put ellie back up.'re saying licensing of video. >> right. >> i'm a lawyer, i know what it means to license something. but don't they give that video to abc to run on one of their shows and then they get nearly $250,000 for the interview, but abc and the jacksons are saying, no, we didn't get paid for the interview? >> well, there's no comment from the jacksons about it, but abc is saying, right, they did not get paid for the interview. >> okay. you know what, they can say whatever they want to, but what you're telling me as reported in newser is he sits down for an interview, father joe jackson, they give him some video, and he gets paid nearly a quarter million dollars, right? >> that's what tv newser is reporting. right. >> okay. also, i want to go back to ian halperin, author of "unmasked, the final years of michael jackson." now ian, you say none of the molestations ever happened, right? >> yes. originally i started out, i was furious after the 2005 acquittal and i wanted to nail jackson. i wanted

and back to you, ellie. what's this we were learning, after jackson admits publicly to physical beatings over his entire childhood, 18 years, at the hands of his father. now joe jackson announces not only does he believe a murder has taken place, announcing foul play, but that he himself is going to raise the three children to be "strong jacksons." >> right. joe jackson told abc that he and katherine jackson are best equipped to raise these kids. that they'll feed them, give them a nice home, they'll get plenty of rest, plenty of sleep, they'll grow up to be strong jacksons. this is against what everybody else says michael jackson would have wanted. >> to the lawyers. let's unleash them. joining me tonight, famed attorney out of san francisco, john burris. carmen st. george, defense attorney out of new york. lewis levinson, estate attorney, he represented james brown's children in an estate battle, and that was a battle royale. okay. burris, you're out there on the scene in california. we know michael jackso

out to ellie jostad. the bio mom of two of the children, and there is the third one, prince michael the ii, aka, blanket, so where is this video coming from? we see her being approached outside a restaurant and that's her response. do you think a judge will be impressed by this? >> i don't know about that, nancy. this is in lancaster, california yesterday. debbie rowe was leaving this chinese restaurant called great wall. she's approached -- she hasn't spoken publicly. only through her lawyer. and obviously they were trying to get some comment from her -- >> didn't she give like a 90-minute interview to a radio station or something? >> she did. to knbc there in l.a. she said she would fight for her children, she'd take a dna test, she'd get a psych eval, whatever they needed to help her get custody. >> okay. let's unleash the lawyers. we are taking your calls live. to eleanor dixon, felony prosecutor in atlanta who specializes in crimes on women and children. lynn leeds, the state attorney for anna nicole

ellie jostad, cnn producer. infighting within the jackson camp.we know, was jackson actually in the casket? has he been cremated? is it true that a portion of his brain is not in his body? >> well, yeah, i'll start with the brain. there are some a.p. reports that part of the brain or samples from the brain are still being held by the coroner for further testing. or for results of testing. and as far as the body goes, this was a closed casket event. so, technically, we don't know if the body was in that casket. and apparently the family is fighting. some of the family members want the body to go to neverland. katherine jackson says, absolutely not. >> joining me now, chris meyers, senior executive editor at radaronline. chris meyers has obtained more of the private chef's interview. you can find it at radaronline.com. and here, before we go to chris, you're going to hear, in addition to the new sound from jackson's personal chef, sound about oxygen tanks, waist-high oxygen tanks, normally used with iv drug usage, being taken in and out of jackson's

reporter: her family gathered in the parking lot of clubhouse barn of urban avenue where they say ellislife was taken early saturday morning. >> whoever did not have to shoot her 10 times in the chest because i could never imagine in my wildest dreams what could she have done so wrong they never even gave her a chance. >> always family first. always. and wow. >> sometimes we can't help. what do you do here? and it is. it's a hard position. >> the guardian angels attended the vigil. one of dozens they have been to this year. commander marcus extent says it is now up to the community. >> if we'd have done that in any other county in maryland there would be outrage, community people would be losing their minds, we have to find a way to stop this and see how distraught they are, what is tomorrow going to bring? there is going to be another family. this is just goin' on and on and on. >> reporter: police testimony us tonight ellis was shot on the left side of her torso in her arm, face, and neck. the gunman is still at large. julia gonzalez, abs 2 news. >>> more tragedy, a deadly crash over

back out to ellie jostad. ellie, we are hearing about a second autopsy.e a second autopsy? who asked for the second autopsy? do we know anything in the second autopsy, other than fresh track marks on his neck? >> well, la toya jackson tells this british tabloid she is the one who asked for the second autopsy, because she was concerned about the circumstances of her brother's death. she wouldn't reveal what that autopsy reveals. but she did say it is going to be a shocker. that there are bombshells in that second autopsy. >> to brian oxman, family friend of the jackson's, host of "insight" on news radio klaa. brian, do you know what's in the second autopsy? what's the bombshell? >> don't know what the bombshell is. they've kept that a closely guarded secret. i do know that it is consistent with what the coroner did at the l.a. coroner's office. you aren't going to have contradictions. the purpose was to get information quick to the family and it accomplished that purpose. ♪ to follow each other ♪ because they got nowhere ♪ to go and might not ♪ want you to

. >> now to our chief editorial producer, ellie jostad.is it true that there was 1.6 million -- repeat 1,.6 million registrants to go to the memorial? >> yeah. that's right, nancy. there was just an 18-hour window that people could go online, register for tickets. then on sunday, all of those people who were lucky enough to get a pair of tickets got an e-mail with a special code on it telling them where they could pick up their tickets and the other details. >> this as reports surface that multiple vials of the powerful sedative diprivan have been found at the home of michael jackson. now the robbery-homicide unit there in l.a. is investigating. joining me is a special guest and a primetime exclusive, cherilyn lee, this is michael jackson's former nurse who apparently believes he pleaded for a dangerous drug. ms. lee, thank you for being with us. >> thank you very much for having me on. >> ms. lee, explain to me what michael jackson said to you. what did he want? >> well, what he was looking for was sleep. and he asked for medication that

this uncertainty set on ellis island and people are ready for the big fireworks display.i want to bring you back your life i'm joined by the family would have robin meyers and lori herman with your children. you are here today have been around here what's it been like to be here on the fourth of july. >> the weather has been amazing. and just being -- were driven out vernon, interesting close to home and having a real vacation, it feels amazing. we look forward to the fireworks. we have played scrabble, at picnics, we have napped on the lawn it has been amazing to write what you think about this fourth of july being near the statue of liberty. >> it's really great, feeling that you are independent and free and just watch the fireworks and lay down and be with your family heard it is really great. >> are nice. that's what it's all about. send a thank you julie and also tied to julie banderas snack happy fourth of july. >> julie: they are the cutest family ever. how do you find these people to do every time you do a live report you find the greatest families. they are adora

scott sheridan with think or swim and lincoln ellis with the lynn group. online items online at first business x dot com, can the victims of bernie madoff actually expect to get money back? a legal pro who works with victims of financial fraud shares his strategy for the scam of the century. in addition, more insights on what all investors can learn to avoid falling victim to similar scams. plus, state budgets in crisis. as legislatures work down to the wire, we examine how last- minute spending plans are affecting the economy. and still to come on the show, more on the u-s economy from the state's perspective as we pull out the map to locate where the bad banks do their business. more than 50 banks have failed this year, making it the worst year for bank failures since 1992. while depositors haven't lost money, the seizures by the federal depository insurance corporation have costs hundreds of millions of dollars. michael iannaccone runs mdi investments, a financial services analysis firm. michael welcome back to the program. thank you. talk to was about

is, and in some cases, death. >> -- ellis illnesses, and in e cases, death. >> many children tested in baltimore last year, only four matches 68 of them had high lead levels. -- only 168 of them -- 468 of them had high blood level lead levels. >> they are forcing to keep elvis in the building. you know the statue has been outside since the place has opened. now the city wants to change things. our reporter joins us live to explain. >> if you have never been to the camp, you may not know about the wooden elvis statue that state -- stands out here. now tell this is inside because of the city of baltimore. they say it was blocking pedestrian traffic on this street. there is a full-fledged effort down here to get all this out of the building. -- to get elvis out of the building. they have a room in the back dedicated to him. action 1994, the place opened on his birthday. ebert -- back in 1994, the place opened on his birthday. >> going here and not seeing elvis is going to mcdonalds and not seeing the big mac. >> a representative from the department of general services delivered a crush

. >> you know, to ellie jostad, our chief editorial producer. what ian is saying has a ring of truth. we know that michael jackson was somehow obsessed with elvis presley, which culminated that obsession in the marriage to presley's natural daughter, lisa marie presley. it's my understanding that father joe jackson, the jackson brothers, are insisting he be buried at neverland, a place that he eschewed, he hated it after the police raid on the child molestation charges. tonight we don't know where the body is. it's kept under lock and key in a secure area. why? what can you tell me about those underground tunnels there at staples center arena, and who is trying to stop the burial of jackson's remains at neverland? >> well, nancy, there's a bunch of reports out there about how this body may have been transported out of staples center without a trail of media behind it. one report out there by e-news is the staples center was built with numerous underground tunnels. one tunnel goes over to the nokia theater right across the street. other tunnels g

it's not right. >> ellis is just one of nearly two dozen victims shot in baltimore city this weekend. the violence has prompted faith-based community leaders to expand their summer of peace safe streets initiative. the goal is to end the culture of violence in the city h city. archbishop o'brien is ending an operation safe streets. he, too, is looking to get more from the initiative. >> it's important to give people encouragement and let them know that their security is largely in their own hands. it takes leadership. it takes organization. but where it's working, where we have operation safe streets, it's a great encouragement to the people. we hope to see it expand. >> the archbishop says he's as optimistic as he can be given the size of the city. he says baltimore's need is much greater than resources allow right now. help fighting violence could come from president obama's stimulus package. this morning vice president joe biden and attorney jenneric holder announced $1 billion to help fight crime. money provided under the cops programs should help keep more police officers on the

police say 27-year-old shonte ellis was shot while sitting in the driver's seat of her parked car. relatives tell abc2 that ellis was texting when the gunman walked around to her open door and shot her. repeatedly. she leaves behind a 3-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son. >> he say grandma, they didn't have to do this to my mother. they could have put her in the hospital for a couple of days but they didn't have to kill her! >> whoever did not have to shoot her 10 times in the chest because i could never imagine in my wildest dreams what could she have done so wrong they never even gave mera chance? ---- her a chance? >> police are still looking for the gunman. >>> a columbia couple filed a $5 million lawsuit in connection with a police raid on their home. kevin and lisa henderson say they were assaulted and their constitutional rights violated. they say that police also shot and killed their dog during the raid. this was in january of last year. the lawsuit indicates police had a warrant related to suspect drug dealings and gang activity. the hendersons, though, were acquitted.

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our report tonight from rehema ellis. >> reporter: in boston, the three-run homer by david ortiz may stir up as much talk athat is casting another shadow over the game. news today that ortiz and manny ramirez now with the l.a. dodgers are yet two more major league big names linked with doping dating back. certainly this is big news across red sox nation. >> reporter: in '04 they were teammates who became huge stars when they helped end the world series drought that has plagued the red sox for 86 years. they did it again in '07. but today what the players share is nothing to parade about. according to "the new york times," the two were among revly one hundred baseball players who tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in '03. wasn't this supposed to be a secret when the players agreed to submit to this testing? >> they were supposed to be destroyed end of '03 season. even the players weren't supposed to know their results. >> reporter: one by one names are coming out among them, barry bonds, sammy sosa and alex rodriguez, who admitted to doping earlier this year. initial reac

jacolia ellis, news 8. >> should it you always be discreet when you tweet? a woman's actually getting sued by her landlord for using twitter to air her complaints. is her landlord crossing the line? your view next. >>> there she is. her phone call has sparked a national debate on race, including whether the call itself was racist. that's lucia whalen. she says the controversy has made her literally afraid. elaine quijano is with us from our boston bureau with the latest developments in the arrest of harvard professor. we watched it live when it happened a couple of hours ago. it was obvious she was really emotional about this. >> yeah, you know, you could definitely tell that. i was there at that news conference. are you absolutely right. i mean, she was visibly shaken by all of this. she said basically that she had been through the emotional wringer. you could see that. her husband was there at the mic with her along with wendy murphy, lucia whalen's attorney. it's interesting though, she says that despite everything, she still would do the same thing again

to our chief editorial producer ellie jostad.n home. that home he was renting there and the home being held for $100,000 a month. also, we know that the lapd is focusing on five doctors. doctors who either treated michael jackson or prescribed drugs to him. we know that they talked to one of those doctors, dr. conrad murray. that's the doctor who was with him when michael jackson collapsed. and we've learned, too, new published reports that dr. murray was not licensed to prescribe drugs there in california. >> out to brian oxman, jackson family confidante, former lawyer. he's the host of "insight" with klaa. out to brian. brian, i know you have spoken to many of the people in jackson's family. today, congressman peter king made very harsh comments about michael jackson. and, you know, brian, during the child molestation charges, i made no secret of the fact that the youth minister, for instance that testified against him i found very, very credible, but that's over. that's between him and god now. we are not here to speak ill of

. >> for all we know, ellie, his body wasn't was not in the gold promethean casket, but at that moment, was being smuggled through the kitchen of the hilton hotel? >> well, or another theory out there is that the body actually never even left forest lawn. that this was a casket that may have been empty. the whole time the body stayed at forest lawn. and we just don't know right now which of these theories is correct. ♪ ♪ somebody please ♪ >>> michael jackson's family was apparently worried he had a drug problem. cnn has learned they attempted an intervention two years ago. it apparently started with michael's sister, janet. two sources close to the family telling cnn that janet visited his vegas home in early 2007, and was shocked. one source said the house had almost no furniture, looked a bit creepy and michael himself appeared very thin and disheveled at that time. that february janet attended the nba all-star game with the two brothers. she asked them to go to michael's house with her to convince him to get symptom help, but michael reportedly told security not to let them in. >> w

for the latest details on what is contained in this search warrant, let's go straight out to ellie joe stad, nancy grace producer poring through this. >> reporter: we find out what they are looking for is evidence of the charges of manslaughter, excessive prescribing and prescribing to an addict. the other interest thing, they're looking for anything related to the treatment, patient records, prescriptions, for michael jackson or 19 aliases they believe jackson may have used. those aliases include his son's name, prince jackson. frank tyson, former personal assistant. ty chase, his personal chef. the name omar arnold which is an alias jackson used aufbl in relation to health care. they're looking for any information, distribution lists, prescriptions, gidelivery strorg of the drug propofol, which authorities believe they have killed michael jackson. >> did they find propofol? >> reporter: that is not listed on the return here, jane. we've got computer evidence. we've got cell phone evidence. we've got paperwork. i don't see propofol listed here. >> all right. vince velasquez, you're th

ellie mandel is a school psychologist and mother of five.ychologist. a lot of parents are dealing with this as toddlers. it is cute, but at that point is it no longer appropriate? >> i think that it's very important that the parents take the lead from the child. i mean, certainly a 6 or 7-year-old who is undressed in the front of the house may cause some eyebrows to be raised. but, as a toddler, it's very developmentally appropriate that a child is going to want to take off their clothes. they're exploring their bodies. they're doing some consolidation of their gender identity. >> so it's really about that? there's a psychological component behind it. >> oh, absolutely. and it's again, the developmental age of the child is something that's very important to keep in mind when we're having this conversation. >> you know, julie, the american academy of pediatrics says quite clearly on their website at over age 4 nudity and sexual play in public are not all right. but in doing your research, did you find that there's a lot of disagreement about

i know ellie has been tluming through this at rapid speed. what else do you have for us?porter: we learned not only were the dea, lapd and las vegas police there looking for anything regarding michael jackson's treatment, they were also looking for correspondence with other doctors. they list six of them here. dr. klein, who he heard about before, michael jackson's personal dermatologist. dr. metzger, dr. adams. dr. mark kadrisi, dr. randy rosen. also, correspondence with aeg. that's the group that was promoting michael jackson's concerts in london. or also the nurse practitioner, cherilyn lee. she's the woman that claims michael jackson was begging her for the drug propofol. >> let me clarify. you're saying they were looking for any correspondence related to those people or did they find correspondence related to those people? >> they were looking for it. it's not clear if they found it, but they were looking for any correspondence with michael jackson or any of those aliases as well as the doctors i just mentioned. >> the timeline on the day michael jackson died extreme

major andrew ellis today acknowledged the didn'twas cooperating with the fbi. >> earlier this year the department turned the entire probe over to the fbi and the fbi is currently investigating the possibility of illegal activities by police officers. >> reporter: according the "washington post," that illegal activity includes area officers allegedly taking money to protect high-stakes gambling rings, frequented by drug dealers across the region. citing law enforcement sources and internal police documents the officers under investigation include five veterans of the prince georges county police department. a district police official, an a former dc housing authority officer. major ellis wouldn't elaborate on how many of his officers would be involved but said they are no longer in contact with the public. >> i want to assure our residents that no officers that may be part of this investigation are assigned to patrol duties. >> reporter: according to the post, the investigation may go well beyond officers protecting a gambling ring. there arealso allegations tha two of the officers may

mark ellis scored the game. tied at seven. stayed that way until the 11th. single the opposite way. after trailing by 4, oakland rallied to win, 9-8. a wild thing to show you from china. a chase was on. truly a case of catch me if you can. as the fearful official ran from the stadium after ejecting three players from one team for separate red car incidents. security guards were even called in to prevent the player from following the ref into the parking lot. chinese soccer association disqualified the team from national games for its crude behavior. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> she's notorious for nastiness. but how long can she get away for swearing like a sailor on live tv? your early morning headlines are straight ahead. >>> sculptures so smooth and creamy you would swear they were like butter. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this very wet wednesday. it will rain in many locations today. rain in ohio, making its way to cleveland and clipping the pittsburgh area here. driving interstate 70, it's wet now and also across

in the new issue, but they were told she was their mother and only think of her as a friend. >> to ellie know that dr. around klein might be one of the five under spigs by the coroner. >> dr. klein is on that list. as well as dr. conrad murray. the doctor who was with michael when he collapsed. >> wouldn't he do sleepovers and actually stay in the home overnight quite often? >> other staff members say that five nights a week he was there overnight with michael jackson. >> i want to clarify, they were not lovers. that was not a romantic relationship. so what was he doing there overnight, doug burns? >> apparently the concert promoters wanted to make sure there would be a physician there 24 hours a day. i think it was part of the london tour, he was going to do 50 shows. that is such an intense schedule, that they had a physician there. >> you just said 24 hours a day. why come overnight and leave in the morning? >> wait a minute. he was going to be there around the clock apparently in case there were any emergencies. >> come at night and leave in the morning? >> is that what it was? >> th

major andrew ellis acknowledged the department was cooperating with the fbi. >> earlier this year, the department turned the entire probe over to the fbi and the fbi is currently investigating the possibility of illegal activity by police officers. >> reporter: according to "the washington post," that illegal activity includes area officers allegedly taking money to protect high-stakes gambling rings frequented by drug dealers across the region. citing law enforcement sources and internal police documents, the officers under investigation include five veterans of the prirge geoes pcotyoluncoice department. a district policefficial, and a former d.c. housing authority officer. major ellis wouldn't elaborate on how many of his officers could be involved but said they are no longer in contact with the public. >> i want to assure our residents that no officers are assigned to patrol duty. >> according to the post, the investigation may go well beyond officers inrocta teg ic gambling ring. there are allegations two of the officers may have actively participated in drug trade, smuggling or s

ellis henniken disagrees with me. >> who? is he the vlasik pickle bird?l: i will say this about the president. he has made an enormous mistake letting it go on this long. >> it's worth to him if he has accrued the approbation of ellis penniken. bill: what is the beef against biden? >> you know when biden is lying? when he acts like he is certain that he knows about something. >> when he says look, the bottom line -- >> the bottom line here is -- >> you know he has no idea what he is talking about. this guy has vaccinated himself through all these minor gaffes to the point now where he can reveal where he is hiding the terrorists and people go that's joe! >> hey, joe, what are you doing? >> but they have a new great hideaway for him. big, empty space with thick walls. it's inside pelosi's head. biden hurts himself so frequently, they are going to put one of those plastic lamp shades that your dog gets after you have him neutered so he can't get at himself. this guy is a gaffe a second, for god's sakes. bill: i love that interview biden. do you think he wil

dave ellis tells a dallas radio station that that's what greg ellis would do last year, then they would in to get more playing time. he said he was just trying, wink, wink, to not get dehydrated. >>> he is still mad at tony stewart and thinks he shouldn't get credit for his win after he nudged bush into the wall on the final lap. but stewart is commenting. he said, hey, i already called busch after the race to clear the air, and i'm moving on. get over it. >> wasn't that kyle busch a previous week had gotten in another wreck, right? >> yes. >>> check out the flames that completely gutted the building in a warehouse fire. police say there was hundreds of pot plants inside and what appeared to be a full-blown marijuana operation. they think all the electricity needed for the indoor pot farm may have been what started the fire. >>> taking your family to a baseball game can really take a bite out of your wallet, but this weekend, hln money expert clark howard tells how he saves at the ballpark. >> i see if i can find free parking. i'm on the hunt now. look at that. look at those meters. and

here is ryan ellis, with americans for tax reform and rich rhinewalled, president of the retail bakers of america. we have news that came out before we came on air and it basically was -- i believe it came from charlie rangel. they're looking to charge an additional surtax to any individuals making over $350,000, a higher surcharge for people making over $500,000 a year and another surcharge of people making over a million a year. it seems like they figured out how they're going to try to pay for this and it is going to be taxing and more taxing. >> yeah. not only taxing, you have to remember that small businesses pay their taxes on their owner's 1040 forms. when small businesses are paying taxes, they're paying taxes at these higher marginal tax rates. they're paying these surtaxes will be paid largely by small businesses, something like 2/3's of small business profits are going to pay taxes at these tax rates, and they're some of the highest tax rates that small businesses have ever had to pay. eric: ryan, the number that they say this is going to generate is about $540 billion over

. >>> in boston, mark ellis delivered a two-run double off john smoltz. oakland pitcher kurt anderson held boston to two hits in a 6-0 shutout. >>> in phoenix with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, arizona's mark reynolds singles home justin upton, and the diamondbacks edge the san diego padres 6-5. >>> in chicago, the cubs' derrek lee hit a two-run homer off atlanta in the bottom of the first. chicago got hr sixth win in a row, beating the braves 4-2. meanwhile, the associated press says the cubs and wrigley field are being sold for about, get this, $900 million. the chicago tribune company bought the team from the wrigley family in 1981 for about $20 million. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. president obama hopes to put u.s.-russian relations on stronger footing. >> we may not end up agreeing on everything, but i think that we can have a tone of mutual respect and consultation that will serve both the american people and the russian people well. there's the life i live. and the life i want to live. fortunately, there's

>> reporter: he said he chose this place because his grandparents arrived in america at nearby ellissland. security concerns had kept the statue closed. hundreds of visitors used to press up and down the double narrow staircases waiting for hours with no way to evacuate. this park ranger explains some of the new plans. . close up here, hmm? >> it is very tight. the statue's crown holds comfortably eight to ten people. >> reporter: that's what you're going to bring up here. >> that's what we're going to bring up here. >> reporter: this rail is really the only thing that's knew up here in terms of physically changing the statue. >> additional handrails have been installed. it basically provides just a sense of security. >> reporter: the new rules mean that of the 15,000 or so visitors who arrive some days, only about 250 will be allowed to the top. ♪ give me your tired your poor ♪ r

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starreder brett anderson pitched eight scoreless innings thanks to great defense by guys like mark ellisthe angels john lackey went nine shutout innings. he gets fielding by eric aybar. never leave it to the bullpen. bailey gets tagged by abreu for the game-winning homer. 1-0, angels win it. those of you expecting lance armstrong to pull a rabbit out of the hat, he says he is too far behind to win the tour de france. see the guy with the backpack? this is his job. he stalks water for the teammates. that is his job. i hope it is not spiked. if it was spiked, it didn't work. at alberto contador wins the 15th stage and posting a commanding one and a half minute overall lead. finally tonight. the celebrity golf championship wraps up in lake tahoe. it was our first chash. now he is using one arm, and it doesn't doesn't work. barkley may be the worst golfer on the planet. he finished dead last again. troim tried to qualify for the u.s. open, but he didn't make it. he finished second behind jim rhoden. apparently golf is in the genes 6 quarterbacks. chris chandler, pretty good player, finished

ellie tucker got her class ring in 1958. she got it back on saturday in chicago. man found it on the beach in england years ago, brought it back to the united states. his friend helped track down the owner. tucker lost herring back in 9 -- her ring back in the 1960s when she was living in england. >> he asked me to look in the ring to see if i could see initials, i didn't. then i got a flashlight and magnifying glass and they are very hard to read. >> after all this time i imagine it would be. this is the second time the tennessee high school graduate lost herring. she says she lost it in myrtle beach, south carolina right after graduation. it was returned to her a few years later. hopefully this time she'll hang on to it. >> i don't think so. >>> coming up next here on "good morning maryland" - >> a homemade puzzle is getting some international attention. we'll explain coming up. it's july 15th, and i'm erika, with a recap of the past 24 hours on royal caribbean's liberty of the seas. debbie from rhode island laced up the gloves in the fitness center. brooke moll

and friends gathered in the parking lot of the clubhouse bar in baltimore to say goodbye to shonte ellis who was shot while sitting in the driver's seat of her parked car. witnesses say she was texting when the gunman walked up, opened the door, shot her over and over again. she leaves behind a 3-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son. >> he say grandma, they didn't have to do this to my mother. they could have put her in the hospital for a couple of days but they didn't have to kill her! >> whoever, did not have to shoot her 10 times in the chest because i could never imagine in my wildest dreams what could she have done so wrong they never even gave her a chance. >> this morning police are still looking for the gunman. >>> co-workers of a taxi driver killed in a crash in north baltimore are starting a fund to help out his family. longtime cab driver harvey braggs killed sunday night. witnesses say several cars were driving at a high rate of speed as he was making a u turn. he was an independent contractor who worked with diamond cab. >> it's hard to believe, and it's a shock for the com

that the h1n1 virus has not mutated, nor is it getting more of ireland -- virulent, and for most of ellis will be mild. those with health problems, asthma, and in disorders, and pregnant women, are at greater risk. the government ordered a enough vaccine to cover the entire population beard the first doses will arrive next month and half of all doses are expected by end of the year. bbc news. >> this is "world news today" from bbc world news. i'm george alagiah. maine had lines. for my beard president charles taylor is testifying at his war crimes trials. the dismisses charges against them as lies and rumors. the american investment bank goldman sachs is expected to announce strong profit six months after suffering huge losses as a result of the global economic crisis. over the past decade, tens of thousands of african migrants have illegally crossed into europe in search of a new life. the route across water is often. less, but the opportunities are deemed to out with the wrists. one is the of the canary islands, but the numbers who crossed last year are under a third of 2006. our corres