teams surround a house on cleveland avenue. we're being told that san jose police were called at the 911 center, received a call about a stabbing victim on the 200 block of cleveland avenue. they arrived and found a man unresponsive suffering from apparent stab wounds, later pronounced dead at santa clara valley medical center. >> these are live pictures that we're bringing you to the scene -- from the scene this morning, rather, as s.w.a.t. standoff. it looks like it continues out there as police are still live on the scene. officers arrived and administered cpr to the stabbing victim who was taken to valley medical center in san jose where he was pronounced dead from those injuries. now, it's interesting because people in the house there at cleveland avenue. this is at forest in the rosen garden area. the residence of the house where that call originated reportedly locked themselves in the home refusing to cooperate with investigating officers and claimed they were armed with firearm, but we're hearing from police that there'

it was on the 200 block of cleveland avenue. we assume it was outside the house that that is still an open question at this point. >> new this morning, a taxi driver picks up a lot of trouble at a bart station. his ordeal ended when he was robbed. >> he spent about 12 hours stuff in the trunk just like this one. it was a yellow cab like this one that he was driving at the pittsburgh a point bart station when he picked up three people, three men. they asked the driver to take them to an apartment complex in antioch where police say they robbed him at gunpoint and forced him into the trunk of a car. they drove around the east bay for several hours and finally released him in the oakland hills 12 hours later at around midnight. he then flagged down a police officer. he was fine and all we know about him now is he is in his 30's. this is the license plate of the cab which is still missing. i did speak with one of his colleagues here who did not want to go on camera and he said the man is ok but obviously shaken up. coming up at 6:00

avoid cleveland near forest if you can. southbound 280 and northbound 101 off that interchange, they have shown slowing in the 50s over the last few minutes, but overall, very light volume. southbound 680 and 580 westbound starts the slowing right around livermore and the dublin interchange. the ripple for the weekend, guys. >> all right, mike. nice way to put that. >>> well, we can tell you a new steve jobs biography released overnight has kind of a strange tidbit about a golden ticket. scott mcgrew with the latest this morning. >> good morning, jon. it's called "insanely simple." it's by a fellow who knew steve well. he helped run the advertising campaign. ken said he convinced steve jobs for the "i" in imac. he says jobs wanted to hide a willy wonka-like ticket in the box containing a new imac. whoever got it would get a tour of the coopertino campus. the idea was dropped because california law says you can't require someone to purchase something to enter a contest. >>> the "new york times" says this morning the federal

fall braking is now on the south bay there is did the caller on 125 this morning is that the and cleveland avenue the taking of life look up there right now they did respond to that stabbing and were able to transport a male victim to a local hospital where we are told to later died the people inside the home reportedly locked themselves in claiming to the armed with firearms right now there is no indication of the hostage situation geese cbs radio's matt big winners at the scene in we're going to have a live report for him in just a few minutes. a cabdriver thrown in the trunk of his car in the middle of the night and mackovic is isn't the point for the cabin was sent to pick up passengers. >>> this is where it all started at around noon yesterday the pittsburgh-based. bart station and it was a yellow cab is similar to this one is a band 0 is a normal car in the cabin was stuffed in the trunk and was there for about 12 hours and as decapitate them to an apartment complex in antioch he took them there and that is where they robbed him according to police at gunpoint while they drove around

teams on surface streets right here, cleveland at forest. that's around the rose garden.ow it sounds like san carlos is unaffected by the activity. but avoid those roadways anyways in the perimeter if you can. 87 and 280 looking fine as far as the flow of the traffic. now your approach to the east bay's hot spot just fine right now. but the upper deck of the bay bridge, we now have an accident blocking two lanes around treasure island. we haven't seen any slowing over the last ten minutes, but it has been there. and expect some slowing at least at the scene as you're passing. now the lower deck going to get a lot more congested over the weekend. starting at 8:00 tonight, we told you doyle drive closes cutting off folks to the golden gate bridge. that affects you. the beautiful palace of fine arts if you plan on going there this weekend, for example, here's the golden gate bridge. doyle drive would connect you between these two major tourist spots cut off again. i'll explain those in a few minutes. >> thank you very much. >>> 5:20 right now. coming up, no luck, mainly skil

one of the first in cleveland. and have spread nationwide.rom this shop in south dakota -- >> i spent about $30 so far. >> reporter: -- to emery's five and dime store in knoxville, tennessee, a family-owned fixture since the '20s. >> i used to come in here with my grandparents. i'd always find something i wanted. >> reporter: the idea, organizers say, is if you spend local, the money will stay local. >> i think cash mobs, especially now in this economy, when we're just trying to have a recovery, play an important role in helping people think about where their dollars go and how they can help support local merchants. >> reporter: dollars, and a sense of community that continues, for this cash mob, beyond the shopping spree. >> to the cash mob! >> reporter: michelle franzen, nbc news, brooklyn, new york. >>> up next here tonight, education nation, teachers sounding the alarm tonight about an area of critical concern. >>> plus cleveland rocks. adding some big names to the greatest of all-time. ♪ >>> tonight marks the start of our nbc network wid

i worked at cleveland elementary in the excelsior or mission of persia. we are experiencing layoffs because of the imaginary line they have drawn. what i'm here to express, not just as a teacher but as a parent, my daughter went to cleveland elementary. when i got laid off a couple of times, it was not good enough for me as a parent so i transfer to sunset elementary. this is my honest story as a parent and teacher. now she has a wonderful principal that is telling her teachers, do not worry about the layoffs because we have enough money to provide for them. why does my daughter feel safe enough at a west side school and my students at cleveland elementary do not feel safe and they're used to their teachers being laid off every year? that is my question. as a parent. you do not even want to know my questions as a teacher. i am tired of being laid off. my mom was a teacher that was laid off. it is the same thing. [applause] >> my name is katie. i worked as an instructional reform facilitator for nine years and have been working at eldorado for the past six

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cleveland elementary school will be holding up a silent auction this coming saturday at 5:00, and it will be a 16th and rhode island, so if you want tune in -- if you want to support the parents at cleveland elementary school that are trying to raise money to pay for computers, come on down. >> i want to say frisco day is cool, especially when one student was able to get a free laptop. there were a lot of students out there, and they were engaged in terms of the workshops but were offered, so i feel like it was a really successful event at city college. let's move on. superintendent garcia? parks since you mentioned city college, frisco day and bridge to success would not be possible if it was not for the outstanding exemplary work by chancellor don griffin, and i know he is not doing well, and i want to wish him good health, and he really loved a great imprint here, but every student has the right to attend city college, and it could not have happened without your help commoso thank you very much. >> report on closed session action. readout of april 24 closed session, existing litig

. >> igniting the cash mob movement in cleveland, ohio s a young lawyer who has a passion for meetingew people, and supporting local small businesses. >> the slogan on the blog is that we each do a little and we do a lot. so if each person gives $20 to the store, and 20 people give them $400 and get something back in return and it is not charity. >> there are three rules to participating in the cash mob. >> the first rule is that you spend $20 and the second rule is that you meet three new people that you didn't know before and the third is that you have fun. >> it all started a few short months ago in the fall of 2011 when andrew posted an invitation on the facebook page to show up in a local cleveland neighborhood with $20 to spend at a small business. >> it is one of the ironies about the cash mobs though that we use social media to get the word out, but we are almost anti-social media. we are using the social media to organize people socially and get face-to-face. >> the small grass roots campaign quickly took root. he set up a website instructing people on how to have a cash mob

. >> it can feel like cleveland, ohio. it can feel like san francisco. it can feel like terre haut, indiana. but in actuality you're in beijing, china, half a mile from tiananmen square. >> my name is carl, i'm from cleveland, ohio, and this is my brewery, great leap brewing. we met other companies, lost and found, there's the veggie table that deals in 100% vegan menus, drinks and everything and there's home plate barbecue that do texas-style, southern-style smoked meats and barbecue. fascinating things that are starting to represent the american entrepreneurial spirit in beijing which before was lacking. >> so every day i leave my house and walk to the brewery. most of these alleyways are 100 to 200 years old. a lot of culture and a lot of history here. we first opened to the public on october 2 rcnd, 2010. the first night we sold two kegs and we thought that was amazing. now we move on average 30 to 40 kegs a week. i don't think i could do this in the states the way we did it here. you look at cleveland or pittsburgh, you're talking about urban center

we will see showers in areas like cleveland, buffalo, syracuse, up through the adirondacks, areas like burlington and vermont, rain showers in nengds. then we'll watch today thunderstorms in tornado alley. >>> it was a beautiful weekend. it looks like this weekend pretty quiet weather. we're going to have some storms. >> 94 in phoenix, arizona, it definitely is warming jup crunching the job numbers, tumbling crisis for woods. >>> what lindsay lohan did to raise money and the new accusation that could put her back in hot water. >>> overtime, extra innings, and a shot for the ages at the masters, you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica tell la cruise. >>> despite a ban on missile activity. foreign journalists were invited to see the rocket in sight. >>> more than 40 people in syria killed yesterday as the fighting continues and the syrian government raised new demands. >>> the pakistani army say that there may be no survivors after an avalanche killed 30 people. a team of excerpts were sent to help the pakistani search effort. >>> q

. >> igniting the cash mob movement in cleveland, hey high is a young lawyer named andrew, who has apassion for meeting new peop$e and supporting local small businesses. >> the slogan on our blog is we each do a lot, we all do a lot. if each person gives $20 to the store, 20 people would give them $400 and also get something back in return. it's not charity. >> there are three main rules to participating in a cash mob. >> the first rule is that you spend $20. the second rule is that you meet three new people you didn't know before and the third is you have fun. >> it all started just a few short months ago in the fall of 2011 when andrew posted an invitation on his facebook page to show up in a local cleveland neighborhood with $20 to spend at a small business. >> it's one of the ironies about cash mobs that we use social media to get the word out but we're almost anti-social media. we're using social media to organize people socially. and get them to actually meet each other face to face. >> the small grass roots campaign quickly took route. andrew set up a website instructing peopl

late this afternoon, louisville to indianapolis, kplum bus, cleveland, pittsburgh, southern illinois, you're all under the threat of veer storms during the day today. also we've got rain down in miami. we got drenched the weekend and we have additional wet weather up here in montana and nosh portions of the northwest. if you're watching us on waev, norfolk, virginia, bring your bicycle for an've ride through 12 mile of blossoming foliage. that sounds nice at bike nights at botanical garden. and that's your early. veronica. >>> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. for the second team. it would slump it. think like a man to earn 18 to grab number one finish. >>> in another upset the animated fill. "band of pirates" opened to take second. zac efron's "the lucky one" did better than expected taking in $11 million to finish third. but the producer's "five-year engagement" clunked earning just over $11 million. >>> under performing with 7 $.7 million. as did john cusack's the rairch with $7.3 million. >>> the avengers opening next friday, but it's alrea

. >> reporter: in cleveland, autumn is single and writes about her dating frustration on her week sitemethingsingle.com. >> i hoped to meet my soul mate. >> reporter: she's writing about the claim she saw on eharmony. she paid there are 59 a month for the service, took two hours to fill out the questionnaire. but after a handful of dates, she's not buying the science. >> it didn't seem scientific at all, the way they matched me. >> reporter: autumn may be on to something. according to this pro ffessor o psychology. >> online dating sites are very unlikely to make better choices for you than you would make for yourself. >> reporter: e harmony says it creates more love in the world every day and is responsible for 542 marriages a day. the former ceo told us two years ago -- >> i think of our algorithm as a starting point. >> reporter: they point out professor carney had has never seen the science that goes into their love formula because it's secret. the professor says that's part of the problem. they won't provide evidence that the questionnaires use science the find a better match sinc

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ravens on the road in november at cleveland, the raiders come to baltimore. a sunday nighter in pittsburgh. then out west to san diego, december starts with the steelers coming to baltimore, then down the road to face the redskins. then the manning brothers come to town back-to-back. payton and the broncos december the 16th, eli and the giants on the dweeth. the season begins and ends with the bengals, at cincy on december the 30th. starting with that monday night opener at least 11 games will be seen right here on wjz. back to you. >> the schedule may look tough but remember the ravens have never missed the playoffs since joe flacco and john harbaugh have been with the team. this is going to be the year we do it. >> i certainly hope so. >> and the world series. >> got my tickets already. still to come on wjz's eyewitness news at noon. a camera recording an awful accident down unflorida. the latest on the car that flowed into a store and hit several people. >> a million dollars ain't what it used to be. what one lot toe winner did that landed her in jail. >>

home against cleveland on a thursday night.r, on the road to kc, home against dallas, then to houston before they get their bye week. ravens on the road in november at cleveland, raiders come to baltimore, sunday nighter in pittsburgh, then out west to san diego. december starts with a steelers coming to baltimore. then down the road to face the redskins. then the manning brothers come to town back to back. peyton and the broncos descend with the 16th, eli and the giant on the 23rd. season agains and ends with the bangles at cincinnati on december 30th. >> and starting with the monday night opener, at least 11 ravens games right here on wjz. orioles on the road looking for win number two in a row at chicago tonight. another highlight night for nolan reimold in left field. highlight catch to rob the white sox of a hit. just like last night, reimold hits a home run. his fourth home run of the season, this puts the o's on top 2-0. j.j. hardy hit a home run after that. o's have the most in the league so far. on the mound, chen gunn

colby joins luck with the colts, the swartz goes to cleveland. stanford lineman martin is going to miami and michael ken direction was picked by the eagles. 49ers just took james as the 61st player overall. a's starts the east coast trip. big time players, big time gloves, a's have been challenged but eric starting a 154 batting average. break the tie. oakland leading 4-2. the giants open their nine game home stand tonight and james -- that's a good addition. >> he was great. >> lot of bay area guys picked today. ott of offensive line men, defensive -- the stanford, they know how to get the big guys. >> they do. >> and a reminder the closure is now just an hour and a half away. before you head out the door visit ktvu.com for a complete guide. >> and always find live traffic maps to alert you about any delays and thank you for trusts us.

>> you had a great time, you had the time of your life in cleveland, how cool is that? be text soul train awards with me. how about if you could have come with me to the rock hall. >> you didn't invite me. >> i do have a husband, he does take precedence over wolf blitzer. >> did you see what i skyped you? you made me go watch the video on youtube, it was a great video and there's fun right there. we got a lot of serious news coming up at the top of the hour, brand-new poll results, we're going to show what the race looks like right now. how do they divide up against men voters, women voters. we have a lot more coming in for the investigation. peter king, he's going to be joining us live in our 5:00 p.m. eastern hour. we got serious news right here in "the situation room." >> i just mentioned i was in cleveland over the weekend so i was sitting on the tarmac in atlanta on friday on a plane headed for cleveland and i noticed something out of my window and it didn't take me longe to figure out what it was. it was this. before we took off the pilot got on the loud speaker a

teams have been at a home on cleveland avenue near forest since 1:00 a.m. this morning in the rose garden district. it all started with a murder, then a barricaded suspect. christie smith was first on the scene, she's still there with the developments. christie, what can you tell us at this hour? >> reporter: good morning, jon. in the last 15 minutes, san jose police came out, spoke with the media, said the man they were trying to make contact with all morning has come out of the home. i'll step aside so you can see what's going on. they still have the neighborhood blocked off. they're not giving the exact circumstances, but they say he did come out and is in custody. a police spokesperson says there was more than one person in the home. right now, officers are in the home, checking it to make sure everyone is out. this started 1:46 this morning, with a 911 call from a home on cleveland avenue of a man that had been stabbed out in front of the home. he was taken to a hospital where he later died. police say they came back, tried to talk were the person in t

take a look at what happened overnight near cleveland. leaves are on the trees and flowers are blooming and the snow is falling. but overnight people saw near cleveland april snow showers. the snow and icy conditions forced police to close a highway overnight. but things are back to normal right now. so that's good news there. and actually, you know, too bad we are not seeing snow across the area or any rain across the area. all we will get is increased clouds as we go throughout the day because the air is just too dry. now future trend picks up on the fact that the clouds will move in here. but we are not seeing any type of rain with this. and we need the rain. we are over 4 inches now below for the entire year and the clouds move out as high pressure builds back in going into your thursday. and also friday. we will be be seeing lots of sunshine in the forecast. but not so much sunshine for today. we will have the clouds out there. i do have a slight chance of showers in the forecast. but the big story once again windy and we will be coo

i found cleveland to congratulate him on the silver star and he never knew he got it. >> a lot of thoseign each other in 45 years. to see them reconnecting after that is special. >> there is always something you will put on this earth. and? time it might come sooner, some time it will come later. be patient. it's coming. this took me a long time. a long time. and i thank god for that. >> >>> protestors in greece prove that anything can and does happen on live tv. last night, 17 people broke into a studio and threw yogurt and eggs at the news anchor in the tie. at the time, he was interviewing a local

nbc on wednesday and hot in cleveland 10 p.m.d and you can catch me in the middle of the betty white sandwich. she started pointing to the door and pointing to a shelf that was outside in the office where we were. penny says, oh, she wants to show you her new television set. she turned op the television set. no, that was not what she wanted. so she kept pointing. and she'd point to the door and she'd point up to this cabinet. penny said, i'm sorry, coco. she picked up a set of keys. coco walks over to this door and points to the lock at the top and the lock in the middle and the lock at the bottom. so penny undid the locks, and coco undid -- you know, one of these things that holds it together. and opened the door. it came out, took my wrist. >> go on, touch me again. >> and pulled me into her part of the cage, and she sat down against the wall and made it obvious she wanted me to do that. so i sat down opposite, and i had my hands on her fat tummy. i was in there for about an hour and a half with her. it was maybe one of the mos

down there that is the 200 block of cleveland. neighbors tell us the home down there is a little bit different. it has raiser wire fences. they say they have noticed that sort of sketchy people have been coming in and out at all times. there is cameras stationed at the home. that is where they believe police are at the moment and swat teams have been moving in. that is because the people who initially called 911 about a homicide told police that they are armed and not coming out. it all started just before 2:00 this morning when police got a call about a stabbing. they responded to cleveland avenue where they found a man suffering from stab wounds. they performed cpr on the victim. they were take ton the hospital -- he was taken to the hospital where he was presumed dead. the people inside refused to cooperate. saying they had firearms and told police to back off. that is where we are right now. we don't note the connection between the victim and these people. we heard a huge bang go off. we believe it was a flash grenade. there i

he's a lawyer visiting us from cleveland, ohio. and a descendant of one of the renowned families issue the wormlies. our third panelist is steve hammo hammond. east an associate director for hazards and here with us locally in virginia. and then finally, our fourth panelist is angela haste hol ver, and a health analyst with the u.s. department of health and human services and she's a lifelong washington tone yan. so i welcome you all here and look forward to hearing the wonderful things you have to say about your families. our panelists will speak for five minutes as they appear in the program and then we will give you the audience an opportunity to ask them questions. so let's start with phil depriest. >> well, first of all, i wanted to thank john riley, alex an dra lane for putting together this great project on my great grandparents. and of course, shelley stokes hammond for a great piece. i wanted to embellish a few of the stories that shelley had spo spoken of. in particular, the congressional dining room incident of 1934. now

officers responded to the 200 block of cleveland avenue.ce knock on the door where the 911 call originated. the people inside refused toen cooperate. they said they had firearms and told police to back off. officers backed off and called in the swat team. we don't know the connection between the victim and the people in the standoff. we will try to get updates from police and let you know what is going on. we are live from san jose i'm tara moriarty. >>> we are also following developing news in san francisco. an early morning fire at a high- rise apartment building is under investigation. firefighters say that fire happened on the eighth floor of an apartment building on wood side avenue. now when crews arrived they found a man suffering from smoke inhalation and burns. he was taken to st. francis hospital. instead of evacuating other residents firefighters had them shelter in place to avoid the smoky hallways. >> there is certain types of buildings and situations. this was a one unit apartment. we had a line on the fire right away. and rat

you played defenses so i'm looking forward to playing the differences in this division while the cleveland browns have taken alabama running back trent richardson as the number three pick in the overall draft they traded three selections with minnesota to move up one spot cleveland have one of the league's worst offenses and they've had their eye on the playmaker for some time. now the n.b.a.'s regular season has come to an end and the atlanta hawks used their final game to clinch home court advantage in the playoffs they got one hundred six to eighty nine point victory i with the defending champions the dallas mavericks josh smith top scoring for the hawks he ended with twenty three points and opened up his side's lead to twenty needed way through the second period dallas did dallas did fight back and did jump shot a reduced atlanta's advantage to twelve points but that was as close as they got right in that i'm a man of itches dunk gave the hawks a twenty point lead to four they ran out come in when is the hawks will now host boston in the playoffs and sunday after wrapping up the fourth

cleveland browns have taken alabama running back trent richardson as the number three pick in the overall draft they traded three selections with minnesota to move up one spot cleveland have one of the league's worst offenses and have had their eye on the playmaker for some time. meanwhile the n.b.a.'s regular season has come to an end and the atlanta hawks used their final game to clinch home court advantage in the playoffs with victory over the dallas mavericks one hundred six to eighty nine the final score josh smith top scoring for the hawks he ended with twenty three points and opened the sides lead to twenty midway through the second period dallas did fire back down the jump shot here reduced atlanta's advantage to twelve points but that was as close as they got vladimir but i don't wanna victories dunk gave the hawks a twenty point lead before they ran to a win is the hawks will now host boston playoffs on sunday after wrapping up the fourth best record in the east defending n.b.a. champions and the mavericks were in the playoffs on saturday at oklahoma city. so much. now let's swi

rebotes, anthony parker encestÓ 15 unidades y tristan thompson agregÓ 14 para guiar a los cavaliers de cleveland sobre los wizards. john wall anotÓ 19 puntos para encabezar a washington una noche despuÉs de fallar 10 de 12 tiros cuando cayeron 103-65 en nueva york. jordan crawford tuvo 18 puntos y kevin seraphin agregÓ 15. esta noche los wizards estan en chicago porque apartir de las 8 se mediran a los bulls, otro partido complicado. vamos con el boxeo porque el mexicano juan manuel mÁrquez se impuso por decisiÓn una nime al ucraniano y terminamos con la noticia en enluta el futbol mundial. resulta que el centrocampista italiano del livorno piermario morosini, de 25 aÑos, fallecio Ó en un hospital tras desplomarse por una crisis cardÍaca en pleno partido de la segunda divisiÓn de la liga de italia. el futbolista sufriÓ un repentino malestar en el minuto 31 del partido que disputaban el pescara y el livorno cuando se encontraba lejos del balÓn y cayÓ al cÉsped cerca del Área de su equipo. inmediatamente tuvo que ser socorrido por los servicios sanitarios presentes en el estadio la ambulancia tard

. >>> to cleveland, billy butler ended the winning streak with a pair of homers over the indians andcrushed cleveland 8-2. >>> finally, the lions' calvin johnson will be on the cover of the madden video game, beating out cam newton with 52% of the vote. the cover is an honor and a curse. you see, the majority of players featured have either been injured or suffered a drastic decline in their careers. the lions have been through so much over the years, it will take much more than a video game curse to get them down. that's your "first look" at sports. i'm fred roggin. >>> and now for another look at the weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. you are saying that we are going to need an umbrella all along the east coast, is that right? >> mid-atlantic northwards. >> sounds great. thanks, bill. >> you're safe from south carolina to florida. enjoy your sunshine. we're talking about a storm system now in the ohio valley, heading to the east coast later this evening. that's why a lot of us need the umbrella today. but it's a cold, chilly start. you

but you played defenses so i'm looking forward to playing the defenses in the civilian meanwhile cleveland has taken alabama running back trying richardson as the number three pick in the overall draft the browns traded three selections with minnesota to move up one spot for cleveland have one of the league's worst offenses and have had that eye on the playmaker for some time now. and finally to the n.b.a. where the atlanta hawks use their final game of the regular season to clinch home court advantage in the playoffs after wrapping up a one hundred six points to eighty nine victory over defending champions the dallas mavericks. josh smith top scored for the hopes and midway through the second period he opened up the side to the twenty four and in the light twenty three points dallas though they fought back and jump shot reduced atlanta's advantage to twelve points but that was as close as the mavericks got a dunk from about one of which restored the twenty point lead before they ran a comfortable win and the one that has boston in the playoffs on sunday all the roughing up the fourth best

pick in the overall draft the browns traded three selections with minnesota to move up one spot a cleveland have one of the meanings worst often says and have had their eye on the playmaker for some time. now on to the n.b.a. and the atlanta hawks use their final game of the regular season to clinch home court advantage in the playoffs after wrapping up a one hundred six points to eighty nine victory over defending champions the dallas mavericks well josh smith top scored for the hawks midway through the second period he opened up decidedly to twenty four ending the night with twenty three points while dallas though they did fight back and dirk nowitzki jumpshot reduced atlanta's advantage to twelve points but that was as close as the mavericks got a dunk allowed none of it restored the twenty point lead before they ran and comfortable winners on the host boston in the playoffs on sunday after wrapping up the fourth best record in east while dallas was in the playoffs on saturday at oklahoma city. finally to gold and luke donald bids to reclaim the world number one spot has got off to a slo

and the mother who raised him in one of the roughest neighborhoods in cleveland. dad was a day laborer, his mom gave him the radiant gift of her faith. >> yeah, man. you know, my mom passed when i was 40 and that was the most crushing period of my life, because i had lost purely the best person i ever knew. >> reporter: and a 55-year-old boy finally made a movie his mom would have come to see. >> because the movie is clean, she'd be very proud. my mother hated the fact that in my standup, i used profanity. she hated it. i mother never, ever saw me perform before. ever. she wouldn't come. if you are going to be out there cussing, i'm not coming. my daddy, front row, with a drink in his hand. cheering at the top of his lungs. >> reporter: and now, this self-proclaimed president of the man club says it was his third wife who taught him who he was. >> she completely has changed me. which is the other thing i've discovered about men. see, all men will change and all men can change. but there's only one woman that will change for. >> reporter: change and bring a message

meanwhile the cleveland browns have taken alabama running back trent richardson as the number three pick in the overall draft but they traded three selections with the minnesota vikings to move up one spot and cleveland have one of the league's worst often says and have their eye on the fine micah for some time. now in the n.b.a. the atlanta hawks use their final game of the regular season to clinch home court advantage in the playoffs after wrapping up a one hundred six points to eighty nine victory over defending champions the dallas mavericks well josh smith top scored for the hawks he ended with twenty three points and has signed three to twenty who play through the second period. dallas though they did fight back and jump shots reduced atlanta's advantage to twelve points but that as close as they got a dunk from about one of which gave the hawks a twenty point lead before they ran a complete all winners works well now has boston in playoffs on sunday wrapping up the fourth best record in east all the mavericks open the playoffs on saturday at oklahoma city. now on to other news and

that debate took place in cleveland, ohio, seven days before voters went to the polls between president carter and governor reagan. >> bob, the question is a good one. and actually, there has been a testing of the limits on this. the best example, the reason we did four debates in eight days in 1992 is that the campaigns did not agree on a package of debates until after the last day of september. and at that point, you are pushing deep into the weeks and days right before the election. you know well that there has been traditional reluctance to having a debate very close to the election for the reason that you just alluded to. there's very little time at that point to change people's impressions coming off of these debates. and in '92, one campaign, shall we say, made sure that there was a giant yellow chicken that started showing up at the other -- another campaign's rallies saying that one candidate was being chicken george for refusing to come to an agreement about the debates. that tends not to play very well with the public. there is suspicion about why a candidate is basically not

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