> all right, mark. we'll be right back. >>> don't miss the cbs primetime lineup tonight at 10:00. it is an episode of the mentalist. >>> the most crooked street in the world is now also the sweetest street. lombard street has been made to look like the windy path to known to lovers of the classic board game of candy land. the makeover is in honor of the board game's 60th anniversary. sweet street. >> maybe you can ride gum drops down. because it does go straight down. >>> that's it for us tonight. we're back at 11:00. i'm denise koch. >> thanks for watching eyewitness news on wjz 13, maryland's news station. don't go away. there is much more ahead on the cbs evening