. >> it kicked off black eyed susan day always the day before preakness. this year visitors were greeted with stricter security measures scanned ns were also with a wand but most didn't mind. >> there's nothing wrong with that. it's better to be safe than sorry. >> now all eyes are focused on saturday. others are betting on kentucky derby winner orb who is trying to win the second leg of the triple crown. most think he has what it takes to go all the way. >> it's tough to win the triple crown and there's a lot of things that go into it, but i think he has a good shot. >> i want orb to win. i want a triple crown so bad. >> now, throw hasn't been a trim crown winner since 1978. reporting from the stakes barn i'm sarah sampson now let's send it over to ava marie. >> so gorgus throughout at the stakes barn. it's interesting to see what the horses and trainers are doing as they lead up to the race. i'm at a the corporate village side and there will be crowds and crowds of people coming in, but right now kind of savering the sereneness of it all. luckily i'm ins

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i'm almost teary eyed because they have all been here from the beginning. i want to thank them all. >> [ applause ] so i hope that you will continue to come to china town and enjoy all that we have to offer and we are excited about all the new things with the new generation with my daughter, tiffany out there, they are all going to help us. we are not using fax anymore. we are going through social media. we are putting this on facebook. come to chinatown, red lanterns, murals and everything. we are really excited about the future of chinatown. thank you very much. [ applause ] cma board members please come forward to take a picture. >> thank you again to the chinatown merchants association. with that. let us move to the richmond and supervisor eric mar. >> thank you supervisor chiu, i'm really honored to be here. i have so much pride that there is great leadership. i see emerald gray, the pioneers from the media and chou was the first district chinese personality from that district. there are so many other great leaders supporting the community organization

yesterday was black eyed susan day at pimlico. the drink, the horses and of course, the hats. >> it comes with a hat first. and then everything follows at there including the shoes. >> reporter: big crowds at black eye susan day, a fundraisen for the susan g. komen. >> this is more conservative than the preakness day itself. >> reporter: for the first time a concert in the infield. a source of pride for locals. >> i grew up on a horse farm. it brings lots of memories. >> reporter: saturday a lot more people are excited to join in the experience. attendance in the preakness has risen the last four years arrow, with 120,000 spectators last year. the impact of the preakness is felt far beyond pimlico. businesses buzzing at the four seasons with cars between the hotel and the racetrack. >> last night the bar was extremely busy. tonight, too, as well. people are making reservations. >> reporter: the economic impact of last year's preakness is estimated around $35 million. >> if tus is like having the super bowl every year come to balti

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a lot of people especially in the northeast don't eat black eyed peas.are going to the traditional black churches depressed versus previous generations all of these ways that you think of being connected. but you think about the spirit of racism binds us universally? >> no, i did not say anying universally. there's a difference between the trends. let me respond to what you're saying because there's a distinction between trends and cultural patterns. they're not universal. but certainly, there remain cultural communities they're dependent upon region. they're dependent upon ethnicity. so there's contingencies there. there's a diversity in the cultures of black america, but they do still exist. there's still black institutions that are in place and functioning. the number of black people attending church may be lower, but it is not the case that they don't still exist. >> eddie, you can jump in here. >> i think it's important for us not to overstate the racial shifts. of course there will be shifts in the way that we understand how culture works, how peop

the black eyed susan blanket that's never really made of black eyed susans.here's the naval academy glee club. but this year we managed to sniff out a few surprises. on a sunrise tour on thursday, it wasn't orb that took their breath away. it was his shampoo. >> the bathing is cool. >> reporter: we've been wondering about orb's trainer and how he got the nickname. >> they had to call me something. that's what they came up with. i have never had a definitive answer from anybody, this is why we did that. >> reporter: and this year the jockey has a real shot at becoming the first woman to win the preakness stakes. if it happens, she has these two to thank. sheryl white was the first african-american. barbara jo reuben was the first to win a race in the united states. >> a lot of women are yelling at me to go home and make babies. >> reporter: as much as it's rooted in tradition, times are changing for the sport. if you watch the stands on saturday, you just might spot the pioneers who helped pave the way. >> coming up later, we'll have a bit more on the local fe

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way. >> that was from baltimore, not boston. >> chuck wanted to know why they don't use the black eyed susans. i looked it up during the story. apparently the races were two months before the flowers come into bloom, so that makes sense. >> they can't grow them in a greenhouse? >> i thought you knew all about this. >> i just pick the winner. i don't know anything else about horse rankings. i picked orb. >> and two other horses. >> i mentioned him as a potential winner. i'm going with him today. it's a nice day for a running of the preakness. nowhere near as sloppy of a track. there's a slight chance for a few sprinkles, but it won't be running in the slop like they did in kentucky. outside this morning, it doesn't look all that pretty outside, but it isn't exactly raining all that hard. a couple showers down to south of town. as we scan the skies this morning, lots of low clouds out there. not a lot of rain out there just yet. but that will be changing a little bit. if you live south of washington towards fredericksburg, your rain chances are higher today. if you live further to the no

ei eileen lee from the tokyo stock exchange. >> the european commission is seeking support from eu nations to launch talks for an investment pack with china. the eu and china agreed in february last year to work towards such an agreement which stipulates investment rules including those for protecting investors. the eu says it will push china to ease regulations. this includes a rule that make it mandatory to launch joint businesses for local firms in china. the commission says it helps to start talks this fall. more business head lilines next hour. here is a check on markets. >>> first it was hollywood then came india's baliwood a recent festival in folk owe feature ed films made there. >> reporter: this is a nigerian thriller about two men whose lives are transformed when they find a statue with hidden powers. the film won five awards at africa's version of the oscars. it was a box office smash across africa and has screened in the u.s. and europe. the film's director visited tokyo to show his two films. >> i believe to be able to show the world that we're one and we speak the same langu

the best time to snack on the bug eyed insects -- of course they are bug eyed. what would they be? when they emerge from the ground in the morning still soft and shedding their skin like yoga instructors. i don't eat anything with an exo skeleton. should we eat them if they are just like shrimp? >> i eat something without gluten. you become leery when people say it tastes just like -- my reg tear yen friends they tried that and it tastes like garbage. >> you ate a vegetarian friend? they are like wild gam. >> i have eaten a chocolate covered cricket i ordered on-line. i was disappointed because it was like a regular chocolate with this little rice crispy. i thought it would be a honking low cuss. i just don't like to cook. you use the internet to order something like that. >> it came with a button that said "i at a bug." >> michelle, could they be delicious? >> one of the reasons in the article they listed for eating these bugs was because people in africa eat them. i feel that is not the most convincing argument. but i really like our response to this. it is very american to eat a

all kinds of people from outside and critics -- cross eyed and crooked. >> a lesson in contrast. i am a gynecologist. not today. >> they shared a stage with the trophies are expensive it is not a race, it is the woodlawn vase. i'vepeople showed up. >> been coming here for 20 years. it's a little cold, little rainy. still fun. >> everybody comes out and enjoys the with -- day. orb?at happened to years ofmay be 138 tradition, but they broke new ground in 2013. an upset on old hilltop when the winning jockey proved that 50 years old is most certainly not the hill. >> we will be here next year. we can't wait. 364 days. >> what happened to orb? officers say it was relatively quiet and they did not have to respond to any serious comic safety incidents. three men were arrested for disorderly conduct and they say they were 23 minor medical calls. of thehead, residents small town of texas ravaged by tornadoes earlier this week slowly return home. their reaction that they make their way back to clean up the damage. first, a man referred to as a hero by president obama is facing charges for

why ambassador pickerring and admiral mullennish eyed a full accountability report chastising the state department for their systemic failures and why benghazi is generally emerged as a rallying cry for the president's opponents. when during the bush administration, there were 54 attacks on diplomatic targets that killed 13 americans yet garnered only three hearings on embassy security total and zero outrage from fox. why is this attack so different for republicans? >> this makes watergate look like child's play, megan. >> jon: oh! well, that is serious. that is serious and it's not a term people throw around lightly. i'm sorry. she was talking about slind ra. i'm sorry. she was talking about slind ra. anybody talking about benghazi. >> this is far worse than watergate. >> jon: far worse than watergate. there you have it. benghazi is... sorry about that. he's talking about the fast-and-furious. the movies because i didn't care for tokyo drift but i don't think it... all right. the thing with the guns and the tracing of them. if fast-and-furious was worse than watergate what's benghazi.

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. >> i pull ed ed this through that last friday for the black eyed suzanne. it's time to break out.old on. wait a second. >> the way to wear boots, before memorial day. >> that's okay. >> that doesn't a pply to boots, just open toed shoes or pumps? >> yes. to me, they're not white, they're cream. >> they're white. >>> don't miss tonight's cbs prime time line up. >>> sometimes too much rain uncovers some interesting things. crews found this 17 pound bone and estranged tooth in indiana. researchers believe the bone may have come from ancient mast done. they are now turning over the bone to researchers. >> that's cool. >> very cool. >>> i'm jessica kartalija. >> i'm marty bass. catch us online through the afternoon. news, weather, breaking events i've been coloring liz's hair for years. but lately she's been coming in with less gray than usual. what's she up to? the new root touch-up by nice'n easy has the most shade choices, designed to match even salon color in just 10 minutes. with the new root touch-up, all they see is you. but lately she's been coming in with less gray than usual.

. >>> he was the even money favorite going in but there were no black eyed susans today after the preakness. investigators are working to figure out why the landing gear and backup system failed on a light to newark this morning. the failures made for a scary landing. the flight was coming from philadelphia and had to land on its belly. it was a u.s. airways express flight operated by piedmont. 31 passengers and three crew members were on board. the plane was met by dozens of firefighters and other emergency personnel who quickly got everyone off the craft. no one was hurt. >>> one of new jersey's iconic summer spots ready for business this weekend. the big reopening today more than six months after hurricane sandy. >>> chuck's back with a look at the se >>> a 31-year-old murder victim was honored today at the college graduation ceremony he never got to attend. the mother of williams accepted his diploma. she is still waiting for answers about his death. news 4's derrick ward spoke to her and other family members who honored williams today. >> crossing the stage at the ceremony at catholic

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then we hear from this woman that you had in the package about he often seemed distant and glassy eyedand all those things, i'm thinking red flag, red flag, red flag. perhaps a young boy melting down, emotional issues and perhaps not getting mental help, treatment, mental health treatment which is what he needs. >> if a 12-year-old child kills another human being, this is a question with all these horrible things that have been happening recently in this country. we've all been covering. trying to understand what makes people do these things. if you're 12 years old, does that mean you were born to do those things? >> well, what we know about people who may be psychopaths or sociopaths is that they may be born with a genetic predisposition. we call that the geno type. the fenal type, actually acting it out, only comes after there have been traumas or all sorts of emotional issues that may have affected that individual and then they went from fantasy holding ton a lot of rage to acting out. you don't inherit it. you inherit it but it takes several traumas to actually bring it out. that's

the blue-eyed baby tigers are now 40 centimeters long and weigh about 5 kilograms, five times heavierhan when they were born. there are only about 200 living white tigers, a variation of the bengal tiger. the zoo will ask the public to suggest names for the cubs later this month. >>> that's all we have this hour on "newsline." i'm ross mihara in tokyo. thank you for joining us on nhk world. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: trade, security and immigration topped the agenda, as president obama kicked off a three-day swing through mexico and costa rica. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we examine the state of u.s.-mexico relations as mr. obama meets with mexican president enrique pena nieto. >> brown: then, we look at the fight over access to the morning after pill. a federal judge had ruled it should be available over-the- counter to women and girls of all ages. but the obama administration is now appealing that decision. >> woodruff: ray suar r

they get a bit misty eyed when they remember the old days, before the ethnic germans left the communist dictatorship for the freedom of the west. before the berlin wall fell, west germany purchased the freedom of some 230,000 romanians of german descent. to do this, the west german government had to strike deals with the notorious secret service, the securitate. the negotiator on the german side served every chancellor for 22 years. now he has returned to romania for a conference seeking to uncover more details about these secret deals. >> from our point of view, it was buying people's freedom, freeing people from economic and political bondage. and each time hirsch struck a deal with securitate, long lines formed in front of passport offices. the agreement decided how many people could leave romania and how much west germany would pay for each one, but how much cash changed hands in all? >> i will not answer that. >> previously, it was thought 1 billion marks were spent, but the conference made clear that the sum was closer to $1.5 billion as west germany granted interest subsidies and

they get a bit misty eyed when they remember the old days, before the ethnic germans left the communist dictatorship for the freedom of the west. before the berlin wall fell, west germany purchased the freedom of some 230,000 romanians of german descent. to do this, the west german government had to strike deals with the notorious secret service, the securitate. the negotiator on the german side served every chancellor for 22 years. now he has returned to romania for a conference seeking to uncover more details about these secret deals. >> from our point of view, it was buying people's freedom, freeing people from economic and political bondage. and each time hirsch struck a deal with securitate, long lines formed in front of passport offices. the agreement decided how many people could leave romania and how much west germany would pay for each one, but how much cash changed hands in all? >> i will not answer that. >> previously, it was thought 1 billion marks were spent, but the conference made clear that the sum was closer to $1.5 billion as west germany granted interest subsidies and

the blue-eyed baby tigers are now 40 centimeters long and weigh about 5 kilograms, five times heavierhan when they were born. there are only about 200 living white tigers, a variation of the bengal tiger. the zoo will ask the public to suggest names for the cubs later this month. >>> that's all we have this hour on "newsline." i'm ross mihara in tokyo. thank you for joining us on nhk world. >> "california's gold" is produced in association with kcet los angeles and is seen statewide on california public television. this series is endorsed by the california teachers association, the california school boards association, and the california library association. >> is it possible to drive a car and still have a clean environment? to refine a cleaner gasoline? to build a bridge from oil to renewable energy? could business go further and be a force for good? can one hundred thousand people in 100 countries come together to build a new brand of progress? we think so. bp is proud to bring you "california's gold." beyond petroleum--bp.

. >> the 59-year-old later got teary-eyed when she received an honorary doctorate of law degree from the school. >>> a close shave. well, close in space terms. the qe2 asteroid will come within 3.6 million miles of the planet this afternoon. it's about two miles in diameter, and it's even bringing its own moon along with it. why not? >>> now for an early look at business, we turn to cnbc's bertha coombs. good morning. >> good morning, richard. the markets could see some red arrows today after stocks rose on thursday. with one day left in may, the dow is set for its sixth straight winning month. >>> and mortgage rates are rising. freddie mac says the average rate on a 30-year loan hit 3.81%, up from 3.59% last week. mortgage rates track yields on the ten-year treasury note which hit a 13-month high this week. >>> new government data shows americans have regained less than half the wealth lost during the recession. household wealth plunged by nearly $17 trillion between late 2007 and early 2009. but richard, a lot of folks lost their homes and lost their jobs really had to dip into the

cross-eyed continues to have the support of hezbollah fighters from lebanon. bashar al-assad continues to have the support of hezbollah. he continues to have the upper hand against the rebels. >> video of syrian government forces and retaking an air base near a strategic border town of qusayr. fighters from hezbollah, based in lebanon, were heavily involved in this battle. their role seems to have been important to the success of president assad's regime . regaining control of qusayr would secure territory that connects damascus to the mediterranean coast, home to at president assad's alawite sect. anti-regime groups say that the town is surrounded. >> after the destruction of the field hospital, more than 1200 interests are waiting to be treated. 200 of them are in serious condition dr.. is are running out of oxygen. we are calling for an immediate evacuation of the injured. >> the u.s. government is condemning's involvement. >> this is an unacceptable and it's extremely dangerous explanations --escalation . we demand that hezbollah would draw its fighters im

because the tea party, by and large, was raising money from a group of people who were eyed logically committed and politically committed. they expected and could handle criticism from senate democrats. >> hold on eleanor. let's hear from republican speaker john boehner. >> when you say that people should go to jail, are you talking about the front line managers who came up with this inappropriate criteria? or talking about the top brass who didn't admit what happened to congress? >> i want to know how this happened. who was responsible for it. somebody made a decision to do this and i doubt that it was low level employees in the cincinnati field office. >> reporter: question. who is speaker boehner referring to mitch? >> i'm not sure he knows specifically john. it is just a sign of how seriously he takes this. and he is right to have a huge element of skepticism. because what we heard initially is all cincinnati, the higher up people didn't know about it and those assurances were false and now we need to eleven what other assurance will be given right now are false and refeed to lear

. >> back then, at the first meeting, we looked at each other wide eyed. we did not know each other. suddenly, there were other people there who had also survived. some of us have really thought we were the sole survivors of the ghetto and of a community once comprised of millions of jews. >> she goes to all of the meetings. during poland's communist era, she hit her jewish heritage. she has only spoken about it openly for the past 20 years. she says acknowledging her history openly was a liberating feeling. almost nothing remains of the warsaw ghetto today. it was destroyed by nazis. despite her painful past, she regularly returns to the area to visit the memorial to the heroes of the ghetto uprising. >> i can sense the spirits of my ancestors here. it is a special place for me. it is as if they're all still here. >> in the 1990's, she was reunited with distant relatives who live in england and america. since then, she says she has felt less alone. >> now on to a much different topic, and the countdown is on for croatia. and to look set to join the europe

somehow they'll catch a thing like this -- because i was the ultimate one-eyed catch. >> really? i think there's a little more to it than that. >> they were great fun to watch. to do, we do a lot of this. >> whoa. but you have to -- the hard part is you have to put your whole body into it. it's like charles atlas dynamic tension. >> i'm going to scare circles around you this year. >> what to you think is the biggest takeaway of this movie? >> for me it was always sometimes things aren't going to turn out for you the way you want, but you have to make the best of it. >> you learn from it and get stronger. >> just reach deep down. let the scary out. >>> coming up, "the hangover" to end all "hangovers." >> so much of the "hangover" all three movies is fantasy. the behavior we exhibit in those movies would get you in jail or dead. >> and we're laughing it up with seth rogen before his world comes crashing down. he value ofn is where it can take you. (now arriving: city hospital) which is why we're proud to help connect our students with leading employers across the nation. (next stop

if you want to broaden your scope beyond white blue-eyed babies there are babies you can have in this country. >> if you're using an indian egg donor or a syrup gate eggs, you're not going to -- these are not people who are looking for white babies obviously. >> exactly. so if you are willing to go to the ends of the earth for brown baby, why not have a brown baby from this country. >> their owe only a surrogate because only the mother can carry it, sorry, but i was talking about both here. and to he to me, why india? do take need to be to carry the eggs. >> i have a big problem. in 2011 there were 110,000 u.s. children foster care that could fit in any home. >> but those are colder kids. that's a difference. >> even still, just another examp much kid that need good homes. >> that's another issue. why are we going to a third world country. there's so much room for exploitation. it seems exploitive to mean and even in this situation the woman in the fact said they trip rells because of the law it killed one of the babies and she could have have two of them. there are so many options th

>> i was the ultimate one-eyed cat.hink there's a little more to it than that. >> they're great town to watch but to do we do a lot of this. >> whoa. >> but you have to -- the hard part is you have to put your whole body into it. it's dynamic tension. >> i'm going to scare circles around you this year. >> what do you think is the biggest take away of this movie. >> for me it was always sometimes things aren't going to turn out for you the way you want but you have to make the best of it. >> and you learn from it and you get stronger. >> just reach deep down, let the scary out. >> coming up, the 'the hang over" to hend all hang overs. >> so much of the hang over, all three movies is fantasy. because the behavior that we exhibit in those movies would get you in jail or dead. >> we're laughing it up with seth ro gan before his world comes crashing down. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... drag

so after a lot of scrutiny and the president publicly joking about it, some sharp-eyed folks in washington have noticed a new signature in a report that secretary lew signed last week, perhaps the one that will be right on the money. >>> up next tonight, a group of very handy, capable and fearless women making a difference for families all over the neighborhood. >>> finally, our "making a difference" report tonight is about some women in north carolina who have joined together to help folks in their community and beyond. in fact, these women are bringing new meaning to the phrase "working from the top down." it's a novel idea. nbc's stephanie gosk has tonight's "making a difference" report. >> long time no see. >> so good to be back. >> reporter: back on the roof, that is. >> i'm an investigations consultant. >> i'm a retired teacher. >> i am a pharmacist. >> reporter: their normal jobs except once a month when these ladies from north carolina climb up a ladder, grab a hammer and transform into the women roofers. >> you get a feel for it after a while. and it's a great way to get frustrati

. >> the 59-year-old got teary eyed when she received an honorary doctorate of laws degree from the school>> you to for a look at business we turn to berth bertha coombs. >> futures are pointing to a lower start this morning. stocks rose on thursday on the back of positive housing data with one day left in may, the dow is set for its sixth straight winning mon. mortgage rates are rising. you probably know if you're looking for a new mortgage. freddie mac says the average rate on a loan hit 3.81%, up from 3.59% the prior week. mortgage rates track the yields on the ten-year treasury note which hit a 13-month high this week. >>> and new golf. data shows americans have regained less than half the wealth they lost during the recession. household wealth plunged by nearly $17 trillion between late 2007 and early 2009. even though home prices and stock prices have come back, a lot of people used up their savings and lost their homes. so they're still down in the red. >> good to keep that in mind. thank you very much. >>> in other business news, mcdonald's ceo don thompson reveals he lost about 20