as the seeds sprouted, luna and darnell were in charge of watering, while speckle, reba, and ravi took and after many days the vegetables did grow, and grow and grow, until finally the crop was ready to be harvested. everyone pitched in, picking the freshest, plumpest vegetables they'd ever seen. and that night speckle, luna, reba, ravi, and darnell enjoyed the most scrumptious meal, eating vegetables that they'd grown together. the end. that was a great story. isn't reading fun? woof. heh heh heh. purple and pink journal. blue pen, green pen, orange pen. i think i'll use orange today. hmm, now let's see. no, no, that's not right. grr. [slurping] grr. ahem! could you please chew a little more quietly?! i'm trying to write something amazing in my journal. [whining] hmm...i know! i'll use my green pen today, not my orange pen. now, let's see. uh... no... hmm. aah. now it's too quiet. i can't think when it's this quiet. grr. grr. oh, mackie, i haven't written one single thing in my journal yet. hi, jetta. woof woof woof. hey, mac, you wanna play fetch with clifford? ruff. ruff ruff. woof

. >> 8-year-old heather darnell praised for fighting back in a terrifying situation.here with her story. >> we have that video, thanks to a surveillance camera. and it shows every parent's nightmare. the suspect's car driving by a young girl's home. and 20 minutes later, an attempted abduction right in her own backyard. >> that man came over here. >> and what did he do, health center. >> he put his hand in my mouth. >> what did you do? >> bite him. >> reporter: 8-year-old heather darnell is still shaken, by the attempted kidnapping, seen here on surveillance video. she was playing in the alleyway with her 6-year-old brother, when the suspect drove by. 20 minutes later, the suspect returns and attempts to get ahold of heather. >> an older, light-skinned black male, grabbed her. put his hand around her mouth. she bit him and kicked him to get away. >> reporter: as the suspect approaches heather, both struggle. and she bites her attacker's hand and breaks free. as the suspect drives away, she runs to her parents, who contacted police. >> she did what she was supposed to

. >> there have been 12 pedestrians involved in crashes along pennsylvania avenue between darnell drivewalter's lane and forestville. new $180,000 crossing signal has been installed to make it safer for pedestrians. >> high traffic area, dangerous and dark and needed in the community. >> there are also new signs and flashing lights to warn people about upcoming pedestrian crossing. >> we'll check in at new york how you can help retailers. >> as the nation's capitol plans to commemorate martha washington memorial, e-mail us at mymarchdc@gmail.com or twitter at my foxdc or facebook. time now in 6:21.  >> in today's business beat, how stores are cashing in on security camera footage. why you may not be able to sleep through work exercises. live in new york, good morning to you, happy monday to you. >> reporter: happy monday, wisdom, how are you? >> i percent can't complain. let's talk about how these security cameras are cashing in. >> there is new camera equipment that allows stores to take the security footage and improve to cater more to the customer. something ranges fro

u have to go to the public sidewalks on nebraska orni massachusetts avenues.avue graduate student darnell valentine loves the new ban on outdoor smoking.r >> i'm not a smoker, i hate having to walk through peoplethg who are smoke, and rush throughg people, to get to class, andcla, those people who have asthma, i feel sorry for them.el >> reporter: s the traditionalr smoking zones should remain in effect, the whole academic year. >> we are still in transition,l and i think it'sin really difficult to just kind of alienate students or faculty or staff who happen to smoke.to >> reporter: administrators at george washington university have got cold turkey. no smoking indoors or out, no transitional smoking zones and using d.c. law, no smoking on sidewalks within 25 feet of buildings. that is pretty much the whole campus park of d.c.'s foggy bottom neighborhood.ne the new antismoking rules at gwu prompted maggie taylor to quit using tobacco this week. >> i can smell better, i can, i taste better, i can breathe bree better already after 5 days,r 5 when you start to feel the positive effects so q

heather darnell is here with her parents, christina and gary. with us. >> you're welcome. >> 8 years old. tell us about that day, when you watch the video, tell us what we're seeing. >> i kick him in -- i kick him and bite him. >> you bit him? >> and that saved your life. >> good for you. >> look at this, tucker, too. you were showing us in the green room. look at this bruise that popped up this morning. and, mom, you're saying you think this is from -- >> the guy from trying to grab her. >> obviously, grabbing with force. >> that's a big thumbprint. an actual thumb can go right on top of that. >> i have never heard anybody tell children to fight back. clearly, it works. did you all tell heather to do that? >> yes, i've done it every morning. he's always at work in the morning, he gets in there at 5:00, so i'm with the kids every morning. just from the commute drive from my house to -- just to, you know, school, i have that few minute window of time and i'm constantly telling her what she has to do good at school, and when you get to the bus, ma

darnell williams. [applause] thank you. with that commercial for launching my singing career today.s good to be in d.c. to be a part of this effort. i am representing all of the ceos from across the country. thank you for the work they do each and every day across the nation please rise. the too also deserve our flaws and recognitions because they are the bridge to the past and present. but they have a tight line to the future. give them a round of applause. thank you. [applause] 50 years ago i know all too well i remember what it was like to live in the united states as a black person. i remember where i could go and i could not go. i remember where i was not welcome. but i mostly remember what mom told me as a youngster. treat everybody the way you want to be treated and you will be just fine. i don't have to read a history book because i lived through those hours. for the grace of god when we travelled this country whether it is here in d.c. or philadelphia would you don't have to go far from these hotels to see people living on the streets on the bridges. lips are turning pink d

next we have brother darnell more. his writings have appeared all over the place the.hey can be proud, international journals of theology and sexuality transcripts in interdisciplinary online journals and number of other selections. we are looking for to his contribution about the diversity that we experienced. it is a delight to see judge jimmy brown. she is an emmy nominated television personality and commentator on issues of law, politics, religion as well as women and children's issues. she was a state trial judge in atlanta, georgia for nearly a decade, and her legal career spans in the number of administrative prosecutorial issues. she has the national -- international -- excuse me, syndicated television show. she has much more manners than judge judy. [laughter] very happy to have her here. and finally, we have here -- i don't mean finally, the sitting at the table as he is supposed to be -- i am looking for the biography as well. perhaps it needs no introduction. [applause] and it is evident as he walks through hallways. we are great -- grateful to you for the

[applause] >> brother darnell, one of the organizers of the march on washington, he could not be acknowledged completely as a gay man. one of the main people who put this together could not be acknowledged and there are so many of our brothers and sisters, no matter what their identity is, you talked about the differently abled, not talking that our seniors. 60% of the african women who are old are in poverty or near poverty because of their lifelong experiences. we didn't talk about a lot of those things. unfortunately, we won't get a chance to talk about them. but i want people to keep that in mind and when we deal with issues of inclusion, he had to take some time to think about all of our people. a couple of points before i turn this over -- in 1963, there were about 18 million black people. 1.3% of the american -- of the african-american population in 1963 came against all odds. there was no place for them to stop and eat. although you know most folks had some chicken in a brown bag. [laughter] they had nowhere to stop or anywhere to relieve themselves. in parts of the south, they had to