dwight d. eisenhower and richard nixon, elected in 1952 and '56, republicans regain the white house. >> the 30-year -- >> republican and much more conservative. who better to lead a total war than the general, dwight dwight d. eisenhower? one of the most decorated generals in world war ii? he wasn't really a politician, yet -- and, in fact, no one really knew if he was a republican or a democrat. not even interested in politics. but he decided to get involved. the republicans got him and everybody seemed to like ike, as he was known. he was just a very personable gentleman. well, the popularity of eisenhower is not just because of his military record of world war ii. it also has to do with the economy of the day. when you take a look at how the united states emerged from world war ii, we're going to have this dramatic boom. and when things are good, when people have jobs and they're having more income than they've ever had before, they tend to like the parties. the republicans are going to be t

them joined by kevin durant, dwight howard, and chris paul. >>> dwight howard, the orlando star.ach fired -- wanted his coach fireded. then the team -- fired. then the team threw in otis smith. there's that condescending hug of the coach by howard a few weeks ago. howard says, hey, i want to be traded now. and the magic says enough of you. we're going to entertain trade requests. we'll see what's up. we'll get something before you're gone. he wanted the coach fireded. they fired the general manager. this guy wants out of orlando too. >>> the 49ers have four quarterbacks on their roster. jim harbaugh, of course, going to start alex smith. and the newcomer, josh johnson, and scott -- they're pushing each other to make the roster. johnson played collegiately for jim harbaugh at san diego many moons ago. so a lot of interest in the 49ers. espn said i think they're the favorite in the nfc >>> and tim tebow, this guy is probably the most talked about player in the nfl. and he's going to be on special teams, which means he'll be on the punt coverage, on the kickoff coverage, but you kno

dwight d. eisenhower. he wasn't really a politician yet. in fact, no one really knew if he was a republican or a democrat. not interested in politics. but he decided to get involved. and everybody seemed to like ike, as he was known. he was a very personal gentleman. well, the popularity of eisenhower is not just because of his military record of world war ii. it also has to do with the economy of the day. when you take a look at how the united states emerged from world war ii, we're going to have a dramatic boom. when people have jobs with more income than ever before, they tend to like the party. the republicans are going to be the benefactors of that in 1950. the united states is going to have a tremendous surplus. we're going to extend american made goods overseas to europe and other parts of the world that have been devastated because of the war. remember when we were talking about the great depression. and i said the new deal did a lot of good. it put a lot of people back to work. this is what i'm talking about now. another part of th

dwight d. eisenhower, one of the most deck raorated generals in d war ii. he wasn't really a politician. in fact, no one really knew if he was a republican or a democrat. not even interested in politics, but he decided to get involved. the republicans got him. everybody seemed to like ike, as he was known. he was just a very personable gentleman. well, the popularity of eisenhower is not just because of his military record of world war ii. it also has to do with the economy of the day. when you take a look at how the united states emerged from world war ii, we're going to have this dramatic boom. when things are good, when people have jobs and they're having more income than they've ever had before, they tend to like the party. the republicans are going to be the benefactor of that in the 1950s. i'll give you three things here that are part of this post-war prosperity. simply because of world war ii, the united states is going to have a tremendous trade surplus, not a trade deficit. we're going to be sending a lot of american-made goods overseas to europe,

and again, i'll be dwight eisenhower's advocate, because he desegregated all of that within about a year and a half. most of it was gone not in the entire district but the downtown area. but this was a horrendous thing for veterans to come back and face. >> i think veterans are really important. as we're talking about the presidents, what we also understand with these veterans is when they were coming back from the second world war, they were facing not only this kind of discrimination, but they were facing massive violence. >> mm-hmm. >> the lynchings that occurred in 1946 against black veterans were absolutely horrific, and what also made it absolutely horrific was that the local governments, the state governments and the federal governments were all looking at each other going -- and you have men in uniform actually being killed and slaughtered much and this is also part of what is pushing president truman, who is a veteran, and he just turned with the quadruple lynching in monroe, georgia, and says something is fundamentally wrong. >> and when you say violence, i think you should be

first a discussion of the civil rights policies of franklin delano roosevelt, harry truman and dwightenhower. in a little less than an hour and a half we'll focus on president kennedy. after that, a look at civil rights then and now. the achievements of the past 60 years and civil rights issues today. >>> sunday on q&a -- >> i think the problem is with walter cronkite people see him only as the avung lar friendly man, which he was to everybody, but there's another side of him that wanted to be the best. he was obsessed with ratings, of beating brinkley report every night and he isba fiercest competitor i've ever written about, and i've wret en about presidents and generals. cronkite's desire to be the best was very pronounced. >> douglas brinkley on his new biography of news and core walter cronkite sunday at 8:00 here on c-span. >>> next, a conference on the presidency and civil rights hosted by the john f. kennedy presidential library and museum. this panel looks at the internment of japanese-americans in world war ii, the desegregation of the armed forces, and president eisenhower'

and this is where jeremiah wright, and senior pastor dwight hopkins and joining them at the table isnd also wearing a hat is the figure to be embracing the metro sexual bram husse abraham lincoln, barack hussein obama. let's listen to what came out in 2008. >> they give them prisons and gives them the three-strike law and wants us to sing "god bless america" no, no, no. not "god bless america" but "god damn america" because it is in the bible for damning people, and treating people who are less than human, and god damn america to act like she is supreme. >> dwight, that feels to me very clearly out of the black liberation theology that says that inequality is sin and the sin is not personal things, but the sin is the structural questions and it isn't sort of americans who need to be rooting out the individual sin, but it is the nation, itself, who needs to confront the sin of racism, and that what i heard when i hear that, but somehow it turns politically into just "god damn america." >> yes. people are confusing two things. when there is a political debate about the facticity or the

and again, i'll be dwight eisenhower's advocate, because he desegregated all of that within about a year and a half. most of it was gone not in the entire district th

first, a discussion of the civil right rights of dwight eisenhower, truman. then president kennedy. >> sunday on q & a. >> i think the problem with with walter cronkite, people see him only as the evuncular friendly man. but there was another side of him that wanted to be the best, he was obsessed with the ratings. he's probably the fiercest competitor i've ever written about. and i've written about presidents and generals. cronkite's desire to be the best was very pronounced. >> best selling author douglas brinkley on his new biography of long time cbs news averager walter cronkite, sunday on c-span. >>> next, a conference on the presidency and civil rights hosted by the john f. ken dpi presidential library and museum. this panel looks at the intern of japanese americans in world war ii. the desegregation of the armed forces. this is an hour and 20 minutes. >> good afternoon, i'm david ferio. it's a pleasure to welcome you this afternoon. this conference is on the presidency and civil rights. as you know the national archive is is charged with preserving arc

if dwight eisenhower let the country know in 1954 what he really thought of brown v. topeka and that the troubles in the country, we would be fighting right now. he did not oppose the decision and any railway and now is a very common to report an american decision. >> is, two days after the supreme court ruling in brown was the court has spoken and i will obey. and those are not the words. but the other worries in the military life understand separation of powers. >> i've always thought it was great. >> you think race is a great character test and the heroes of that century. and the one thing when people ask me, how do you support this guy who did so many awful things and good things, how do come down to whether he's a good guy or bad guy, but after he accurately opposed and was fantastically famous could have commanded highest piece on wall street and chose to go to detroit at the height of the ku klux klan popularity in the 1920s and defend the sweet family, which was an african-american family that had been trapped inside a home buy a white mob fired into the mob a

. >>> dwight howard wanted him out. van gunnedy is fired and the gm is fired. hockey eastern conference finals are so intense. if you're going to talk the talk you got to walk the walk. devils did just that. with two goals and an assist, the devils evened the series with 4-1 over the rangers, game five tomorrow on the nbc sports network. marlins are breaking in a new stadium and carlos is flat out breaking things. ripped a grand slam off the left field scoreboard. broke some lights. this is why we can't have nice things. the marlins beat the rockies 7-4. finally maybe this guy was in the stands that score board would be work pap reds fan caught not one but two home run balls. two home runs, two catches. i guess that's why he's got two hands. the reds beat the braves 4-1. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> who is splitting, whose dating and who tebow will not be seen with. your entertainment headlines are straight ahead. the latest boy band sensation from across the pond and you won't believe the length some fathers went to g

. >> there will soon be some the memorial honoring president dwight eisenhower. his family says the current hisrial focused too much on in kansas rather than his accomplishments. the new design calls for a memorial park. stunts would also show eisenhower as president and ii hero. there would be a statue of a young eisenhower. innovative ways warriors to get around these days. >> a mysterious water creature pulled from the potomac. >> a mysterious water creature p[ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? upgrade to verizon fios tv, internet and phone for just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years with a two-year agreement. this is a limited time offer, so don't wait. get fios at this great low price. act now and you'll get $250 back. but hurry. this incredible offer ends june 2nd. alcall 1.888.get.fios. fios. a neork ahead. call the verizonon center for customers with disabilities at 8-974-6006 tty/v. >> some wounded veterans now to get it around. waysany of them received segue this week. >> in the shadows of the ma

and dwight of fairfax came back for his sixth year. >> i have an uncle on a transplant list. know all of the fun that we do today is helping those people. >> moments ago, they announced the winners --beverly king took home the big prize. that qualifies her for an international competition. live at rfk stadium. >> thanks for during the sampling. >> ladies love the chocolate. >> now i need to try that. sounds good. the weather is looking great for any outdoor activities. >> the big question is what are things going to be like for mother's day? steve rudin has an early look her >> not so bad up there for the day tomorrow and a beautiful night ahead. we are looking at temperatures across the area -- mid 70's. martinsburg's looking at 72 degrees. 75 in orange. mother's day, partly cloudy, temperatures mid 50's to mid 60's. we have showers in the forecast. how long will the showers hold off for the day tomorrow? what can we expect for the upcoming work week, full details and a few minutes. >> coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00, mitt romney did not shy away from a hotly debated topic d

church and dwight company is recalling the spin brush tooth brush. it can overheat possibly causing a fire, shock or burchlt for more information you can call the number you see often your screen there. >>> a new park is hoping in downtown baltimore that's a great place for your kids to play. pierce park opens. it is on one acre. it features sculptures. kids can climb on them and rain gardens as well. the waterfront partnership says the park is a reflection of their commitment to creating a healthy harbor. >>> the benches are made of blocks that are rescued from the streets of baltimore. we have lots of bike racks, so people can bike here or moms can bring their strollers. we have recycling containers. >> it's dedicated to a baltimore contractor and civic leader. >>> students rolled up their sleeves. spruceup day. ab about dean planted shrubs, mull muching-- mulching trees. >> the kids are chipping in doing whatever they need to do whether carrying boards, digging up weeds. >> about 70 to 80 children showed up to help out today. >>> most of us have b

. >> sean: you talked about dwight eisenhower. >> dwight eisenhower before normandy, wrote out a message given in the event that the germans threw us off the beaches. what it said was, i picked the place where we landed. the troops, the navy, the airmen did their best and are most volarrous. if anybody deserves blame, it's me. >> sean: how many troops did we lose -- 7- or 8,000 men when they slammed the beaches of normandy? >> right. >> sean: a lot of loss. he prepared to take the blame, not -- >> correct. >> sean: then he gave praise after. >> when it became clear that it was a success. he wrote another message, giving all the credit to the troops. the only time he mentioned himself was at the end when he said, i'm proud of you. >> sean: what about your time as attorney general and u.s. district court judge, your opinions -- because obviously, mr. rodriguez would not have been able to engage in enhanced interrogation without the approval of the justice department, the white house, the president, et cetera, on down. your thoughts as you hear president obama refer to this as torture? >> h

not dwight hurricane strange, and quite the contrast what we're sear heath in the bay area. for more on that, let's go to leigh glaser. leigh? >> leigh: we are flying the skies with 7hd. behind me the beautiful magnificent golden gate bridge. we're seeing clear sky now over the sand. it was a different story this morning with the low clouds and fog all -- obviously above, but so many people just takinged a advantage today, getting out and enjoying, whether it's cloudy or not, walk across the bridge on its birthday. this morning, low clouds and fog. some mississippi and drizzle. but just in the last few hours, you'll notice a nice northwest wind has picked up and just helped to just scour out a lot of the low cloud and fog. ocean beach, we still have a little bit of cloudiness. our fog forecast -- go back that right now -- 9:00, here's this nice little window, the golden gate bridge here. nice window. most everything will stay off the coast. maybe a little patchy low cloudiness, but i think we'll have enough of a break that they'll be able to get the fireworks off. after the

we had another nba player wind up getting their coach fired, dwight howard never got along with stan van gundy, one of the most qualified coaches you would ever want. didn't get along with the star. not advisable. today he was fired by the magic. that is the sporting life right now. >> interesting seeing manning in a different jersey. >> it will take a while to get used to but he looked fantastic. >> thank you. >>> a dispute in the east bay, workers in the school district say they have taken multiple pay cuts while maintaining benefits and pay for administrators. >> and we will have that story tonight on the 10:00 news. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids? it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? we had to watch basketball in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was. what is he talking about? and if mom was hosting her book club that day, guess what...you missed it! we couldn't just move the tv all willy-nilly all over the house. ohh! ohh! kids today

no hiding the fact dwight howard said van gundy when myself don't get along.u, stan, anyway, he was fired today despite on paper the the sixth winning estcoach of all time -- winningest coach of all time. new jersey won tonight they even the series 2-2 with the rangers and pam moore will give you something for tomorrow morning. >>> breaking story tonight, a suspect has been arrested in the case of missing teen sierra lamar. she has been missing for two months. 21-year-old antolin garcia- torres is now in custody, booked on one count of murder and one count of kidnapping. we have continuing coverage on www.kron.com, our facebook and twitter pages as well and tune in to the news at 4:00 a.m. for the latest. news conference is scheduled for tomorrow morning. good night, everybody. [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids? it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? we had to watch basketball in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was. what is he talking about? and if mom was host

. >> a new twist in the plan to honor former president dwight eisenhower with a memorial. the family appears to be disappointed with design changes made by the architect frank gary. it calls for statues to replaced stone carvings. the new design kept metal tapestries depicting his home in kansas. the family called them controversial and divisive. >> am hours from now family and friends will honor the life of chuck brown. ] they will pack the washington convention center for a three- hour service. donnie simpson will host the service. chuck brown died two weeks ago after battling pneumonia. he was 75-years old. multiple crews covering tamara's memorial service. tune into our newscast to marron good morning washington. can log onto wjla.com and our social media websites as well. coming up, selling success with a 6-year-old. find out whether this little girl in our region continues in the spelling bee. >> >> following a developing story from seattle where a gunman shot and killed four people. this started with a shooting in a cafe. it spread to a carjacking near the universit

. >> sean: you talked about dwight eisenhower. >> dwight eisenhower before normandy, wrote out a messageo be given in the event that the germans threw us off the beaches. what it said was, i picked the place where we landed. the troops, the navy, the airmen did their best and are most volarrous. if anybody deserves blame, it's me. >> sean: how many troops did we lose -- 7- or 8,000 men when they slammed the beaches of normandy? >> right. >> sean: a lot of loss. he prepared to take the blame, not -- >> correct. >> sean: then he gave praise after. >> when it became clear that it was a success. he wrote another message, giving all the credit to the troops. the only time he mentioned himself was at the end when he said, i'm proud of you. >> sean: what about your time as attorney general and u.s. district court judge, your opinions -- because obviously, mr. rodriguez would not have been able to engage in enhanced interrogation without the approval of the justice department, the white house, the president, et cetera, on down. your thoughts as you hear president obama refer to this as torture?

dwight king has been on a tear lately, kept it going last night, fourth goal in the last three games,ings won it 2-1, they can sweep the coyotes on sunday, game four is on nbc. >>> pirates andrewm cut chun did it against the nationals, gave pittsburgh the lead. in the fifth came up big with the glove. adam laroche, mccutchen made a leaping grab. bobbled the ball, crashed in the wall and made the grab. the sixth, andrew again, another solo shot. two home runs and catch of the night, doesn't get much better than that. pirates won it 5-3. >>> that is the early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> the lowdown on the new films trying to knock the avengers off this weekend's box office list. your entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> a special bond in an age when parents and their kids seem to spend less and less time together. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today" on this friday morning. the only troublesome weather over the weekend, afternoon storms will be typical down in florida, also in the central plains. not today, really not much

as cosponsor of the bill, as cosponsor of the bill dwight scharnhorst points out, when it comes to our schools, quote there is no need to talk about billy wanting to mary a goat. thank you, sir, for cutting through the politically correct spin of the homosexual agenda. when we say the word gay we're really talking about billy entering a long-term committed relationship with a farm animal. and that's crazy, may i remind you, old mcdonald had a goat. but-- (laughter) i believe don't say gay isn't enough. we need to expung anything remotely gay from our schools. in english class you need to stop teaching any words that even sort of seem gay, works like ambience and periwinkle. and let's not forget while we're at it, history class is full of gay code. hello, battle of the bulge? folks-- will this make missouri different from other states? sure. will other states tease them for this peculiar desire? yes. but to protect their children from thinking that gay is normal, missouri is going to have to do some freaky stuff. and that's the word. we'll be right back. (cheers and applause) (cheers an

i will say that dwight eisenhower, a man who was i consider to be one of the great presidents of the 20th century, made famous that declaration, i shall go to korea. commander-in-chiefs have been using politics. to further policy. and you, i think you have underlined a great point as has chuck. the president of the united states has used this one-year anniversary to promote his afghanistan policy. to be blunt about it, as much respect as i have for john mccain and as much as i like lindsay graham, i would feel a lot more comfortable if those two hawks, those two neoconservative republicans were condemning the president's policy because the fact they are out supporting him means one thing. that means, the neocons have won. well be in afghanistan until 2020. and again, three years ago, i was saying we didn't need to triple the number of troops. people said we would be out by 2012, 2014. i said 2014 means 2020. i suspect 2020 now may mean 2025. and it is very troubling. i think it is a big mistake. but chris, bottom line is, a lot of republicans aren't happy regardless of what the presi

. >> there will soon be changes on the way to the memorial honoring president dwight eisenhower. his family says the current model focuses too much on his humble roots in kansas rather than his accomplishments. the new design calls for a memorial park framed by metal tapestries depicting his boyhood home car stones would show him as president and a world war ii hero and a statue of young eisenhower more. commissioners have given the cite their support them on metro has no option, you can ride a bike and then take the train. we were in college park for the kickoff as the metro bike and rail program college park -- parking lot will offer spaces for more than 100 bicycles. it is the first of a kind for metro. >> adam caskey is with us. >> he is rolling up his sleeves that i was checking that last minute data. reagan national pickup just under 1 inch of rain >> that is a good dent. >> here is a great time lapse. this is from saudi to sunny this morning. -- soggy to sunny this morning. you can see it start this morning and giving way to beautiful camilla's clouds. -- beautiful camel -

i am a huge dwight and angela fan. i like nerd love. >> she is funny. us rolling on the floor. you can see my full interview with angela kinsy tonight at 7:30 and 10:00 on nonstop. >>> female erotica, a topic not as sensitive because of the suctionselves the steamy novel "50 shades of gray." the fiction follows the lives of two lovers describing in elaborate detail their daring sexual encounters. now fans the book are thirsting for more. tonight at 11:00 i'll explore the world of erotic literature and why it can be good for women to read it. >>> on news 4 at 5:00 tonight still to come how the dmv is using a little superstition to convince people to renew their registration longer in virginia. >>> coming up today on news 4 at 6:00 somebody is pretending to be a cop. he stops drivers and then for no reason shoots them. there are new developments in the race for the white house. ron paul has made a decision. we'll tell you about that. one of the world's most rare and endangered gorillas >>> virginia's dmv hopes superstition will encourage drivers to renew

. -- mark dwight. >> thank you for coming out tonight. this is really amazing. i created this concept almost 10 years ago now, and i used it in my realm business and it was not until about three years ago that we formalize it appeared and it has come to this. it is really gratifying for me. my oldest son is here to watch his dad in action. that is pretty cool. there is my son, spencer. it is my privilege as the founder of sf made to get out the founders' award. the founders' award goes to an established company that has the characteristics of an sf made co., innovative, daring i might say, and just making great products and supporting the sf made community as well. and part of that support comes with putting on parties like this. this year's award recognizes the company and the individual who started it. who is your house tonight and has four 15 years now -- your house tonight and has for 15 years now been making as beverages. and is very boisterous in the clock -- in the crowd, as you can tell. i want to welcome to the stage, forced grey -- forest gray, the fou

. >>> the controversy continues over the designs of the president dwight d. eisenhower memorial. earlier this month famed architect frank gearry received his design. but today the family released a statement saying they certainly appreciate the changes but still don't support the design. the everyone is the metal tappestries. the family calls them impractical and unnecessary. now they are asking for more time to break the impasse over that design. >>> a new study just released shows that simple supplements can help save infants from deadly infections. anita brikman is here to explain compactible what the researchers found out in tonight's health alert. >> reporter: derek, doctors have shown zinc can save babies' lives. a study released within the last hour in the journal lance et shows adding zinc given to infants made it 40% less likely the drugs would fail and they'd need more treatment. today we asked an infectious disease specialist at children's national medical center about what this could mean to children around the globe. >> the infections are very serious. they're actual

kobe bryant, carammelo anthony, dwight howard and kevin durant it's nba face to face with hannah stormonight at 8:00 on espn2. >>> now to a showdown that was a complete mismatch. check out this massive 18-foot great white shark in a very close encounter with fishermen just 20 yards off of australia's most popular beach. >> that's unbelievable. the fin sticking out of his mouth is actually a smaller shark. a ready-made lunch. wow. >>> coming up next -- some incredible images in your friday pulse, including some unwelcomed visitors at a backyard barbecue. >>> and how about this, a brawl at the ballet between two little dancers. we charge everything else... maybe it's time to recharge the human battery. only the beautyrest recharge sleep system combines the comfort of aircool memory foam layered on top of beautyrest pocketed coils to promote proper sleeping posture all night long. the revolutionary recharge sleep system from beautyrest... it's you, fully charged. right now, receive two free recharge pillows with the purchase of select beautyrest mattresses. not only kills fleas and ticks

take a look at what we found on a dwight from las vegas to nevada. he is about to get on board. a flight where he is the only passenger. that's right. the flight is empty but each seat is still subsided at a rate of $3,700. this one flight cost all of us $70,000. in all there are more than 100 subsided flight route across the country. in 2010 congress set aside $200 million for the essential air service program. brian with the rural air service alliance said the flights are important for economic development of small town america. >> it's a economic drive we are in the communities to have the ability to bring in outside business into rural areas of the country. >> reporter: at a time like this how can we afford to be flying empty planes? >> reporter: john is the chairman of the house transportation committee that oversees the essential air service. he said he has had enough. >> this has to stop. the taxpayers can't afford it. >> reporter: jim is live from regan not airport in washington. if the head of its transportation committee thinks its outrageous why are they still flying?

. >>> we're about to get a look at a new design for the memorial to honor president dwight eisenhower. frank gary's original design was panned by the eisenhower family. however, he had support of the commission in charge of the memorial. the eisenhower memorial commission will hold a public meeting today to hear about those proposed changes. >>> the government is saying thank you to the country's military. the white house announced last night that active duty military personnel and their dependents will soon be able to enter every national park free. an annual pass is normally $80. the national park service estimates that giving away the passes will result in the revenue loss of between $2 million and $6 million. >>> still to come on 9news now at noon, a pill that prevents people from getting drunk. researchers at yale say they've developed one. we'll have information. >>> i'm danielle nottingham in washington. coming up, the president and lawmakers call for change after jpmorgan chase loses billions in bad trade. >>> anew addition is under way to the international space station. nasa

stayed that one until the third, rookie, dwight king, has been on a tear lately, kept it going last night, fourth goal in the last three games. king's won it 2-1, could sweep the coyote with a victory on sunday. game four is on nbc. baseball, the pirates an drew mccutchen did it against the nationals. gave pittsburgh the lead. in the fifth came up big with the glove. adam la roch, to deep center, mccutchen made a leaping grab, bobbled the ball, crashed in the wall and made the grab. the sixth, andrew again, another solo shot. two home runs and catch of the night, doesn't get much better than that. the pirates won it 5-3. >> that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> the low down on the new films trying to knock "the avengerss" off this week's box office list. your entertainment headlines straight ahead. a special bond in an age when parents and their kids seem to spend less and less time together. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." a good friday morning. beautiful weather continues. our streak of dry days will continue into the w