few other events in the anti-struggle would trump in significance the murder of elijah p. lovejoy. scores of newspaper editorials across the north registered their outrage at what had occurred in alton. what was at stake, these newspapers said, was the assault on freedom of speech and freedom of the press. the death of lovejoy also brought about the fame of a very famous american abolitionist, wendell phillips, later known as abolition's golden trumpet, later established his reputation as a famous anti-slavery orator, delivering a brilliantly crafted speech defending lovejoy's stand. shortly after the killing, owen lovejoy returned to east to help compile a publication about his brother's death, which was issued by the american anti-slavery society. he told abolitionist comrades there that elijah had done more by his death than living and unopposed he could have done in a century. the offices of the american anti-slavery society on nassau street in new york city remained owens' headquarters until his brother's memorial volume was released in the winter of 1838. owen lovejoy returne

there is a traditional story of elijah. many of you know the story, and no a different version of it. you can come up to maine later and say that is not the story. the story is that he lied to the profit will come back once every generation -- that elijah will come back once every generation as a poor man and see how he is treated. if he is treated well and society has reached that point, we all get redemption. it is a wonderful story to think that everyone you meet could be elijah and you need to treat them with respect. my thought was that if the elijah were here today, he would be very happy. maybe we would all get redemption. who knows? affordable housing is very difficult to do in california and getting more difficult. any group that is able to do housing like we will have here is my hero. we put in millions of dollars into projects, but the true heroes of the projects are the developers, project managers, directors, property managers. there are tax issues, property management issues. investors and lenders, we all have

." >> elijah?. >> reporter: the girls don't know the kids next to them are actors we've hired to discriminate against this boy, elijah, who is also working with us. how will they react? >> yeah, i think elijah just doesn't look smart. >> doesn't look -- >> whoa. >> doesn't look like he -- >> oh, my goodness. >> -- cares about this. >> yeah, probably wouldn't even be a good team player. >> reporter: they laugh at some of the racial stereotypes but look uneasy. >> look like he might go to inner city schools or something. >> reporter: especially now, decision time. >> i think -- i vote off elijah. >> i think i'm -- >> elijah. >> reporter: interesting that your daughter, her gut seemed to say this is not right, what they're saying. >> right. >> but then -- >> she's not speaking out. >> exactly. >> do you agree? >> yeah. >> wow. >> reporter: mom. >> wow. >> reporter: it's not what these parents hoped for, but they can see what a tough spot their teens were in. >> she is not going to, like, correct someb

the ranking democrat is elijah cummings of maryland. he's in the room but very few members are. we will have live coverage once it gets under way. we started on c-span on "washington journal" talking about the president's statement that he now supports gay marriage. he here's some of what he had to say to robin roberts. >> over the course of several years when i talk to friends and family and neighbors, when i think about members of my own staff who are incredibly committed in monogamous relationships, same-sex relationship, who are raising kids together, when i think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained even now that don't ask/don't tell is gone because they're not able to commit themselves in a marriage, at a certain point i've just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >>> and the conversation continues about the president's discussion yesterday with robin roberts and his comments on same-sex mar

. >> also with us the star of "red tails" elijah kelly who plays samuel "joker" george.own, i have got to ask you, what a life you have had, and when you see it on the big screen and i imagine when you think about some of those memories in your mind, at any point in the day do you just go, man, i'm a lucky fellow? >> i am a lucky fellow. but, see, i come from a generation with lots of lucky fellows and lucky women because i come from the generation of african-americans who wanted to be better. we knew we had to be better than white people. we knew we had to compete. part of the tuskegee airmen story is just the competition among us to do good and then we see these young guys trying to act like us, they did a pretty good job. >> yeah, yeah, about you it was acting. you did the real thing. >> i did the real thing, but when they shot the movie i was over there as a consultant along with lee archer. >> to make sure they got it right. >> i taught them how to fly. >> no, no, no, you taught them how to act like they were flying. >> that, too. >> they reminded us all the time ho

elijah has no idea what dad was home. >> elijah. hey, buddy. hi. >> go ahead. flush>> dad! my dad. >> dressed in fatigues joshua turner is only home for 15 days. says he will cherish every single moment. >> i have been waiting to see my family for it seems like so long now. >> you keep hugging daddy. how come? >> because. >> because why? >> because i missed him. >> and that, ladies and gentlemen, is your 5 at 5. >> children are so impressionable. he is wearing come flaush waiting for daddy to come home. >> time for the first degree weather machine. severe weather in texas. janice, i hear your little one gave you a cute little mother's day gift. >> they did. they gave me a macaroni frame that was spray painted gold. >> what did your husband give you? >> a nap. he gave me a nap. best present for a mom. >>> let's take a look at what we are dealing with in terms of severe weather today then we will talk about mother's day gifts. >> we have the threat for severe weather including the risk of tornadoes as the system across texas continues to lumber eastward. around corpus christi

. >> congressman elijah cummings talked about legislation he has proposed that will protect military personnel from foreclosure. >> we have got to protect our service members. we cannot have them going overseas and fighting for us and at the same time while they're on the battlefield are trying to figure out how will keep a roof over their heads of their wives and children. it is a significant piece of legislation. >> the bill goes to the senate. >> trees are sprouting up all around to companies located in baltimore city. >> we will talk about the partnership and their tree planting project. >> the outlook for the 2012 hurricane season is out. we will fill you in on what to expect next. >> the start of off-season practice for the ravens pushes the focus for the future and the future for one reagan cannot get here soon enough. crack some isolated thunderstorms. thunderstorms. still thinking of replacing the truck? i just don't know where to start. glad you made it. start by choosing from over 30,000 used cars and trucks. carmax. start here. [ male announcer ] everyone at southwest air

. >> reporter: which means if you're a beginner like bethany or have been playing for years like elijah cole, ms. carson can follow your every note. >> you're the one that connects through all the way to the bottom. >> reporter: using programs like garage band students get a chance to compose their own music and then play it, too. >> walking up, hold that one. >> reporter: which can be a little intimidating at first according to bethany, but with practice, practice, practice -- >> good job. >> reporter: it really comes together for her. and for elijah. >> i think it's just the easiest way to have fun expressing yourself and in an artistic way. >> reporter: now that's cool. mike hydek, 9 news now. >> if you have a cool school, send mike an e-mail at mhydeck at wusa9.com. >>> this is 9 news now. >>> a guilty plea tonight for a second person involved with vincent gray's successful mayoral campaign, all part of a federal probe into wrongdoing in the 2010 race. our bruce leshan is live at u.s. district court with more on howard brooks. bruce? >> reporter: yeah, lesli, a bad day for howard br

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driving this car is elijah knowles, he's 26 years old and he was swerving so this trooper attended to pull him over. >> you have beers? >> yeah, beers. i had a couple. >> she proceeds to perform a field sobriety test which he fails. and just as she was about to arrest him, he started attacking her and trying to fight her to get control of her taser. as you can see right here, there's a struggle right next to his car, but then he starts dragging her over to a ditch right off the side of the road where he continues to hit her on the head with the taser and also tried to get a hold of her gun. >> what? >> so stupid! doesn't this guy realize that by this time his license has already been called in, his license plate number's already been called in. you're caught, just give up. >> this confrontation lasted for about two minutes when another trooper came in to try to help her. but when that happened he got back into his car and led them on a car chase. speeds of over 100 miles an hour. eventually he ends up crashing his car and they're finally able to apprehend him. this happened in october

elisha otis -- elijah otis successfully demonstrated the safety device he had created. even of the elevator and he cut the device, and he did not fall. everyone was impressed by that. in 1857, the oldest brother's company installed their first passenger elevator on broadway in new york. believe it or not, many of those first elevators were actually started and stopped by a hand broke. >> what drove those old elevators? what was their motive power? >> in some cases, they might have even been hp. >> and then changed to electric? >> electric cited to come in the 1890's, and that was around the time when the elevator stopped from material handling and started to be used more frequently for passengers. in 1878, there was a demonstration of the other thing that allowed architects to build taller buildings was the advent of a higher quality steel manufacturing. in 19003, the first production year track models were introduced, that it was when things took off. >> that mostly happened in new york city? >> lower manhattan was the first place that took off, then chicago. those ear

is he also the great grandson of elijah mohammed, founder of the country of islam. >> given that i wasve never tried to claim more connection to him than my biographical connection. >> as it turns out, mohammed took office during the same time the schomburg featured a special from its featured collection on malcolm x. >> my great grandfather malcolm x helped to create the space in this country necessary for the real change that took place in 1960s. >> keeping history like that alive for generations to come is only one of his goals. >> what's special and perhaps unique about kalil mohammed is that he is not only a brilliant scholar and public intellectual, but he is also an extraordinarily gifted administrator. he wants the schomburg to discover the past and learn from it. >> we want to raise the historical literacy of young people so that they feel comfortable asking the kinds of questions that a young 29-year-old baptist minister named martin luther king asked in montgomery, alabama. >> do you hear more about martin luther king at school or malcolm x? >> martin luther king. >> yeah. >

bruce willis, elijah wood, dan ackroyd. $50 million movie. it was this a big to-do with the big premiere in hollywood. i flew my parents out from florida. it was the greatest night of my life. then the next morning, the reviews came out. i do not know how many of you remember roger ebert's review of "north" or carry it with you in your wallet -- [laughter] >> to keep you humble. " but to refresh your memory -- i hated this movie. hated, hated, hated, hated this movie. hated it. hated every audience-insultingh moment-ated the sensibility that thought anyone would like it. hated the implied insult to the audience by its believe that anyone would actually be entertained by it. now, -- [laughter] on the surface -- [laughter] this may seem like an unfavorable review. but if you read between the lines, i think he sort of like it. i just love this one goes a little bit better. that is all. >> although it is hollywood. we had these conversations with the people that have bought the rights. they buy a book, and and then they tell you all the things th

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. >> congressman elijah cummings held a press conference to talk about a bill he has introduced that will help protect military members and their families from foreclosure. the press conference was at the fifth regiment armory. he said the decision will make it harder to foreclose on someone who is in the military. >> our folks will become disabled at the time of the discharge. it will have 12 months to prevent foreclosure. we have widows and after their husband has died, many are put out of their houses. this legislation says 12 months after the death, they cannot be put out of their houses. >> the law will go to the senate. >> still ahead. another person comes down with the rare flesh-eating bacteria. is it an outbreak or rare occurrence? >> to businesses in the city up in flames. investigators have not ruled out arson. put the titleve game behind them. straight ahead. >> an investigation is underway as to what sparked this fire. crews arrived on the scene after 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. there were people inside but we're told there were able to get out on harmed despite heavy smok

. >> a message echoed by congressman elijah cummings. >> as you go throughout life, you make as few mistakesossible, because there are some mistakes that can affect you for the rest of your life. >> he says that is why it is important to reach teens now, rather than later. tim tooten, wbal-tv 11 news. >> here is a look at some of our other top stories at this hour. during a surprise and top secret trip to afghanistan, holt -- president obama has signed an important agreement with afghan president hamid karzai, submitted the u.s. commitment to afghanistan -- cementing the u.s. commitment to afghanistan after the war ends in 2014. the president will address the nation tonight. opening arguments kicked off in the trial of julius henson, charged in connection with the 2010 robocalls scandal. his defense is leaning heavily on the political angle, saying democrats rule in maryland and he was out of line by working for republican. he argues the robocalls used reverse psychology to actually motivate people to vote. one voter testified today, saying the call was a motivating factor in his decision to

. >> reporter: maryland congressman elijah cummings couldn't believe how many soldiers were losing their homes. so he created the military family home protection act. >> we thought that that was theya better way, that america is better than that. >> reporter: the new legislation will prevent soldiers from being closed on-- foreclosed on while they're deployed and for up to a year after. previously, they only had nine months. the bill just passed in the house, by an overwhelming margin. >> it's going to give a chance for the service member to sort of work the process. and hopefully that process will be to save the house and get those finances in order. >> reporter: the new legislation would also expand protection to surviving spouses of military members killed overseas, and to veterans who have been declared 100% disabled. >> reporter: the bill cracks down on illegal foreclosures and protects soldiers from discrimination by banks. >> it just seems like the right thing to do, in terms of ensuring that they're protected, while they protect us. >> reporter: monique griego, wjz eyewitness new

now ranking democrat elijah consumption calls this a partisan witch-hunt. it has complied with the subpoena and congress is not entitled to every interview and every document that it wants. and while, shepard, this appears that both sides have dug in for political fight. moments ago a deputy attorney general told issa that quote efforts to reach a mutually acceptable resolution have not been exhausted. a contempt vote while possible is not the only way out of this. >> william la jeunesse live in l.a. the toasty brown woman whom cops busted for taking her 5-year-old daughter to the tanning salon -- she is something else, isn't she? she now has some choice words for her critics. we will hear those ahead. plus federal prosecutors today presented needles that they claim show roger clemens did indeed use performance enhancing drugs. the rockets lawyer called it a, quote, hodgepodge of garbage. coming up. careful, pringles are bursting with more flavor. [ crunches ] mmm. ♪ [ male announcer ] pringles... bursting with more flavor. [ crunch! ] ♪ greetings from the

. >> reporter: maryland congressman elijah cummings couldn't believe how many soldiers were losing theiromes. so he created the military family home protection act. >> we thought there was a better way, that america is better than that. >> reporter: the new legislation will prevent soldiers from being foreclosed on, while they're deployed and for up to a year after. previously, they only had nine months. a bill just passed in the house by an overwhelming margin. >> it's going to give the chance for the service member to sort of work through the process. and hopefully that process will be to save the houses and get their sort of finances in order. >> reporter: the new legislation would also expand protection to surviving spouses of military members killed overseas and to veterans who have been declared 100% disabled. >> reporter: the bill also cracks down on illegal foreclosures and protects soldiers from discrimination by banks. >> just seems like the right thing to do, in terms of ensuring they're protected, while they protect us. >> reporter: monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> a s

ranking member elijah cummings and two other democrats sent a letter to darrell issa requesting a clarificationhange the subject by touring the badger state. today, walker toured an agricultural equipment company in lacrosse, wisconsin. he was joined by a failed presidential candidate who left his state billions of dollars in debt. yes, there he is. romney campaign co-chair tim w pawlen pawlenty, former governor of new mexico. the romney campaign knows how big the walker-barrett election is. my question tonight, does the obama campaign now how big it is? i'll have much more on this topic tomorrow night. >>> tonight, in our survey, i asked does mitt romney care more about people or profits? 4% said people. 96% said profits. >>> rush limbaugh may be too big to fail, but after his violent offensive remarks about sandra fluke, his ratings have slipped a bit. well, more than a bit. in fact, big time. see how bad it is, next. (female announcer) most life insurance companies look at you and just see a policy. at aviva, we do things differently. we're bringing humanity back to life insurance. that's wh

elijah cummings is the ranking member of the oversight and government reform committee and congratulationses order. the house passed your bill. it moves onto the senate now, is that correct. >> yes, i'm elated about it. because our veterans and ordinarilies need protection and this is going to provide them from protection from being foreclosed upon while they are at war and when they get back. and the other thing that the legislation done is that when a soldier regretfully dies, his widow will be protected from being foreclosed upon. this is very, very significant. >> and what are the penalties here? what is being done in what's written into this legislation to actually make sure that these predatory practices stop? >> first, we have a provision that says they cannot discriminate against them. but if they do, for each time that takes place, we raise the penalties from 55,000 to $110,000 for each incident. and then for each subsequent incident, it has gone from $110,000 to $220,000. it's very serious. we take it very serious and hopefully the banks will. there have been quite a bit of abuse o

. >> time for my first 5 photo of the day. 8 month old elijah everybody. >> my goodness. >> what is heut. >> he is a little man there. >> yes. >> his great grandmother, pat sent in the photo. and she reports he is a very very happy baby. >> i could have told you that. really from that picture. >> in addition a welcome bundle of joy into their family. >> adorable. >> so yummy. >> love that face. that's great. >> love the hat. >> little man shirt. my goodness he is too cute. >> sitting up right. if you would like to get your child involved send us your pictures to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings and maybe we can celebrate them tomorrow. >> yes. >> all right. let's do some weather and let you know right now, temperature at regan national is 66 degrees. there you go. lots of humidity, weather is not great and we have grey skies and if it is not raining at your house, foggy and misty winds out of the east, 10 miles per hour shower activity, limited to the area just to the north and west of washington that is where the heaviest rain is. but you can see, we have lots of rain in the mid-atla

signed, sincerely, elijah cummings, member of congress. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from cro seek recognition? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to honor and remember the martins of greeley, colorado. leona faithly served the county for 22 years as the executive director of the food bank. while the owner lost her battle against cancer, her legacy and influence will continue the fight against hunger for generations to come. under her leadership, the food bank grew its annual distribution from 40,000 to eight million pounds of food. she expanded their operating facilities to 35,000 square feet where they served more than 10,000 residents each month. the tremendous leadership, dedication, and passion she held for the citizens is unrivaled and the county has truly reaped the benefit of her work. i had the opportunity to tour the food bank, part of it is named after her

elijahs' catches it and it's so beautiful. it is not too overbearing. at the same time, i feel like you could be on a yacht or going to a soccer practice with the kids and is just as appropriate. >>caller: yes, you can dress it up or dress it down. >>guest: thank you for calling, does array. >>host: is that not fun? >>guest: i have done both. i've been on a yacht and gone from the yacht straight to the soccer practice or the tennis practice or just take a shower and go out to a party. l.a., you could go gala dramas 65 days a year. i would layery sled with my diamond's.- absolute- . >>host: about the bridge setting is the light (...) >>guest: the architectural nature of thesign. no one will have it. mose have notperfected the idea of >>host: the ring is still c13 match his back to the watch that is still to come. how many crystals are in this watch? >>guest: they're all swarovski. >>host: to be able to set that is so remarkable. $89.95 one weekend special pricing. >>guest: (...) >>host: item #148- 845. we have our spotlight on want to let you know what i