that man with the contagious smile is charlie ball, who first attended arkansas tech back in 1941, buth and pearl harbor changed his plans. >> joined the army air corps, and they sent me for pilots' training down in texas. >> reporter: when the war ended charlie picked up a few classes here and there and went to work with his father. but as the years went on, he became a grandpa, and he knew he wanted to set an example so he worked with tech to compile his transcripts. >> we were able to put all that together, and we discovered and he discovered that it was possible to graduate. >> reporter: he called his granddaughter madeline to share the news. >> he says, guess what i'm doing on may 12th, and i said, what are you doing, grandpa charlie, and he said, i'm graduating from college. >> they thought it was good. i said the reason i was doing it, so that it would get them all enthused and my grandchildren would get their degrees, too. >> reporter: wasn't surprised by this so-called spitfire's decision, but when he sent the graduation invitation to a former high school friend, it caused som

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honor to be able to give toy degree to someone like charlie ball. >>> everyone. i'm don lemon. president obama gave churches plenty to talk about today. some black churches are having problems with same-sex marriage, some pastors are backing the president. others are pulling their support altogether. >> i love the president, but i could not support what he's got started. >> we have some large challenges. >> republicans made their position clear today. ryan previs said he doesn't think same-sex marriage is such a big issue, but pastor joseph lowery disagrees. >> within the confines of the faith, we do marry, but it's a civil issue. and you can marry and divorce without the church. >> you should know that reverend lowery and reverend al sharpton wrote the president a letter supporting his stance on same-sex marriage. >>> the senate is getting involved with what caused the homeland national security, nine members to lose their jobs. congressman joe lieberman tells cnn he wants some answers. >> is the inspector general satisfied with the investigation of what happene

that man with the contagious smile is charlie ball who first attended arkansas tech back in 1941.bor changed his plans. >> i joined the army air corps and they sent me down to texas. >> reporter: when the war ended, charlie picked up a few classes here and there and went to work with his father. but as the years went on, he became a grandpa and he knew he wanted to set an example. so he worked with tech to compile his transcripts. >> we were able to put all that together, and we discovered and he discovered that it was possible to graduate. >> reporter: he called his granddaughter madeline to share the news. >> he said, guess what i'm doing on the 12th. what are you doing, grandpa charlie? and he said, i'm graduating from te.

arkansas a man is graduating college more than 70 years after he started taking classes. 89-year-old charlie ball 1941, but joined the army air corps after pearl harbor. he decided he needed to complete his degree and get his diploma to inspire his grandkids. >> he said guess what i'm doing on may 12th i said what are you doing, grandpa charlie? he said i'm graduating from college. >> they thought it was good. i said the reason i'm doing it so it would get them all enthuse and my grandchildren would get theirs too. >> he is looking pretty good in that cap and gown. ball is the oldest person ever to graduate from arkansas tech. he studied public relations. >>> now to texas where an 18-year-old is accused of trying to rob a police station. police say heath emmanuel demanded money from a dispatcher and told her he had a gun. he really just had a towel covering his hand, and he swears it all was a joke. >> i had my hand just like this. i said i'm just playing. >> it's not a joking matter. you know, when you tell someone you have a gun and you're acting nervous and you have your hands with a towel, wh

and a man who started college back in 1941 finally received his degree this weekend. 89-year-old charlie ball arkansas tech yesterday. ball dropped out of college to become a fighter pilot shortly after the bombing of pearl harbor. he says he wanted to finish his degree to set an example for his grandchildren. ball called about the school's accelerated degree program, and learned he already had enough credits to graduate. >> they thought it was good. i said the reason i was doing it is so it would get them en thewed and my grandchildren would get their degrees, too. >> everyone knows who he is and they're all inspired by his story, in that he never gave up. >> ball is now the oldest person to graduate from arkansas tech. >>> well, a new study of working mothers in the u.s. how california ranks when it comes to benefits and support offered to new moms in the office. >>> cooler weather is filling into the bay area for your mother's day. a look at what you can expect for the afternoon coming up. as a fashion blogger... i tell people how to look like a million bucks without spending it. i'm alway

ball. >> you hit plenty didn't you charlie? >> one or two. >> a great day to do the same. tennis match going. i like that. this morning though a little bit of reduced visibility. yes along the eastern shore only about seven miles of reduced visibility and taking you to the east further in delaware zero in dover and salisbury around zero and this is the moisture prone areas that got the showers yesterday. just over and over and all that was courtesy of beryl. beryl is pushing out of the area. it is not going to be affecting anybody anymore. 66 degrees right now in baltimore. 72 in d.c. and 63 easton. 61 now in york and 64 in hagerstown. 63 in winchester. now these temperatures are mild. they are above average. but we have a cold front that's going to be working through the area and i'm going to show you that in just a minute. now the satellite and radar not picking up on a whole lot. we are under mainly clear skies. you can see the remnants of beryl just pushing away. we like to see that. now, here's that cold front. this is the first one that's going to work through the re

charlie: if you walk out on to a basketball court. let's assume it's an empty gym. somebody throws you the ball. you are behind. out of 25, how many would you sink behind the key? >> i'd take five to warm up. then i think might sink out of the remaining 20 maybe eight. >> charlie: eight. and at your best, how many would you sink? >> well, when i was in high school, i would... had a routine where i had hit 25 in a row from five spots. >> charlie: before you would go home. >> if i get to 24 and i miss, i'm back at zero. >> charlie: that's what i mean. >> by the time i got to my last year with the knicks, it was 10 of 13 because the concentration went. >> charlie: really? >> when you concentrate, 25 in a row five spots, you're concentrating. the longer i played, the more my mind wandered and the less i concentrated. >> charlie: even when you were an nba all star. >> this is getting into shape. not during the season but getting into shape. >> charlie: what is it we don't understand about the difference between becoming a professional athlete and how good you have to be? >> well, i think that people don't appreciate

late charlie who was catcher when i came up went on to be a great hitting -- the area of maximum vulnerability hit the ball behind the runner if you do you advance runners. that is something the orioles haven't been able to do. in this ballpark you look at the wall and a little pull conscious. it can work. >> gary: jones 2-3 off atchison in his career.

charlie loves the game. >> but the beauty of it is the little ball doesn't move until you move it and there's where all thel the negative things come from also. >> but clearly people trust you though. you were named the best teacher for 11 consecutive years. the people that you have on your tape, greg nor man, even tiger word, i think people clearly respect and admire the work you do. >> thank you for saying that, gayle. >> i believe that. >> i came from a great golfing family. my father was one of the great masters in 1948. i played the tour myself in the late '60s, '70s. i have an understanding of tour players, what they're going through out there and think it's helped me. >> let's assume you're the best golf instructor among the top three, say. what is it you see? how do you see a swing, whether it's phil mickelson or whether it's charlie rose? what are you looking for? >> to me, i have a good eye. i see things -- i can't tell you why i see them. my wife says it's a nightmare to go to a movie because i see every flaw in the movie. all of a sudden i see 50 things at once and it just clicks. what i see in

ball game! bob: yes. len: tying run will come up and i don't think diekman will get a chance to face him. 8-6 and here comes charlie. and he wants jonathan papelbon. that's the first hit of the inning by the way. bob: flat slider that ends up on the inside part of the field. kept fair where john mayberry had some issues as he bobble that bar, you can see he initially was holding stewart and waving him and then he threw up the stop sign but it was too late. len: don't go anywhere. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ hooray! ♪ ♪ [ horse neighing ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] research suggests the health of our cells plays a key role throughout our entire lives. ♪ ♪ one a day men's 50+ is a complete multi-vitamin designed for men's health concerns as we age. ♪ ♪ it has more of seven antioxidants to support cell health. that's one a day men's 50+ healthy advantage. len: jonathan papelbon was just kicking his feet up and relaxing when this inning started. his team was leading by phi but diekman had command issues walking two, hitting another and then gave up a three-run double to castillo so the tying run is at the plate. 10-10 in save chances. 2-2 lif

ball for walks in the go-ahead run. that was the difference maker the taggers bidets 3-1. if the giants in arizona. the parade continued. san francisco culler charlieulbertson. making his big league debut. barry zito celebrates his 34th birthday. arizona has a 1-0 lead. a quality start for zeal. a zeal has support. melky cabrera with an 40-5 giving the giants the lead. brett bell chase this fastball a two run shot give the giants a 6-3 lead. culbertson's that could not hold back the emotions in the fifth inning he gave his family a thrill with his first big- league they said the giants when it 7-3. zero improves to 2-1 on the season. nba playoffs lakers held off another is to advance to second round. the clippers were trying to win game 7. it points were hard to come by neither team crack the 60. mark after three quarters. all the clippers took over. the bench scored 25 of the 27 points lapd's memphis to win the series for all of the third time in franchise history they take on the spurs in the second round. lebron james presented with this third mvp award. the pacers led by 6 at the half lebron to colver in second half scored 26 of his 32 points t

charlie thought the breaking bam was harder to bunt. it's usually fastball first pitch. they will give you an out and take it. >> gary: now bunt shows it up high. >> jim: the reason the breaking ball hard to bunt. especially the hard breaking ball you would like to keep the bat head higher than the handle. when the slider goes down tilt or goes down most hitters they drop that bat head below the handle. that's where you get the pop ups. >> mcdonald at first base. not a particularly big lead. lindstrom's drove reon the way. the bottom of the 13th tied at sixth. the orioles have had their leadoff man on for four consecutive innings and could not move them around. red sox this is the first time they've had the lead off man on base. lynn symptom delivery and a towering pop up. first base side. wieters, reynolds oh my. >> jim: mark reynolds came in. i know he was calling for it. matt wieters is a take charge type of guy. i don't know if he didn't see it or the spin effect. i just don't think -- i don't know what happened to be quite honest. that is a ball that needs to be caught. cody ross gets the second opportunity. >> gary: big chance for ross right there. and ross with a two ball t

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charlie? he said i'm graduating from college. >> they thought it was good. i said the reason i was doing it so it would get them all enthused, my grandchildren would get their degrees, too. >> balldest person ever to graduate from arkansas tech. he studied public relations. >>> now to texas where an 18-year-old is accused of trying to rob a police station. yes, you can't make this stuff up. police say keith manuel demanded money from a dispatcher and told her he had a gun. he really just had a towel covering his hand. he swears it was all a joke. >> i had my hand just like this. i said where you money at? i said i'm just playing. >> it's not a joking matter. when you tell someone you have a gun and you're acting nervous and you have your hands concealed with a towel, what is a person to think? >> he faces several charges, including robbery. >>> and four people and a poodle were rescued in san francisco after their patle boat was caught in a rip current. the only one wearing a life vest, there he is right there. the poodle. no one was hurt but firefighters gave them a stern warning, as you can imagine, about boater safety. >>> several leading black clergy are speaking out about p